{"57125":{"#nid":"57125","#data":{"type":"news","title":"President\u0027s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKaren Harwell, Ph.D.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDirector, Undergraduate Research\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIs your student participating in undergraduate research? Do they need a part-time job as well? If so, suggest that your son or daughter apply for the President\u2019s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA). PURA was established in 2002, by Georgia Tech\u2019s then President Wayne Clough and the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to support students participating in research. Since its inception, more than 1,500 students have been awarded close to $2.2 million. Students are awarded either $1,500 for part-time work during one semester of the academic year or up to $1,000 to help defray expenses when invited to present their research at a professional conference. Awards can be made during all three academic terms; however, students are eligible for only one salary and one travel award per academic year.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAny undergraduate student participating in research and in good standing at Georgia Tech is eligible to apply.  Students simply create a project under the direction of a faculty mentor, write a proposal for their research, and have their faculty mentor submit a letter of recommendation. Awards are very competitive, so students should work on their proposals early and make sure to include all of the expected information. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEven if your student is not planning on applying for the award immediately, you should encourage your student to attend our upcoming information session to be held Tuesday, February 16, at 11 a.m. in the Student Success Center, President\u2019s Suites C\u0026amp;D. We\u2019ll discuss eligibility, proposal writing, and the application procedure. Students may wish to come with a draft proposal to obtain brief feedback. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/funding.php\u0022\u003EClick here\u003C\/a\u003E for additional information. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeadlines for 2010 are as follows: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSummer 2010 - March 1\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFall 2010 - May 17\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EContact the PURA program at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:pura@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Epura@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/funding.php\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E for additional information and requirements.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIs your student participating in undergraduate research? Do they need a part-time job as well? If so, suggest that your son or daughter apply for the President\u2019s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA). PURA was established in 2002, by Georgia Tech\u2019s then President Wayne Clough and the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to support students participating in research. Since its inception, more than 1,500 students have been awarded close to $2.2 million. Students are awarded either $1,500 for part-time work during one semester of the academic year or up to $1,000 to help defray expenses when invited to present their research at a professional conference. Awards can be made during all three academic terms; however, students are eligible for only one salary and one travel award per academic year.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students should prepare now for PURA entries."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2010-02-01 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:18","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1421","name":"PURA"},{"id":"453","name":"undergraduate research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EParents Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rpocklington3\u0022\u003EContact Rachael Pocklington\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-3920\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rachael.pocklington@vpss.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}