The ISA Summer Program is 8 weeks - starting June 5th. Please see below for more information and the schedule.
All UI-MARC*, LSAMP, and Science Alliance students are eligible to participate in our summer program. The ISA Summer Program consists of:
- Laboratory research of at least 20 but no more than 40 hours per week, depending on the program.
- Weekly ISA Student Development Seminar
(Wednesdays from 11:30-12:20pm) starting June 5th and ending July 24th - Summer Undergraduate Research Conference
Students will have opportunity to present a poster on their summer research on Wednesday July 24th - Social Events throughout the summer
- On-campus room and board in Petersen Hall (sign up when applying for Summer Program)
- Provided for participants in need.
- Check-in and check-out dates will be announced.
- A summer stipend for room and board will NOT be provided for students living off-campus.
*Summer research is required for UI-MARC students. MARC students must participate in ISA Summer Program if staying on campus or do summer research with an approved program off campus. For all other students the ISA Summer Program is optional.
Please contact ui-isa@uiowa.edu if you have any questions or concerns about the summer program!
ISA Summer Program 2024 | |||
6/5 | Sciences Library, 3rd floor | 11:30 - 12:20 | Welcome and Overview (The Sciences Library is on Iowa Ave between BB and Phillips Hall) |
6/12 | Sciences Library, 3rd floor | 11:30 - 12:20 | Careers in STEM: What Can I Do with a PhD? |
6/19 | 2520D UCC | 11:30 - 12:20 | Translational Science - What is It and How Does It Relate to Research and My Career? |
6/26 | 2520D UCC | 11:30 - 12:20 | Poster Design Workshop |
7/3 | Zoom | 11:30 - 12:20 | ISA Alumni Panel of Students in Graduate Programs |
7/10 | 2520D UCC | 11:30 - 12:20 | Research Ethics Case Studies |
7/17 | 2520D UCC | 11:30 - 12:20 | Training and Funding Opportunities: NSF-GRFP, REUs, PostBacs, MSTP, and more! |
7/22 | BBE Atrium and 106 BBE | 4:00 - 6:00 | Poster Practice Session |
7/24 | IMU Main Lounge | 1:00 - 3:30 | Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) Registration opens June 17, closes July 12 at 5:00 pm |
7/24 | 335 IMU (Divine 9 room) | 3:30 - 4:30 | End of Summer Reception - all students and mentors are invited to celebrate with appetizers provided! |