Rice University Summer Institute of Statistics
Research Program for Undergraduates
RUSIS
May 27th - July 31st, 2003
- Length of Program
This is a 10-week summer program. The goal is to prepare undergraduate students for a graduate research career in the Statistical Sciences, especially those students from underrepresented minority groups. RUSIS will be held at Rice University, and students will have access to cutting-edge computational facilities and state-of-the-art teaching classrooms.
- Eligibility
Undergraduate Students must be US citizens or Permanent Residents, and must not hold any undergraduate degree by the end of the summer of 2003. Students majoring in mathematics, computer science, statistics, or related fields and who have had the calculus sequence and a course in linear or matrix algebra are eligible to apply.
- Amount of Award and Deadline for Applying
Students will receive a $3,500.00 stipend, plus up to $500.00 for travel expenses and a $500.00 subsistence award. The deadline for applying is April 27th, 2003. Date for notification of acceptance is May 1st, 2003.
- Typical Summer Schedule
RUSIS will start with courses in computation (e.g. S-plus, Mathematica, Latex) and probability, stochastic processes and statistical inference. The computation course will run for approximately 3 – 4 weeks. During the courses, several ideas from extreme value theory, survival analysis, and multiple comparisons will be introduced. A typical schedule will look as follows:
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