NSF Paid Research Opportunity for Students

 NSF Paid Research Opportunity for Students

The criminal justice and criminology departments at the University of North Carolina- Charlotte (UNC-Charlotte) and the University of South Carolina (UofSC) have each been awarded National Science Foundation grants to establish Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs.  A description of the opportunities at each university is provided below:

University of North Carolina, Charlotte -   REU Site: Crime Analytics

 

The Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte is seeking applications for its REU Site: Data Science and Crime Analytics. The REU site brings together 9 selected undergraduate students to work with faculty from multiple departments to work on a research team during the 10-week program. Students will conduct research, attend workshops, and receive a stipend ($5,000), travel ($500) and food ($1,000) allowances, and university housing during the 2021 summer program. See attachment for more details.

 

Students can also obtain more information on the Crime Analytics REU program and how to apply on this UNCC REU flyer.

 

For further inquiries about the Crime Analytics REU program, feel free to contact the Program Director, Dr. Matthew Phillips, at Crime-Analytics@uncc.edu.

University of South Carolina - REU Site: Disparities in the Criminal Justice System  (REU-DCJS)

 

The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina is seeking applications for its REU Site- Disparities in the Criminal Justice System. The REU site brings together 9 selected undergraduate students with graduate students and faculty in the department to work on one of three research teams during the 10-week program (May 23 – Jul 31, 2021). Students will conduct research, attend workshops, and receive a stipend ($5,000), travel ($500) and food ($1,000) allowances, and university housing during the 2021 summer program. See attachment for more details.

 

Students can also obtain more information on the REU-DCJS program and how to apply on this USC REU flyer.

 

For further inquiries about the REU-DCJS program, feel free to contact the program at reudcjs@mailbox.sc.edu.