MIT's Undergraduate research Opportunities Program

Interphase Pre-UROP Peer Mentor Application

INTERPHASE PRE-UROP MENTOR APPLICATION

OME and the UAAP have partnered to provide 2008 Interphase participants with the opportunity to conduct pre-UROPs during the summer. Pre-UROPs introduce students to MIT labs, faculty, and research conducted through UROP. During Interphase, pre-UROPs will be provided to incoming freshman students and will give them an opportunity to be paired with and shadow an experienced UROP student, a "Peer Mentor".

Becoming a mentor is an excellent way for you to gain valuable leadership, team-building, teaching, and communication skills while making a meaningful connection with an accepted MIT student.

Mentors must secure permission to participate from their faculty supervisors. Professors must also agree to host a given number of pre-UROPs in the laboratory over a three-week period this summer.

The Interphase Pre-UROP program will begin on Tuesday, July 8 and will end on Tuesday, July 29. Mentors commit to working with their pre-UROP student(s) from 1:30 until 3:30 PM every Tuesday and Thursday during this period.

If you are interested in becoming a Mentor, please fill out the online application below. PLEASE APPLY, ASAP, but no later than June 27.

If you are considering becoming a mentor but have questions about the program, please feel free to contact Karina Vielma in OME, Room 4-113, or Melissa Martin-Greene in the UAAP, Room 7-104.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

First Name: Last Name:

Class Year: Course: Email:

Dorm/FSILG Name:

Alternate Contact (Phone and Email):

Gender: Hometown:

Below please provide a bit of information about yourself, your hobbies, and your interests. The information you provide will be used to match you with your pre-UROP student. To facilitate your collaboration, we will also provide this information to your pre-UROP prior to your first meeting.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Lab/Department:

UROP Faculty Supervisor*:

*Permission from supervisor to participate as a mentor is MANDATORY.
Please provide us with a brief description of your UROP. Keep in mind that this description will be available to your pre-UROP, so should be understandable to someone new to MIT.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In general, what would be the role of your pre-UROP student? (i.e. s/he will work on a piece of your project, learn basic laboratory techniques, conduct preliminary research, such as, cell cultures, running assays, etc.)

Number of pre-UROP students you wish to mentor?**

**Please ensure appropriate space is available in your laboratory.

Comments? Please feel free to provide us with any additional information that you think will help us in the matching process or list any questions that you may have.

When you have completed this form, please it or if you want to start over.

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Important Dates

The Interphase Pre-UROP program will begin on Tuesday, July 8 and will end on Tuesday, July 29. Mentors commit to working with their pre-UROP student(s) from 1:30 until 3:30 PM every Tuesday and Thursday during this period.