1. Meeting the qualifications
   

2. Complete application form
   

3. Quality of references
   

4. Quality of personal statement
   

5. Quality of personal or phone interview
   

6. Three students will be selected from SJSU and three from other locations

1. Students will be paid $460/week for ten weeks for a total of $4,600 in 2010
   

2. Students will be paid $480/week for ten weeks for a total of $4,800 in 2011
   

3. Students will be paid $500/week for ten weeks for a total of $5,000 in 2012
   

4. Students will receive a meal card
   

5. Research supplies and poster materials will be provided by RUMBA
   

6. Airfare and housing will be provided for those students recruited outside of Northern California’s Bay Area

Application Process

and Forms

Qualifications: Applicants must meet the following qualifications

Selection Process

Participant Support

Application

1. Be a U.S. citizen or a naturalized U.S. citizen
   

2. Be an undergraduate student (second semester freshman, sophmore, junior or non-graduating senior)
   

3. Have a GPA of 3.0 or above
   

4. Have completed at least the first year of core Biology and Chemistry major courses before the summer RUMBA program begin (Students enrolled in the second semester of the freshman biology and chemistry core when they are applying to RUMBA will be considered)

    The San Jose Metropolitan Area is one of the most diverse communities in the nation. The composition of the RUMBA participants will reflect the cultural and racial diversity of the Silicon Valley. We will recruit ten students each summer, for a total of thirty students (three years).

The application form is in PDF format (REUapplicationform.pdf). Fill the application form, include a copy of your college transcripts and your sealed reference letters and mail it to:

Dr. Julio Soto

Department of Biological Sciences

San Jose State University

One Washington Square

Duncan Hall 254

San Jose, CA 95192-0100