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

• A completed Application Form (pdf) Application form (MS Word .doc) You may also request this form by contacting Elaine Knight
• Copy of current transcript (including Fall 2008)
• Two letters of recommendation (Remember to request two letters of recommendation and then follow-up to confirm they are received by the deadline)
• An essay (500 words or less) describing your interest in summer research in Chemistry

Deadline: February 16, 2009 to ensure full consideration.

To Submit:

Refer to the instructions on how to complete the application.  You may submit your completed application

• electronically by sending it as an attachment to an email message to Elaine Knight ;
• send by fax to 785-864-5396;
• or mail to:

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

An acknowledgment will be sent letting you know when we have received your application.

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