Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates @ UNC, Chapel Hill NC

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has recently launched the NSF-funded Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Multidisciplinary and Engaged Approaches to Development and Adaptation across the Lifespan (MEDAL).

MEDAL provides the opportunity for promising undergraduate students to work closely with UNC faculty mentors, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to develop independent research projects that integrate multidisciplinary and engaged approaches to inform scientific inquiry of development, adaptation, and well-being across the lifespan. The REU provides an opportunity to examine psychosocial, contextual, and biobehavioral factors as well as development within and across diverse contexts. MEDAL faculty mentors span scientific disciplines (i.e., Psychological Science, Human Development, Public Policy, Information and Library Science, and Public Health) and employ multidisciplinary methodological approaches to explore critical factors and mechanisms that influence development and well-being across the lifespan. In addition to exposure to varied scientific perspectives and approaches, undergraduates will learn foundational skills in science communication and dissemination.

This 8-week summer research experience provides undergraduates with an immersive training experience. For participation in our 8-week summer program, undergraduates will receive on-campus housing and a stipend of $5,000. Also, participants will receive a $400 monthly food allowance and travel support up to $500.

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