Dear Students:

Thank you for your interest in the 2012 National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Research Experience for Undergraduates (NNIN REU) Program.

First! Please read the program information found at http://www.nnin.org/nnin_2012reu.html  That site will answer many questions you might have regarding our program. Then! Please read the following application instructions carefully and be sure to submit your complete application materials before the final deadline of Thursday, February 16th.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Please do not include your social security number on any document. It is illegal for us to distribute your SS#!

PLEASE NOTE: We no longer require an official transcript as part of your application. However! If and when you accept an NNIN REU internship offer, you will then be required to submit an official transcript to us, before your official award letter can be sent to you. The fastest way to get this transcript is to request an e-script from your Registrar, or if your institution does not offer those, then ask for an official transcript in a sealed envelop and mail that to us, USPS priority mail. Your internship award is contingent on your declared coursework matching the coursework in your transcript, so the sooner we receive the document, the sooner your internship will be secured!

• All NNIN REU Interns must be undergraduate students: An undergraduate student is a student who is enrolled in a degree program (part-time or full-time) leading to a baccalaureate or associate degree. Students who are transferring from one college or university to another and are enrolled at neither institution during the intervening summer may participate.


• All NNIN REU Interns must be citizens of the United States of America or its possessions OR, if citizens of another country, must be Permanent Residents of the United States. If you are a permanent resident, a copy of your green card (both sides) is required as part of your application. We will NOT distribute your PR number to anyone.


• You are NOT eligible to participate if you have already received a 4-year baccalaureate degree of any kind or will receive your 4-year degree before the end of the program in August 2012. (If you are graduating before August 2012, we encourage you to look at the National Science Foundation web site, nsf.gov, to see what they have to offer in the way of internships and fellowships for recent graduates.)


• We are now requiring that all applicants have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better. This is your cumulative GPA, not your semester GPA. If you are a first-year student and do not yet have a GPA, please apply.

APPLICATION NOTES

• PLEASE read these advices and FAQs first: http://www.nnin.org/nnin_reuadvices.html


• You should receive at least two automatic emails when you apply online, and you will also receive personal emails from the NNIN REU Program Assistant (REU PA) when your application arrives, and when it is complete. If you do NOT receive the auto-emails or do NOT hear from the REU PA, SOMETHING IS WRONG!! Email us to figure out what that something is.


• If the online application won't work for you, email your complete street address to the REU PA and she will mail you a paper copy.

During the application process, you will be asked to list your top five preferred sites. After you have read the following site descriptions, checked out past REU reports, and noted the program dates below, we hope you will have the information necessary to choose those five.