REU Summer Internship Registration - Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program

Name
How do you identify your gender? (Check all that apply)	Man Non-binary/Gender Queer/Gender Non- Conforming Woman The gender I most closely align with is not listed (please specify) Prefer to not answer
Birthdate
Permanent Mailing Address
Telephone number	(format: xxx-xxx-xxxx)
Email address (that you check)
Race/Ethnicity: (Check all that apply)	African American or Black Asian Hispanic or Latinx Native American or Alaska Native or First Nations Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander White Please describe I do not wish to provide this information
Are you a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident?	U.S. Citizen Permanent Resident
Are you a first-generation college student? A first-generation college student is a student whose parents did not complete a four-year college degree.	Yes No
Do you have a Disability? Examples are: - deaf or difficulty hearing - blind or difficulty seeing even with glasses - serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs - diagnosed with a learning disorder	I do not wish to provide this information No Yes

Current Institution
Major		Major GPA
Minor		Cumulative GPA
Total Credit Hours (June 2023)		Expected Date of Graduation
Please list the courses you will take during the Spring 2023 semester. Please include the course name and number:

Please list all extracurricular activities, honors, scholarships, and/or professional memberships:

Please select which research area(s) you are interested in. (Select your top three areas)

To learn more about our faculty and research areas, please visit: http://www.atmos.colostate.edu/dept/research/

Do you have any experience in computer programming (e.g. FORTRAN, IDL, Matlab, Python, etc.)?
Please explain your level of proficiency. (This question will not be used to determine eligibility)

(Check all that apply)
NSF REU Site Program website
Representative at my school, which school
Conference, which one
Recommended to me by
Recommended to me by former REU Intern
Web Search
Other

No Yes If Yes, what year:

Please include your name on your personal statement.
Please limit your response to each question to 250 words or less.

Question 1:
Please prepare a statement that describes your interest in the REU program.
Your statement should explain why you want to participate in the REU program, what you hope to learn from the program, and how this research experience will help you achieve your academic and career goals.
Your statement may include, for example, a description of:

Your research interests
Any relevant research experience you have had in an academic or work setting
What you hope to learn from this experience

Question 2:
Past program participants have found the program to be a very rewarding and at times a challenging experience.
Please describe a major challenge you have encountered in your life, how you overcame it, and what you learned about yourself and others as a result of the experience. (The experience can be taken from any aspect of your life; it does not need to be related to academics.)

Question 3:
What are you especially proud of outside of your academic record?

Please upload your personal statement here

Please list the name and contact information of two professional references.
We will reach out to the two references. It is your responsibility to notify your references to expect an email from us and request that they respond by the deadline.
Please make sure you have already asked these references if they are willing to be a reference for you.
Each of the people you name will be emailed, given your name, and will be asked to fill out a reference form (a traditional reference letter will not be requested)

Please Note:

One reference should have some knowledge of your academic performance and interest in the earth system sciences (e.g. faculty member).
References will have until February 14, 2023 to respond to our REU Site Reference Form.
Please confirm with your references that they have received an email from CSU REU Site in Atmospheric Science (email will come from: noreply@engr.colostate.edu).

Reference 1:		Reference 2:
Name		Name
Email Address		Email Address
Affiliation		Affiliation

Please upload transcripts from all institutions you have attended. Your transcripts must include
the classes you are currently taking. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted during the application
process. However, students selected for the internship will need to provide official transcripts
before they will be officially accepted into the program. Please do not include high school transcripts.

You can upload up to three transcripts:

I hereby certify to the best of my knowledge that all information submitted on this application and
in the attached required documents including essay(s) is accurate, complete and my own work.
I also certify that the Transcript(s) accurately reflects my grades.

I understand that if I knowingly provide incorrect information, I will, if accepted, be
immediately removed from the REU Site in Earth System Science at CSU (as applicable)
and required to reimburse all costs of services provided to me.

By typing your full name below, you are agreeing to the above statement.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact:

Melissa A. Burt, PhD
Director, REU Site in Earth System Science
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
1371 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523

Melissa.Burt@Colostate.edu
(970) 491-8706 (office)

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Note: Unofficial transcripts will be accepted during the application process. However, students
selected for the internship will need to provide official transcripts before they will be officially
accepted into the program. Please do not include high school transcripts. Please refer to the
application for further instruction.

Colorado State University

Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program

Department of Atmospheric Science