UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MATERIALS RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER PENN Summer Science Initiative for High School Students Summer 2008 APPLICATION FORM * following NSF Guidelines, this program is only available to US citizens and permanent residents   1. GENERAL INFORMATION REQUIRED Name: Address: Phone:   REQUIRED Email: Year: Freshman Sophmore Junior CURRENT SCHOOL ATTENDED: School: Address: School's Main Telephone Number: TEACHER REFERENCES: (references from two of your teacher's, sent to the address below, are required with this application) TEACHER #1 Name: School: Telephone Number: E-mail Address: TEACHER #2 Name: School: Telephone Number: E-mail Address:   2. STATEMENT OF GOALS: In the space provided below, state briefly what your near-future goals are (university, work,… )   3. STATISTICAL INFORMATION (OPTIONAL): ***The following information is strictly confidential and used for NSF statistical purposes only. Gender: Male Female Ethnic Group / Racial Background: White (not of Hispanic origin) African American / Black (not of Hispanic origin) Native American or Alaskan Native Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Special Needs:   4. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: A. Include a copy of your school transcript or arrange to have it sent to the address below. B. Arrange for two letters of recommendation, by teachers, to be sent to the address below. C. Include your Résumé or CV.     *APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN APRIL 30, 2008. Send additional material to: Dr. Andrew R. McGhie Associate Director Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter University of Pennsylvania 3231 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6202       This program is supported by Penn's NSF-MRSEC grant: DMR05-20020