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The University of Michigan/Peking University
Summer Undergraduate Exchange Program
in the Chemical, Biological, and Life Sciences

Includes the 2008-10 International NSF-REU Site for Chemistry in China

Summer Undergraduate Exchange Program

2009 Program

April 17, 2009
AS OF THIS MORNING, ALL OF THE SPOTS IN THE PROGRAM ARE FILLED. WE HAD MANY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS AND THIS WAS A LONG PROCESS. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE, AND SORRY IF WE WERE NOT ABLE TO OFFER YOU A SPOT BECAUSE THE FUNDING WAS LIMITED.

PLEASE SEE THE 2009 PAGE FOR MORE INFO.

US-to-China Program Dates: May 25 - Aug 8, 2009

CHEMISTRY POSITIONS OPEN TO STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE US AND FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES POSITIONS OPEN ONLY TO
STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IN 2009

China-to-US Program Dates: June 28 - Aug 22, 2009

ALL POSITIONS OPEN TO STUDENTS FROM PEKING UNIVERSITY AND TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

GO TO THE LINK FOR THE 2009 PROGRAM AND FOLLOW THE APPROPRIATE PATH FOR EITHER US OR CHINESE STUDENTS. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 13, 2009.

A total of 49 students, 10-13 from around the US, 12-15 from UM, 12 from PKU, and 12 from Tsinghua University (THU), will work closely with the members of their host laboratories, and will have opportunities to interact with students and others in their host country. This is an excellent opportunity for American and Chinese students to experience living and working in another country. Participants will have the chance to form personal and professional relationships that will enrich their perspectives on chemistry and on the world. Original research projects that cover the breadth of scientific interests are available in both countries.

Thanks to the University of Michigan and Peking University Joint Institute, a robust structure exists to manage the communication and organization of programs between Ann Arbor and Beijing. We are contracted with the Joint Institute to provide a number of attractive features. In addition to arranging simple thinks like housing and transportation, the Joint institute is working with us to offer a terrific on-site orientation program for the US students during the first 2 weeks of the stay in Beijing. The orientation program, which we fondly call the "boot-camp," begins in Ann Arbor, and includes: morning sessions of intensive language instruction, noontime lunches with PKU/THU faculty and students, afternoon sessions on history, culture, and living/getting around in Beijing, and an evening meal with different faculty, staff, and student guests at a local restaurant in order to get a guided experience with local cuisine prior to the start of the research phase. Although not as elaborate, there is also a series of orientation and cultural events for the PKU students while they are on the Ann Arbor campus, in addition to the active and supportive group of Chinese students and scholars who are on campus, including many PKU alums.

UM, PKU, & THU have strong traditions of hosting foreign students on their campuses as well as placing their students in foreign settings, and the corresponsing Offices of International Programs/Relations have provided tremendous guidance and support for both US and Chinese students.

As a part of the program, a UM faculty member and a student assistant will accompany the students to Beijing and participate in the "boot camp" sessions.

Financial support for the UM PKU summer undergraduate research exchange program is provided by the University of Michigan, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Pfizer Global R&D, and the National Science Foundation.

UM PKU Program includes: a fellowship stipend, housing (in US: shared room in a residence hall; in China: shared rooms), and, for US studdents, all travel expenses (local and international, visas). All students have internet access to their existing home university/college e-mail accounts. US students receive a modest food allowance. All students need to pay appropriate health insurance coverage. Students from China need to work with their universities to arrange for their international travel, as well as visa and SEVIS fees. All undergraduate students who participate in summer research programs need to be returning to school as an undergraduate for at least one term or quarter after the program. The National Science Foundation funding can only be used for undergraduate students.

ARCHIVE: PAST YEARS

2008 Program in Chemistry

US-to-China Program Dates: May 18 - Aug 3, 2008
China-to-US Program Dates: June 29 - Aug 23, 2008

A total of 18 students, 9 from around the US, 3 from UM, and 6 from PKU, participated.

2007 Pilot Program in Chemistry

US-to-China Program Dates: June 2- Aug 10, 2007
China-to-US Program Dates: July 2- Aug 24, 2007

A total of 7 students, 3 from UM and 4 from PKU, participated.

Financial support for the 2007 UM PKU pilot program was provided by the University of Michigan, the National Science Foundation, and the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation.