Please see below for the list of due dates, how to submit materials, and links to examples and templates. Topic slides will be uploaded after the relevant workshop.
Please note items listed in black are optional.
Mentor-Mentee Agreement - Due week of June 24
This document is designed to help mentors and mentees formulate a plan for the summer.
Template and examples [restricted to google apps for Harvard - request access]
Email to reu@seas.harvard.edu
Upload to your REU2024 Deliverables folder (shared with you and your mentor) as REU24_Last_First_MentoringAgreement
Resume/CV - (Optional submission for review) - Due June 28
1-2 page document that details your professional and educational history
Email to reu@seas.harvard.edu
Workshop slides: [TBD]
Upload to your REU2024 Deliverables folder (shared with you and your mentor) as REU24_Last_First_Resume
Mid-Term Progress - Due July 5
1-2 page update that includes big picture context (how does your project fit in), goals for your project, progress to date, planned experiments/designs. See description here.
Email to reu@seas.harvard.edu
Upload to your REU2024 Deliverables folder (shared with you and your mentor) as REU24_Last_First_MidtermReport
Abstract Draft - Due July 12 [note, some conferences have earlier deadlines]
1-2 paragraph technical description of your project that is often submitted to conferences
Workshop slides
Email to reu@seas.harvard.edu
Upload to your REU2024 Deliverables folder (shared with you and your mentor) as REU24_Last_First_Abstract
Research and Personal Statement Draft (Optional submission for review) - Due July 19
To be used for future applications (summer program, graduate school, etc)
Fellowships workshop slides: [TBD]
Email to reu@seas.harvard.edu
NSF Style Highlight - Due July 26
Workshop - Slides
2 slide powerpoint - click here for template
Slide 1 - include the description and impact of your project to a lay audience
Slide 2 - short bio of yourself, comment on what you learned during the REU program, photo of you (and possibly your mentor) in the lab
Email to reu@seas.harvard.edu
Upload to your REU2024 Deliverables folder (shared with you and your mentor) as REU24_Last_First_Highlight
Final Talk/Presentation - July 31 - August 2
10 minutes per person - 7-8 minutes with 2 minutes for questions/transition
Workshop slides
Talk templates (SEAS background, black or white background)
Logos for funding
Please refer to email if you are unsure of your grant number and funding
Not all funding sources have logos
Please upload your presentation to the google folder the day before your presentation slot - Please name your file in the following format:
REU24_LastName_FirstName_Presentation_Draft
REU24_LastName_FirstName_Presentation_Draft2
REU24_LastName_FirstName_Presentation_Final
Please also review presentation by Tim Miller online: https://vimeo.com/40529545
Final Abstract - Due August 5
1-2 paragraph technical description of your project that is often submitted to conferences
Workshop slides
Email to reu@seas.harvard.edu
Upload to your REU2024 Deliverables folder (shared with you and your mentor) as REU24_Last_First_Abstract
Poster (optional for most students - required for NNCI)
There will be no poster session this year, unfortunately. We are happy to print posters for any conferences you plan to attend.
Workshop slides
Upload your final poster to the google folder NO LATER THAN TUESDAY AUGUST 2 for printing
Poster templates (vertical)
Poster Session Guidelines Document [from 2022]