Application

For All Students

*Name

first name last name

*How did you hear about this program?

Personal Information

*Age

*Gender

Female

Male

Intersex

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*Citizenship

Country of Citizenship

*Ethnicity

Caucasian

Hispanic or Latino

Black

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Alaska or American Natives

Asian

Other

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Immigration Status (if applicable)

*Address

street, city, state, zip code

*Best phone number to reach you

(123) 456-7890

*email

Academic Information

*Classification (based on completed credit hours)

First Year

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

*Major

*Minor (If applicable)

*Grade Point Average

*Estimated semester of graduation

*Have you ever been on disciplinary probation or scholastic suspension?

*In a few sentences describe your academic preparation for this program.

Example: Courses in STEM fields, JOUR, CMI, MCOM, (international) travel, undergraduate research or employment.

Post-High School Education

*List any awards, fellowships, honors or distinguished scholarships or recognition that you have received.

*Do you speak a second language? If so, please explain, including if English is your second language.

*In a couple of paragraphs, explain your motivation for applying to join the NSF-IRES program. Include information on why you think you are well suited to the program, and how it will help you prepare for your hoped-for career.

Reference Information

*Have you, or are you scheduled to have a course with any of the program leaders listed as the Instructor of Record (Arif, Hetherington or Martinez)?

Please list the course(s) and semester of enrollment here.

*Please provide the name and email address for another Texas Tech Professor who we may contact as a reference on your behalf.

If you are an external student please provide the name and email addresses of two persons who we may contact to provide a reference on your behalf. One of the persons listed must be familiar with your academic performance and potential, and/or your research experiences.

This is an active research program and can be expected to be hard work!

Please answer the following questions regarding your ability to participate in the tasks associated with this NSF-sponsored research.

*Do you understand that fieldwork may be physically taxing and you may be asked to participate in long days (8-10 hours) in rural and remote parts of the world, walking long distances (>5 km), carrying heavy loads (25 lbs)?

yes

no

*Have you had any allergic reactions to insects, such as ants, bees or wasps, or to pollen or other common allergies, and if so, do you agree to carry appropriate remedies and treatments during the research experience?

yes

no

*Do you accept and understand that laboratory work, including journalism and creative activities, may be laborious, monotonous and not particularly exciting, and the time commitment required to be successful may not fit into a regular working day – you may be asked to arrive early, and/or stay late to complete tasks.

yes

no

*This project has a diverse team of collaborators who are involved because of their skills, experience and expertise. Do you agree to take instructions from all research-team leaders and appropriately qualified personnel regardless of the gender, age and ethnicity of that person?

yes

no

*During all laboratory and fieldwork experiences your personal safety, and the safety of your colleagues is our most important goal. Do you agree to abide by all field and laboratory safety guidelines, and to strive to create a safe working environment?

yes

no

*Please indicate that you understand that fulfillment of these conditions to the best of your ability is a requirement for financially benefiting from the NSF award.

yes

no

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