The Seyfert Prize Fellowship for Undergraduate Research
Physics and astronomy undergraduates who are currently sophomores or
juniors are invited to apply for the Seyfert Prize Fellowship in the
Department of Astronomy at Case Western Reserve University.
The Fellowship will support one student each summer to come to
Cleveland and work on cutting-edge astronomical research with a CWRU
faculty member. The Seyfert Fellowship will be awarded based on a
national competition early each spring, and the term of the award will
run from May 27 - August 2, 2008.
This application form should be mailed or emailed no later than February 15, 2008 to:
Undergraduate Astronomy Research Program
attn: Agnes Torontali
Sears Library, 5th Floor
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7215
agnes@case.edu
Applicants should also arrange to have an official transcript plus
three confidential letters of recommendation sent separately to the
same address.
The fellowship will provide travel costs, accommodation on campus at
"The Village at 115" and a
stipend of $4800 for the 10-week fellowship.
We expect to offer the Fellowship on March 1, 2008.
The Fellowship's namesake, Dr. Carl Seyfert (1911-1960), was a
Cleveland-born astronomer who worked on a variety of subjects,
including stellar and galactic astronomy, and astronomical
instrumentation. He was a pioneer in the study of spiral galaxies with
bright emission-line nuclei. Such galaxies are now referred to as
"Seyfert galaxies," and are believed to host supermassive black holes
at their centers which drive their nuclear activity.
Questions? Send email to agnes@case.edu
