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Application Guidelines

Application form.
All applicants must complete an URP application form with a personal statement. Documents should be mailed to the address below. Faxes or emailed applications will not be accepted.
A PDF version of the URP Application is available here.

Transcripts.
Official transcripts are not required.

Recommendations.
Applicants must arrange for two recommendations to be submitted along with the application, and received by the Undergraduate Research Program office by the deadline date. Letters should be signed and submitted in a sealed envelope, with the referee's signature across the seal and attached to the URP application. Emailed or faxed recommendation forms will not be accepted.


Dates and Deadlines

The deadline for receipt of completed applications, including letters of recommendation, is February 1, 2008. Applications will not be reviewed if they are received after the deadline. Notification of application status will be sent to students by the end of March 2008.

Program dates. The URP Program will be held from, June 8 - August 16, 2008. In the event of a conflict with your school schedule, individual appropriate accommodations will be made to the best of our ability.

Stipends and Insurance

Stipend. A stipend of $4000 will be paid for the 10-week period. All room & board expenses will be covered.

Correspondence


All correspondence should be sent to:

Watson School of Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Research Program
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
One Bungtown Road
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 USA

Phone: (516) 367-6890
E-mail: urpadmin@cshl.edu
www.cshl.edu/URP

 

2007 URP Christine Cho at work in the Dubnau laboratory.