Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Programming (UAAP) 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 7-‐104 Cambridge, MA 02139-‐4307 Phone: 617-‐253-‐7306 Fax: 617-‐258-‐8816 http://web.mit.edu/urop 2015 MIT-‐HKUST IROP Summer Research Exchange (for MIT students) Deadline: Friday, February 20, 2015 SECTION 1: STUDENT INFORMATION Student Name: Class Year: Major: Email: Current Address: GPA (cumulative): Citizenship: SECTION 2: PERSONAL STATEMENT & RESEARCH INTERESTS Please explain your interest(s) in the program, as well as your research experience and background (if any). Please attach in the form of a “Letter of Intent.” Preferred areas of research interest/topics: You can view the HKUST UROP Listings System to help identify areas of research activity: http://urop.ust.hk/cgi-‐bin/uropos/index.php 1. __________________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________________ Preferred faculty (must list at least 3): Browse the HKUST faculty research profiles at: http://research.ust.hk 1. __________________________________________________________ (required) 2. __________________________________________________________ (required) 3. __________________________________________________________ (required) 4. __________________________________________________________ (optional) 5. __________________________________________________________ (optional) SECTION 3: LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION (attach separately) Two Letters of Recommendation from MIT Faculty Members are required. They should be sent directly to IROP staff in 7-‐ 104; urop@mit.edu. 1. Name: ________________________________________________ Dept.: ___________________________________ 2. Name: ________________________________________________ Dept.: ___________________________________ APPLICATION CHECKLIST Make sure the following materials are completed and submitted to IROP Summer Research Exchange staff in 7-‐104 by Friday, March 20, 2015. Personal Statement (attached) Two Letters of Recommendation from MIT faculty members (to be sent directly from faculty in hardcopy or via email) Official MIT Transcript (sent d irectly from MIT Registrar’s Office in hardcopy or an eTranscript to urop@mit.edu) Resume/CV (attached) PLEASE NOTE: Applying to the IROP Summer Research Exchange does not guarantee you acceptance to the program. Your application will be sent to and reviewed by HKUST staff and you will be notified as soon as a decision has been made. Every effort will be made to notify you of the decision by March 23rd. If accepted, you will have one week from notification to either accept or decline the offer. Failure to respond will result in forfeiture of your acceptance.