{"586506":{"#nid":"586506","#data":{"type":"news","title":"PURA","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESummer Deadline: February 24th\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESalary Awards offer a $1,500 stipend to undergraduate students who are conducting research with a Georgia Tech faculty member or Georgia Tech Research Institute scientist. Both faculty members and students can initiate research projects, but the award proposal must be written by the student, and the student must apply by the established deadline for the semester in which the funds are requested. Funds are competitively awarded. Please read all rules, eligibility requirements, and application procedures below before applying.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ERules and Eligibility\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EApplicant must be an undergraduate student in good standing (GPA \u0026gt; 2.0).\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA Georgia Tech faculty mentor or GTRI scientist is required for the proposed research project.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudents are not allowed to receive academic course credit for a research project funded by PURA.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudents are limited to one salary award per academic year (summer, fall, spring).\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudents are not eligible for PURA funding if the research project is receiving funding from another source.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAll awarded salary students are required to submit a final report and short video outlining their research project and experience, and this must be submitted by the last day of finals of the award semester.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPlease note that per Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Training in Responsible Conduct of Research Policy, it is a requirement for awarded salary students to complete an online ethics training course. The training must be completed prior to the start of the research semester.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EHow to Apply\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents can apply for a PURA Salary Award through our online application form\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.urop.gatech.edu\/content\/pura-salary-application\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. The two major components of the salary application are the\u0026nbsp;research project proposal and the\u0026nbsp;letter of recommendation from the applicant\u0026#39;s faculty mentor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EItems to be included in the project proposal are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAn overview of proposed work\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EObjectives and goals for the semester project\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERelated work and background information\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMethods and techniques to be used, software to be used or developed, and types of media or resources to be used\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERelation of any past research in the field that you participated in to this work\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELocation of work (if not at Georgia Tech)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENames of any graduate student or postdoctoral co-mentors\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIf the project is to be undertaken by an undergraduate team, a description of your individual role and how it relates to the project as a whole\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProposals should not exceed two pages in length (excluding references).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELETTER OF RECOMMENDATION.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EOnce a student submits the online application form, an email is automatically sent to listed faculty member requesting a recommendation letter.\u0026nbsp;Recommendation letters must be received by the application deadline, and applications are considered incomplete until a recommendation letter is received. It is for this reason that we advise against waiting until the last day to submit an application.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information and deadlines can be found \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.urop.gatech.edu\/salary-awards\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Get paid $1500 to conduct undergraduate research with a PURA."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2017-01-26 19:51:34","changed_gmt":"2017-02-21 18:47:02","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"527841":{"id":"527841","type":"image","title":"PURA","body":null,"created":"1461348000","gmt_created":"2016-04-22 18:00:00","changed":"1475895301","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:01","alt":"PURA","file":{"fid":"205620","name":"pura.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pura_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pura_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":278714,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pura_0.png?itok=p09hCLF1"}}},"media_ids":["527841"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}