The program starts out with five weeks of intensive instruction in theory, methodology, data collection and interpretation, research skills, critical thinking, and writing. The instruction will be in the form of interactive lectures, discussions, assignments, and readings. Following that is five weeks of focused individual research. Participants will prepare a literature review, design research with the help of a faculty mentor, and prepare a proposal to submit to an Institutional Review Board (IRB). After conducting research, students will produce a research report and make a professional poster presentation. Past participants have had the opportunity to publish in an acclaimed online undergraduate research journal, The Eagle Feather. The UNT REU program is for college students who are between their sophomore and senior years, who are members of groups traditionally under-represented in colleges and universities, including minority students and first-generation college students.
Participants will receive a stipend of approximately $4200 to offset the need for summer work. They receive free housing on the UNT campus. The program in summer 2009 will take place from June 8 – August 14.
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