OpportunityTitle: Professional Research Experience Program (PREP-Boulder)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are accredited institutions of higher education in the United States and its territories that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in academic disciplines relevant to the technical programs of the NIST Boulder Laboratory.  For purposes of this FFO, these disciplines include (but may not be limited to) physics, chemistry, mathematics, materials science, mechanical/electrical/electronic/metallurgical engineering, and computer science/engineering.  Institutions must offer both 4-year undergraduate and graduate degree plans.
Description: NIST recently solicited applications from eligible applicants to provide undergraduate/graduate students and post-doctoral associates with fellowship opportunities and financial assistance to obtain laboratory experiences within the NIST Boulder Laboratory, which includes programs from the Physical Measurement Laboratory, the Material Measurement Laboratory, and the Information Technology Laboratory (see FFO 2014-NIST-PREP-BOULDER-01 ). This FFO closed December 13, 2013. The recipients will work with the NIST Boulder Laboratory to foster collaborative research relationships among NIST Boulder staff, undergraduate/graduate students and post-doctoral fellows and the students&#146; academic institutions within the NIST Boulder Laboratory. Funding remains for PREP-Boulder and NIST is soliciting applications from eligible applicants for this program.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Grants Technical Assistant &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: Electronic applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, May 1, 2014.  Paper applications must be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time, Thursday, May 1, 2014.