Vacation programmes @ Universities

[Deathfish]

Anyone recommend me vacation enrichment programmes at universities? Preferably about maths / sciences, maybe involving basic research assignments... Please provide the web link with details too. Thanks!

 

[jtbell]

What level of school are you in? Do you have any particular country or countries in mind? (e.g. if you're in Australia you might not want to go all the way to the USA.)

 

[rahuliitkgp]

Hi,
Actually I have this same question that is summer research program during summer of 2011. But, I would like this in Physics. I'm from India & want to have a research experience anywhere preferably USA. I'm a fourth year undergraduate at IIT Kharagpur & have good knowledge of mathemtical methoda & programming in MATLAB,C & C++. Financial support at least partly is very essential during intern.
Thanks in advance.

 

[fss]

Hi,
Actually I have this same question that is summer research program during summer of 2011. But, I would like this in Physics. I'm from India & want to have a research experience anywhere preferably USA. I'm a fourth year undergraduate at IIT Kharagpur & have good knowledge of mathemtical methoda & programming in MATLAB,C & C++. Financial support at least partly is very essential during intern.
Thanks in advance.

The odds of you getting sponsored for a visa to come to the US for a summer paid internship are exceedingly low.

 

[rahuliitkgp]

Thanks for the reply.
Will you please tell me any other countries where I have a good chance??

 

[Deathfish]

What level of school are you in? Do you have any particular country or countries in mind? (e.g. if you're in Australia you might not want to go all the way to the USA.)

I'm from Singapore, doing a post-high school course / tertiary in Engineering
...looking for vacation programmes for prospective undergraduate students.

Australia is an option, so is Japan and South Korea... UK is fine but cost of living might be a problem.
USA is a big place, so I might cultivate a few options.

would anyone recommend the MIT vacation programs?
http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/summer_programs/index.shtml

how would a person choose from the options available?

 

[General_Sax]

Thanks for the reply.
Will you please tell me any other countries where I have a good chance??

kazakhstan is always looking to import interns.

 

[Schrodu]

Will you please tell me any other countries where I have a good chance??

Don't forget India... lot of Indian institutes have started really good summer programs over the past few years. The more famous ones include:
TIFR-VSRP
IIT Kanpur-SURGE
HRI-VSP
although you can get great projects even in not-so-well-known places (I spent one summer in IOP Bhubaneswar and the next in TIFR)
All of them will arrange travel/accommodation etc. and pay you hefty stipends.

To the OP, some Indian places may actually take in international students, and I don't see why these should be much worse than typical REU's in the US.

Hope that helped!