The Scholars
in Undergraduate Research at Eastern (SURE) fosters undergraduate research
participation in the
The SURE awards are awarded to undergraduate
students in their junior or senior years.
Students must be enrolled at EIU during Spring Semester 2008 to receive
an award. Appropriate student research
may be qualitative or quantitative projects in which students gather and
synthesize data and which can be written and presented in a poster format. Students who have completed independent
studies, research courses, honors theses or other scholarly projects are
strongly encouraged to apply. Students
will be encouraged to present their research in a professional setting (a local
or state conference, student association/club meeting, classes).
Interested students must complete the
attached application form which includes an abstract of the research and submit
a completed faculty recommendation form.
The applications will be evaluated on the quality of the research. Clarity and organization of the research
summary are very important. Completed
award applications are due to department chairs on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Applications
are due in the
The SURE Awards will be presented at ScienceFest during the afternoon on March 28, 2008. Award winners will display their research in a poster format during ScienceFest on this date, and posters must be in place by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 27. AWARD RECIPIENTS MUST BE PRESENT AT SCIENCEFEST IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN AWARD.
Recipients who have a
tuition/fee balance will not receive the monetary award at Sciencefest, but
will have the award applied directly toward the students’ outstanding balance.
Questions concerning the SURE
award, application procedures, or the SURE program should be directed
to the office of the Dean,
POSTER GUIDELINES:
1.
Use large font
for the title.
2.
Prepare a short
abstract, which includes the names of the author or authors, the department,
and the name of the institution (
3.
Use at least
1/8" styrofoam filled posterboard for your
display (available at the MLK University Union Bookstore).
4.
The total poster
display should be 4ft by 5ft.
5.
Please bring your
poster to the display area fully assembled.
6. Make arrangements to remove the poster at the end of Sciencefest.
SURE AWARD FORM
Student Application
Name_________________________________________________ SSN_________________
Email Address_____________________________
Local Address ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Local Phone Number_______________________ Date Project Began______________
Major___________________________________ Junior______ Senior______
Faculty Research
Title of Project_________________________________________________________________
How do you plan to disseminate the results of your research?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please provide a brief (less than 200 words) description of your research (or Abstract submission):
PLEASE NOTE: AWARD RECIPIENTS MUST BE PRESENT AT SCIENCEFEST IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN AWARD.
SURE AWARD FORM
Faculty Recommendation
Applicant’s Name___________________________________ SSN____________________
Faculty Research Mentor’s Name_______________________ Department_______________
Title of Project_________________________________________________________________
Faculty Research
Faculty Research Mentor’s Signature_____________________________ Date______________
Department Chair Signature__________________________________ Date______________