University of Delaware

DELAWARE WATER RESOURCES CENTER UNDERGRADUATE INTERN PROGRAM

2005-2006 APPLICATION (FALL)

Deadline: October 7, 2005

Please submit completed TWO-PAGE form to:

Dr. Tom Sims, Delaware Water Resources Center, 113 Townsend Hall, Newark DE 19716-2103

I am applying to work with a faculty or staff member in (please check one):

Delaware Geological Survey _____ DNREC _____

UD College of Agriculture & Natural Resources _____ UD College of Arts and Science ____

UD College of Engineering _____ UD College of Marine Studies _____

UD Department of Plant & Soil Sciences _____ UD Water Resources Agency _____

Delaware State University _____ Wesley College _____ Other ___________________

PLEASE PRINT

To be completed by undergraduate applicant:

STUDENT NAME Mr/Ms ______________________________ DATE _______________________

SS#________________________GPA__________EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE____________

CAMPUS/LOCAL ADDRESS____________________________ TEL. (_____)_________________

City______________________State_________Zip____________ EMAIL_______________________

PERMANENT ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________

City______________________State_________Zip____________ TEL. (_____)_________________

MAJOR ________________________ ACADEMIC ADVISOR __________________________

PLEASE ATTACH:

1) Current official transcript.

2) Applicant's resume; be sure to mention any special skills or experiences such as prior internships, research projects or lab assistance experience.

3) A brief (no more than two pages) proposal describing the internship research or education project. This proposal must contain all of the following sections: (i) Project Title; (ii) Name of Student and Advisor; (iii) Project Justification (nature of research area, why research is needed); (iv) Project Objectives; and (v) Methods (brief description of approach to be followed). NOTE: An electronic version of the proposal, prepared in MS Word, must also be e-mailed to Dr. Tom Sims, DWRC Director (jtsims@udel.edu).

I understand that if selected for a DWRC water internship I will expect to work sufficient hours during fall semester, winter session, and into spring semester through February 28^th, 2006, to complete my project; to report my progress and concerns to the DWRC as needed; to submit my final project report by March 31, 2006; to present findings in a poster session in April, 2006; and to be paid for hours worked up to a maximum of 350 hours or $3500 (interns are compensated at $10 per hour worked).

STUDENT SIGNATURE __________________________________________________

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University of Delaware

DELAWARE WATER RESOURCES CENTER UNDERGRADUATE INTERN PROGRAM

2005-2006 APPLICATION (FALL)

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To be completed by internship faculty advisor:

INTERNSHIP FACULTY / AGENCY ADVISOR NAME _______________________DATE____________

CAMPUS/LOCAL ADDRESS____________________________ TEL. (_____)_________________

City______________________State_________Zip____________ EMAIL_______________________

I understand that if the student is selected as a DWRC 2005-2006 intern, I will need to arrange an appropriate funding match through my department/ agency (e.g. as a percentage of my time committed to working with the intern) based on the funds contributed to the project by the DWRC.

INTERNSHIP FACULTY / AGENCYADVISOR SIGNATURE ___________________________

AWARDS ANNOUNCED: Week of October `10, 2005