1. Program Name: Undergraduate Complexity Research (UCR) program
2. Duration: June 2 – August 10, 2024 (10 weeks)
3. Location: Santa Fe Institute campus, Santa Fe, New Mexico
4. Tuition & Fees: No tuition fees; participants receive a stipend of $700 per week, housing, meals, and travel support
5. Program Goals:
   • Conduct independent transdisciplinary research projects guided by SFI mentors
   • Enhance understanding of complex systems research through discussions and seminars
   • Network with colleagues and collaborators
   • Develop technical and professional skills for future career opportunities
   • Join a supportive UCR community
6. Directors & Mentors:
   • Co-directors: Melanie Chris Kempes and Melanie Mitchell
   • Mentors selected from a transdisciplinary network of SFI faculty
7. Audience: Undergraduate students from various backgrounds in physical, natural, and social sciences, and mathematics
8. Eligibility:
   • Current undergraduate students
   • College seniors graduating after December 2024 are eligible
   • High school graduates not yet in undergraduate study are not eligible
9. Application Requirements:
   • Biographical information
   • Academic CV or résumé
   • Research statement with responses to three prompts
   • One letter of recommendation
   • Unofficial transcript from each college or university attended
10. Outcomes: Enhance skills, conduct research, network, and contribute to scientific progress in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Application Link:

Undergraduate Complexity Research