University of Delaware

DELAWARE WATER RESOURCES CENTER UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

2015-16 APPLICATION

Deadline: Friday, March 27, 2015, 5:00 PM

Electronic Submission Only - Please submit completed TWO-PAGE form to:

Maria Pautler, Delaware Water Resources Center, PLSC/TNS –

I am applying to work with a faculty or staff member in (please check one):

[ ] UD College of Agriculture & Natural Resources / [ ] UD College of Arts &.Sciences
[ ] UD College of Earth, Ocean, & Environment / [ ] UD College of Engineering
[ ] UD Department of Plant & Soil Sciences / [ ] UD Water Resources Agency
[ ] Delaware Geological Survey / [ ] DNREC
[ ] Delaware State University / [ ] Wesley College
[ ] Other:

If you have applied for any other UD-sponsored summer research experience(s) for summer 2015, list the program(s) here:______

To be completed by the undergraduate applicant:

STUDENT NAME: Mr./Ms. ______DATE:______

CAMPUS/LOCAL ADDRESS: ______

CITY: ______STATE: ______ZIP: ______ EMAIL: ______

PERMANENT ADDRESS ______

CITY: ______STATE: ______ZIP: ______CELL PHONE: ______

STUDENT ID #: ______GPA: ______EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE: ______

MAJOR______ACADEMIC ADVISOR ______

PLEASE INCLUDE WITH YOUR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:

1) Your current UNOFFICIAL transcript. (If overall GPA is lower than 3.0, please explain.)

2)Your resume; be sure to mention any special skills or experiences such as prior internships, research projects, or lab assistance experience.

3) A brief (no more than two pages) proposal describing the internship research or education project. This proposal must contain all of the following sections: (i) Project Title; (ii) Name of Student and Advisor; (iii) Project Justification (nature of research area, why research is needed); (iv) Project Objectives; and (v) Methods (brief description of approach to be followed).(PLEASE SEND THIS AS A WORD DOCUMENT.)

I understand that if selected for a DWRC internship I will expect to work approximately eight to ten weeks during summer 2015 and possibly additional hours during fall 2015 - winter 2016 through February 29, 2016, to complete my project;report my progress and concerns to my faculty advisor and/or the DWRC as needed; submitmy final project reportin April, 2015 at the latest; present findings in a UD Undergraduate Research Symposium poster session in April, 2016; and be paid for hours worked,up to $3500, (interns are compensated at $10 per hour worked by logging in and out of the UDTime payroll system) (continued on next page).

STUDENT ACKNOWLEGEMENT (Type name here):______

To be completed by the internship faculty advisor:

INTERNSHIP FACULTY/AGENCY ADVISOR NAME: ______DATE: ______

CAMPUS/LOCAL ADDRESS: ______EMAIL: ______

CITY: ______STATE: ______ZIP: ______TELEPHONE: ______

I agree to provide guidance to the DWRCintern, assisting him/her in designing and completing his/her research or education project, and helping him/her to prepare a final report and posterfor the UD Undergraduate Research Symposium in April, 2016.

I understand that if the student is selected as a DWRC 2015-16 intern, I will need to arrange an appropriate funding match through my department/agency (e.g., as a percentage of my time committed to working with the intern) based on the funds contributed to the project by the DWRC.

INTERNSHIP FACULTY/AGENCY ADVISOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (Type name or insert electronic signature here: ______

AWARDS ANNOUNCED: April, 2015