LSAMP

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

at Queens College

Undergraduate Research/Teaching Assistantships
in Science, Math, Engineering and Technology.
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to CUNY

Research Assistantships

Eligibility:

Financial Support
Financial support is provided for participation in this program. Research assistants are awarded $3000-$5000 depending on their class standing (junior/senior) as follows:

The professors who mentor these students also receive finances to purchase lab supplies. The amount depends on our budget for the particular semester, usually $250-$500 per student per semester.

Applications
To view and print the application form, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. It is available for download FREE at the adobe Acrobate site:http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

For further information and all matters relating to applications please contact:
Kirby Brown, AMP Activity Coordinator
Queens College - Remsen 125
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
Telephone: (718)-997-4140

It is necessary for you to contact a research mentor you would like to work with and discuss a proposed research project. before your application is completed.


Teaching Training Assistantships
Please contact Kerby Brown at the above address if you have any questions about the teaching assistantship program.


Peer Tutoring
This is a local AMP program funded by Queens College. The departments of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics offer stipends to Peer Tutors in introductory courses in these departments. These stipends are usually about $500 per semester, paid in installments. The program is beneficial not only because of the financial award, but because it is an excellent way to review the material and improve your communication skills.

Eligibility
If you did extremely well (A) in one of the basic courses and you are an US permanent Resident or Citizen.
You may contact the following professors at Queens College if you are interested in this program:
Dr. Wilma Saffran (Chemistry)
Dr. Mark Miksic (Physics)
Dr. Alan Sultan (Math)
You may also contact Kirby Brown at the above address.

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