Educational Activities

A Hands-On Guide to Using ICPSR Resources

Summer Durrant

ICPSR Official RepresentativeIUPUI University Library

Research Opportunities for Students

– Research paper competitions -- a research journal experience & cash prizes!

– Paid student internships focusing on investigating social sciences research

Summer Undergraduate Internship

• 10 weeks from mid-June through mid-August at ICPSR (Ann Arbor, MI)

• Application materials: cover letter of interest, resume or CV, two letters of recommendation, list of relevant courses, and contact information for references

Research Paper Competitions

• $1000 for first place and $750 for second place

• Undergraduate and master’s student papers that used data from the ICPSR General Archive or Thematic Collections.

ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods

• Instruction on the tools and practices needed to analyze data

• For those with math phobia and those with advanced analysis skills

• 3-5 day workshops and 4-8 week courses• Primarily held in Ann Arbor, MI, on the campus of The University of Michigan, but some courses on other campuses also• http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/

Questions? Help?

Summer DurrantICPSR Official Representative

IUPUI University Librarydurrant@iupui.edu

(317) 274-8061