{"106491":{"#nid":"106491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"President\u0027s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIs your student participating in undergraduate research? Do they need a part-time job as well? If so, suggest that your son or daughter apply for the President\u2019s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA). President Emeritus Wayne Clough and the Georgia Tech Research Corporation established PURA in 2002 to support students participating in research. Since its inception, more than 2,000 students have been awarded approximately $3 million. Students are awarded either $1,500 for part-time work during one semester of the academic year, or up to $1,000 to help defray expenses when invited to present their research at a professional conference. Awards can be made during all three academic terms; however, students are eligible for only one salary and one travel award per academic year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAny undergraduate student participating in research and in good standing at Georgia Tech is eligible to apply. Students simply create a project under the direction of a faculty mentor, write a proposal for their research, and have their faculty mentor submit a letter of recommendation. Awards are competitive, so students should work on their proposals early and make sure to include all expected information.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeadlines for 2012 PURA are as follows: Summer 2012 \u2013 February 24; Fall 2012 \u2013 May 18.\u003Cbr \/\u003EQuestions? Contact the program at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:pura@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Epura@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/funding\/pura\/\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E for additional information including requirements.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIs your student participating in undergraduate research?\u0026nbsp; Do they need a part-time job as well? If so, suggest that your son or daughter apply for the President\u2019s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA). \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Since its inception, PURA has awarded more than 2,000 students approximately $3 million."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2012-02-06 11:09:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:37","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/","title":"Undergraduate Research at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu\/funding\/pura\/","title":"PURA Funding"}],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1421","name":"PURA"},{"id":"22861","name":"undergraduate research awards"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EParents Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.385.1396\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:parents@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eparents@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}