REU Program

How to Apply

The following materials are required for your application to be considered:

  1. A completed Online Application,
  2. Copy of current transcript, official or unofficial, including Fall 2009.
  3. Two letters of recommendation sent from the recommending person directly to Elaine Knight. (Remember to request two letters of recommendation and then follow-up to confirm they are received by the deadline).
  4. An essay (500 words or less) describing your interest in summer research in Chemistry.

Deadline: February 15, 2010 to ensure full consideration.


Submission of Supporting Documents

  • Submit item 2 (transcript)
    • by secure fax at 785-864-5156
    • by mail to the address below..
  • Submit items 3 and 4 (letters and essay)
    • electronically by sending them as attachments to an email message to Elaine Knight at chemreu@ku.edu,
    • by fax to 785-864-5156, or
    • by mail to the address below.

Elaine Knight, REU
Department of Chemistry
University of Kansas
1251 Wescoe Hall Dr.
Room 2010 Malott Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-7582


An acknowledgment will be sent via email confirming receipt of your application.

In most cases, notification of our decision will be mailed by April 3, 2010.

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