Summer 2008 Page
For the application form, research projects, and events for the Summer of 2008, please use the menu on the left. The REU Programs in 2005, 2006 and 2007 were a success; students enjoyed being part of the program and published several papers in the field of image processing and medical imaging. If you would like to read their publications, click here. If you want to see what REU participants are saying about the program, click here; to see the final presentations of the students in REU2007 and for their final comments on the program, you can see the Final Student Presentations video recording.
Important Dates:
February 11th, 2008: Application submission opens
March 20th, 2008: Application submission deadline
April 8th, 2008: Notification of decision*
April 15th, 2008: Confirmation of participation**
June 16th, 2008: MedIX Program Orientation
August 22nd, 2008: MedIX Program last day
*Decision regarding applicant status: whether accepted, not accepted, or pending.
**Once an applicant has been accepted to the program, a response from the applicant, either accept or decline, must be received within two weeks of the date of the offer letter.
Summer Support for Each Student:
$4,000 stipend (paid a weekly stipend of $400 for each of the 10 weeks),
$1,475 in travel costs ($250 travel costs to and from Chicago; $225 for public transportation that will cover local travel costs incurred during the summer program such as travel to/ from dorms to lab, and to/from the participating REU sites in this program; $1,000 to attend a conference for paper presentations)
housing on campus will be arranged at the students' expense ( for more information about housing, click here)
$1,087 subsistence allowance (includes half of expected housing costs ($625) and meals during orientation week and special events ($462))
Program Requirements:
US citizenship or permanent residency
Full time undergraduate student with at least 1 year of college/university course work completed as of September 1st, 2008.
Students are not allowed to have other jobs/internships during the REU program or to be registered for any courses