ONLINE Application Writing Workshop Series - NSF EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Academic Year 2020-2021

Registration

Greetings!

Thank you for your interest in the Application Writing Workshop for the NSF EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP). The workshop is hosted in a series of three online sessions for students from NSHE institutions looking for guidance in completing their research scholarship application. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in each of the three virtual sessions. Accessing these sessions at a desktop or laptop computer is critical for viewing session presentations and sharing application for editing.

Virtual session content will include:

Session 1: Learning more about the UROP application, eligibility, roles and responsibilities and connecting with potential mentors/mentees.
Session 2: Working with experienced writing center staff to draft and edit UROP applications., while learning proper writing techniques for future applications. *Students should come prepared with a research concept/idea.
Session 3: Finalizing UROP applications through a peer editing process while being lead by experienced writing center staff. *Students should come prepared with a strong draft of their UROP scholarship application.

The UROP Application Writing Workshops will be held online for all Nevada System of Higher Education campuses. Students from campuses not hosting a workshop are encouraged to reach out to their Campus Contact listed in the application for independent UROP support and are also invited to attend the online series hosted by one of the following:

Session 1: ALL NSHE CAMPUSES
Thursday, April 9, 2020, 3:00-4:00 PM. Login:
https://nshespo.webex.com/nshespo/j.php?MTID=m94f22ba7d71c9fccd2036a8e7e426f01

For UNR, TMCC, WNC & GBC North Applicants:
Session 2: Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 2:00-3:00 PM. Login: https://unr.zoom.us/j/106293770
Session 3: Monday, April 20, 2020, 4:00-5:00 PM. Login: https://unr.zoom.us/j/744905849
Maureen McBride, Director of UNR Writing Center, http://www.unr.edu/writing-center
For UNLV, NSC, CSN and GBC South Applicants:

For UNLV, NSC, CSN and GBC South Applicants:
Session 2: Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 3:00-4:30 PM, Login:
https://unlv.webex.com/webappng/sites/unlv/meeting/download/2ee7e03afa7b40eb97d2a2ed2eba5306?siteurl=unlv&MTID=m44375edf767bcc229510de725b0561ba
Session 3: Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 3:00-4:30 PM, Login: https://unlv.webex.com/webappng/sites/unlv/meeting/download/fe3fdb362c15408d84323b624dbcc8de?siteurl=unlv&MTID=m81a8a14f913e3b29d15f886797324aba
Brianne Taormina, Writing Consultant, UNLV Writing Center, http://writingcenter.unlv.edu/

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Email Address

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* 4. Current educational institution(s) you are attending:

College of Southern Nevada

Great Basin College

Nevada State College

Truckee Meadows Community College

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Reno

Western Nevada College

Other (please specify)

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* 5. For which UROP track will you be applying?

Lower Division (59 credits or less)

Upper Division (60 credits or more)

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* 6. Mark all you will attend (Applicants are encouraged to attend all 3 sessions.)

Session 1 ALL APPLICANTS: (Strongly encouraged for faculty who are interested in being, or have agreed to be, a mentor) Meet and Greet, Application Overview

Session 2 FOR NORTHERN APPLICANTS on 4/15/20: (Students come prepared with research concept/idea) Facilitated application writing

Session 2 FOR SOUTHERN APPLICANTS on TBD: (Students come prepared with research concept/idea) Facilitated application writing

Session 3 FOR NORTHER APPLICANTS on 4/20/20: (Students come prepared with a solid draft application) Facilitated application editing/peer review

Session 3 FOR SOUTHERN APPLICANTS on TBD: (Students come prepared with a solid draft application) Facilitated application editing/peer review

ONLINE Application Writing Workshop Series - NSF EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Academic Year 2020-2021

Registration

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Email Address

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* 4. Current educational institution(s) you are attending:

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* 5. For which UROP track will you be applying?

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* 6. Mark all you will attend (Applicants are encouraged to attend all 3 sessions.)

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* 7. Have you identified a research mentor?

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* 8. Are there any questions you would like to be addressed at workshop?