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ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS SOON! 

We will be accepting applications soon for the
2021 Organizational Science Summer Institute 

Activities

Participants of the OSSI will engage in a number of activities including, but not limited to:

  • One-on-one meetings with faculty and current graduate students to discuss research interests and develop a research project
  • GRE Training
  • Networking with other participants
  • Meeting with successful professionals in the field of Organizational Science
  • Intensive seminars on the research process

Goals/Objectives

The Organizational Science Summer Institute is designed to provide underrepresented undergraduate students with a unique educational opportunity with the following goals:

  1. Foster undergraduate interest and ability in research, scholarship, application and graduate study
  2. Provide hands on development of research conceptualization, writing, and presentation skills and intense GRE training
  3. Expose students to a supportive graduate climate that values multiple diverse perspectives (e.g. disciplinary, demographic, methodology, and intellectual)
  4. Demonstrate to participants that a career in organizational science offers an exciting challenge and that they are fully capable of such careers
  5. Help students to develop a competitive application for graduate school.

Accommodations

Twelve rising juniors and seniors (from this point called “Fellows”) from around the US and the world will be housed in a hotel in Uptown Charlotte within walking distance of UNC Charlotte’s Center City Building. Flight, housing and food expenses are included (See FAQ for more information).