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Internships for High School Students at The University of
Arizona®
Welcome to the University of Arizona
Keep Engaging Youth in Science (KEYS) Research
Internship web site.
For more about KEYS check out what Dan
Sotelo has
to say...
KEYS is twittering at http://twitter.com/KEYSInternship. Photos are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/keysinternship/
The internship offers summer internships to motivated high
school students who have a strong interest in pursuing advanced
education or training in the bioscience, biomedical and
environmental health science fields. Students who successfully
complete all aspects of the KEYS program will receive a stipend
of $800.00.
KEYS is a partnership among multiple programs
at The University of Arizona (UA). It is coordinated by
the BIO5 Institute (BIO5) and the Southwest Environmental
Health
Sciences Center (SWEHSC)
Assignments for 2009 KEYS Interns
Overview of your Research Internship
Introduction / Background Information about your Research Project
Summer 2009
Twenty-two high school students were chosen this year out of fifty-eight applicants. Congratulations to the KEYS Class of 2009. We are looking forward to seeing you for the week long training insitute, June 8 -12, 2009, 8:30 - 5:00 each day, in the BIO5 Keating Building, room 103. Read what Mon-Ning Fung has to say about the institute...
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KEYS begins on June 8, 2009, with the KEYS Institute, where interns will become members of the research community.
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KEYS ends on July 17, 2009, with a poster session for family, friends and fellow researchers.
Expectations and Participation
- Attendance: 100% Attendance during the Institute: June 8-June 12. 8:00-5:00 Daily
- No unexcused absences during the internship, June 15-July 17. Interns are expected to be in the lab ~40 hours/week during the internship
- Weekly Continuing Education: Wednesdays
- Create and Present a poster with help from the KEYS staff and crew
- Attend the Poster Session on July 17 (9:00-11:30am – Mark your calendars!)
- Receive a Positive evaluation from their mentor
Summer 2020
Applications for summer 2010 will be available
beginning in February 2010. |