Project SEED 2012 Application
Dear high school
students, parents and teachers,
Thank you for your interest in the Indianapolis Project SEED Summer 2012
Research Internship Program. Because of the substantial
opportunity this program presents, a good application will require some
time to complete. We will accept 25-40 new students into the
program this summer and we expect over 100 applications.
The online application is now available.
In preparation,
please:
1.
Have your guidance counselor provide you with a school transcript
as you will be required to enter many of your course grades into our
application. Also gather up
scores for your SAT, PSAT, ACT and any AP or IB exams that you have
taken. Sometimes these scores appear on your school transcript,
sometimes not. Please ask
your guidance counselor!
2.
Create an email account that you will use for the SEED
application and for your future college applications. I personally
recommend yahoo or gmail, and I recommend dignified email names like
john.smith@yahoo.com or
jane.doe2013@gmail.com
rather than
funky.monkey@aim.com
Students may also need to help parents create a free email account as
they will need to complete part 4, Parent
and Financial Information section of the application.
3.
Please make arrangements to attend the mandatory March 13
meeting.
Click here for March 13 meeting location and
details on page 2
Updates and News. If
you would like to receive updates and news about the 2012 summer
research program, please send an email to
elmer.sanders@yahoo.com.
Please include your name, high school, graduation year and other
relevant details.
March 13 -
Required Student/Parent Information Meeting at
the campus of IUPUI. Click here for details on page 2.
March 31 - Application deadline. All online information should be
completed
April 10-30
Student Interviews.
Only students with completed applications will be
interviewed. Students will be notified with day and time preferences.
May 1 - All students will be notified of acceptance status.
June 4 and July
27*
- Start and Finish dates for 2012 summer research program.
*Students from all Indianapolis Public Schools will be provided
internships on alternate dates to accommodate the year-round calendar.
2012 Summer Research Application.
June 4 and July
27*
- Start and Finish dates for 2011 summer research program.
*Students from all Indianapolis Public Schools will be provided internships
on alternate dates to accommodate the year-round calendar.
ALL students must also attend a mandatory orientation on Sunday
afternoon, June 3 at 5pm.
2012 Summer
Research Application.
1.
General Information - click here. This
application asks your basic information, school, addresses,
and interests.
2.
Academic Achievement - click here.
Be accurate. You will need to
submit your transcript for verification if you are accepted.
You may need to look at your transcript.
3.
Teacher Recommendation - click here.
Be sure to give your teacher/s at least 1 week advance notice. It takes
time. Other mentors and people
in your life may write a recommendation also.
4.
Parent and Financial Information click here.
IMPORTANT: This should be
completed by your parent/s or legal guardian/s with whom you live. The
Parent should have an email different from the student email in parts 1 and
2 so we can communicate with the parent separately. The financial
information is required by our sponsors and determines financial eligibility
of students receiving a stipend.
All students
must have this form completed, even when not interested in the stipend.
We realize that some parents do not file taxes until after our
application deadline of March 31. This should not be an obstacle because
most of the information can be determined from W-2 forms or public
assistance forms. Note that all
students who are offered a stipend with acceptance will need to submit
copies of the 2012 tax return before the program starts.
Please
read the financial guidelines document to determine stipend eligibility –
click here.
5.
In previous years, all applicants would have to mail this information.
To make it easier for our applicants, you will only need to bring
these 2 documents if granted an interview.
To honor all the talented students who apply to our program, we will
interview all qualified applicants who complete all 4 online sections.
If you are
offered an interview, you will need to bring:
(1) Official School Transcript - Schools make their transcripts 'official' in a variety of ways. Some have a raised embossed seal; others simply make it official by sealing the envelope and placing tape across. Ask your guidance department to be sure. Our selection committee will need this document to verify your academic information (application link #2).
(2) Parent / Guardian Financial Statement –
click to download.
This document needs to be completed
and signed by the student’s parent or guardian.
For privacy concerns, this document may be placed in a sealed
envelope and will not be discussed in the interview.
After reading this page if you still have questions please contact our program coordinator, Elmer Sanders, by email: indyprojectseed@yahoo.com or by phone: (317) 514-3212