High School Student Information and Application

2013 CRT

 

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Welcome!! to the possible opportunity for you to explore whether you might enjoy a career as a scientist through an  8 week long laboratory based research experience.  Our program emphasizes the collaborative nature of scientific research and as a CRT Summer scholar, you will have an opportunity to be an active and contributing research team member searching for answers to very interesting questions along side L&C and OHSU faculty, undergraduate students and other high school scholars.

The 2013 Collaborative Research Team (CRT) Summer Research Program (formerly known as the HHMI-CRT program) is preparing for it’s 5th program year following 4 very successful summer programs. Our long term goals remain the same; to engage L & C undergraduates in important and intellectually challenging research that trains them to think like scientists and to captivate the interest and motivation of high school students in science by enlisting them as partners with undergraduates.  This laddered team approach matches a L & C undergraduate science major with a high school student and a faculty research mentor.  The high school interns are not only an involved research team member in their labs, but also take part in weekly lunch time talks given by all L & C summer research students.  Interns also prepare “capstone projects”, translating their summer experience and learning into a format to share with their teachers and classmates. The experience culminates with the interns and undergraduate interns presenting their project posters at the fall Science without Limits Symposium.

AND a new added opportunity this year includes special sessions on the “science of education” that focus on a career choice - becoming a science or math educator.

When and Where: Lewis & Clark College is hosting up to 10 collaborative research teams this summer, 6 at L&C and 4 at Oregon Health Science University(OHSU). Each nominated  student will work with a Lewis and Clark College undergraduate majoring in math or science, and a faculty mentor from L&C or OHSU. Each team will work together on a cutting edge research project that will culminate in a research symposium held in early fall at which students will present the results of their research. The experience of working on a research project allows students to experience for themselves the thrill of discovery, the challenge of an open-ended self-directed learning environment, and the rewards of working collaboratively on an unsolved intellectual problem.

What’s Available: A summer research internship is a full-time position lasting 8 weeks. The details of start and end dates are negotiated with your faculty mentor, but generally most internships will begin in early June and end 8 weeks later. Students selected for internships will receive a $2800 stipend for the completed 8 weeks.

Who Qualifies to Apply?

Participation in CRT Collaborative Research Team is by teacher nomination only, followed by an application and interview with the mentoring researcher. In keeping with our aims of promoting diversity, nominations from our 5 CRT partner schools or by members of the Outreach Team will be the only applications accepted.  Our partner schools are 1) Rosemary Anderson High School 2) Centennial Learning Center  3) Clackamas High School  4) Beaverton Health & Science High School 5) Grant High School

What are the Research Projects?

Project abstracts (explanations of the projects) are available here for applicants to review and decide which project best fits their interest.  On the applications, applicants list (1st Choice is #1) up to (3) faculty names who’s projects are of interest to you. 

How do I apply?

All application documents are available from the links below.

Application packages must include completed:

1) Student Intern Application  2) Teacher Nomination Form 3 ) Parent/Guardian Consent to Participate Form (minors only) .  Letters of Recommendation are not required but are highly recommended.

All forms can be downloaded from the following links:

Student Intern Application

Teacher Nomination Form

Parent/Guardian Consent Form

Participant Obligations     Important Information!

2013 Schedule

April 4	Last day to submit Teacher Nominations, Student Applications and any other required documents to L & C c/o Anne Jourdan.  See contact and address information for Anne Jourdan at the bottom of this web page
April 8	Application packages submitted to  Faculty Advisory Board members for review
April 10	Mentoring Faculty receive application packages
April 16	Mentoring Faculty interviews with students
April 22	Students informed if selected or not
April 26	Students confirm acceptance of position

Selection Process: The selection process is competitive and will be based on the following criteria

• enthusiasm for and an interest in science or math
• background of science/math courses and experience
• outcome of interviews with prospective faculty hosts

Funding:

The current CRT program is modeled after the CRT funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI-CRT) for the past 4 years.  This very successful program is now funded through the generous support of the James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation.

 

Anne Jourdan

219 A Bodine Building MSC#50

Lewis and Clark College

0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd

Portland, Oregon 97219

Phone: 503-768-7782