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The goal of the Mentoring through Critical Transition Points (MCTP) initiative is to help students at critical junctures in their mathematics degree programs. The MCTP project is funded by the National Science Foundation. At ASU, the project provides up to 5,000 US dollars in stipends for students to pursue research projects in mathematics and statistics. At Scottsdale Community College, MCTP provides up to 1,000 US dollars in stipends for a summer enrichment program for promising calculus students.
We are currently recruiting ASU students for
At Scottsdale Community College, we are recruiting students from any Maricopa Community College campus for
All research projects carry academic credit in mathematics and may be applied to major and university graduation requirements.
The MCTP program offers several types of projects in areas of scientific interest and expertise of the mentoring faculty. The general areas include weather and climate forecasting and environmental fluid dynamics; the mathematics of imaging; mathematical models of biological processes, including brain tumors, cellular transport, and cell networks; stochastic processes and mathematical finance; and the dynamics of networks. Several types of projects are planned. Projects will vary by year.
Students work on their projects full-time in summer and part-time for two semesters and present their work at an appropriate research conference. Each project will be suitable material for an Honors thesis, and we hope that some of them can be published in research journals.
To be eligible to apply for the program, you must be
You should also have completed the following courses (or their equivalents) before the summer in which you want to participate:
Students selected for the ASU program will enroll in the Undergraduate Research Seminar beginning in January. The time commitment is expected to be
Students are expected to enroll in the Seminar for at least 2 semesters. Stipends of up to 5,000 US dollars for summer projects are available to qualified students. Office space and laptop computers will be supplied to all project participants.
Approximately 15 students are selected each year. The selection is based on
Arizona residents and first-generation college students are encouraged to apply. Simply complete and submit the MCTP application form.
To be eligible to apply for the program, you must be
Contact the project coordinators: