Program Details for Students
 For whom?
About the program
The Research Project
Cost
Objectives and Career Perspectives
Alumni
Joint Publications
Alumni Experiences
North American Universities that have approved EuroScholars
For whom?
EuroScholars is looking for outstanding and motivated advanced undergraduate, honors or (post) graduate students. A strong interest in an academic/research career and a GPA of 3.4 or higher are also required. Students do not need to have research experience, however, science students should have ample academic experience in a laboratory setting.
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About the program
The program is especially designed for students who are interested in discovering their potential for a research career. EuroScholars offers unique opportunities to spend a semester as a junior researcher at one of the top European research institutions. Supervision will be provided by academic staff, working on and/or responsible for the Research Project.
The curriculum will consist of the Research Project (main element), literature review (independent study), elective (if applicable), and a language and culture course at the host university. Each semester a central European Midstay Program (2-3 days) is organized for all students.
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The Research Project
 The main element of the EuroScholars program is the Research Project. When applying to the EuroScholars program, you will select a specific research project from the EuroScholars Research Project Database. Almost all projects are ongoing research projects at the host institution, so as a EuroScholar, you will be an active contributor to an already existing research team. About 175 Research Projects at the 11 partner universities are available, in many fields of study. Projects are available in Arts and Humanities, Performing Arts, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Computer Science, Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Law, Economics, Management, Politics and Social Studies. The other part of the curriculum is built around the Research Project in dialogue with the supervising professor.
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Cost
The cost of the program for the Spring and Fall 2013 semesters is € 9.975 per semester, and includes tuition, bench fee and cost of accommodation for the duration of the research period (one semester). The tuition fee also includes: a EuroScholars Midstay Program, a local orientation program, student ID-card, use of student facilities at the university (such as access to internet and access to libraries), and research facilities.
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Objectives and Career Perspectives
 The objectives of this program are to challenge students to conduct original research at the cutting edge of human knowledge and promote interactions with scholars through an immersion in European Undergraduate Research Opportunities in the research environment. As a participant, you will learn about scientific reasoning, research methods, theoretical principles related to the research area, and scholarly communication. By finalizing the results of your Research Project in a paper of publishable quality, you will also have improved your writing and presentation skills.
You will be able to evaluate and focus your career interests. The experience will enhance your intercultural skills due to the close contact with academics and other students as the result of working together and discussing the research program. The program also enhances your understanding of academic research and your potential personal role in this.
Alumni
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Previous EuroScholars have come from:
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
Auburn University in Auburn, GA
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Clark University, Worcester, MA
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Iowa State University, IA
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Marietta College, Marietta, OH
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Mount Holyoke, South Hadley, MA
New York University, New York, NY
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Ohio University, Athens, OH
Penn State University, University Park, PA
Regis University, Denver, CO
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
St. John Fisher College, Pittsford, NY
University of California, Berkeley, CA
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
University of Denver, Denver, CO
University of Florida, Gainsville, FL
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
University of Toronto, Canada
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Washburn University School of Law, Topeka KS
Willamette University, Salem, OR |
Our alumni have performed research in these fields:
- Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biology
- Chemistry/Biology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Food Macrobiology
- Human Rights
- Law
- Medicine
- Metaphysics/Philosophy
- Molecular Physics
- Neuro Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Optical Physics
- Physics
- Psychology
- Terrorism
Joint - Publications by EuroScholars Alumni
- 2009: “ Physics Review Letters”(PRL): (De Dood-Zandbergen).Sander Zandbergen, Case Western U., (Leiden, Spring 2009) published with his RPS, Dr. Michiel de Dood.
- Spring 2010: "Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society". (Portegies-Brown-Bean) The article is partly based on the research done by Jennifer Bean from Missouri State U. (Leiden, Fall 2009).
-“Critical role for hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 2 in the AIF-mediated apoptosis.” The EMBO Journal of October 29, 2010, (Norberg, Karlsson, Korenovska, Szydlowski, Silberberg, Uhlén, Orrenius and Zhivotovsky). Olga Korenovska, Rutgers University N.J., (Karolinska Inst.,Stockholm, Spring 2009),published with her RPS on the field of Cell Biology / Neuro Science.
From our Alumni
EuroScholars alumna, Idu Azogu (Rutgers University), shares her experiences studying abroad with EuroScholars. Idu participated in a research project at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
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