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 engineering, and computer science/engineering.  Institutions must offer both 4-year undergraduate and graduate degree plans.
Description: NIST is soliciting 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. 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.
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, Friday, December 13, 2013.  Paper applications must be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time, Friday, December 13, 2013.  Applications received after the respective deadline will not be reviewed or considered.