SPIN UP Application (closed)

NOTE: This conference occurred in 2017 and is not accepting applications. Please see the APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics site to get information about future conferences. This website is preserved for archival purposes.

Prior to the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) event held at Harvard, we will host the Supporting Inclusion of Underrepresented Peoples (SPIN UP) workshop. SPIN UP will bring together 50 undergraduates to support the inclusion of students who

• are members of racial and ethnic minorities

• are members of gender and sexual minorities

• have physical, mental, or learning disabilities

• are from low-income backgrounds

• are first-generation college students

• and/or are members of other underrepresented or underserved communities.

You do not need to be a member of any of these groups to apply.

As space is limited, priority will be given to applicants who

• submit their applications by 11:59 p.m. EDT, October 14

• apply to the CUWiP conference (this is a separate application, available here)

• are from the Harvard regional area (MA, ME, NH, NY, RI)

but we will consider every application, even if you fall outside these criteria.

Because SPIN UP is a workshop designed to precede CUWiP, we strongly encourage all applicants to SPIN UP to apply to a CUWiP site. Applications for CUWiP sites open September 1. We will send you a reminder to apply to CUWiP to the e-mail you enter on this application.

CUWiP requests that participants ask their departments for travel funding. If you feel uncomfortable doing this or if your department is unable to provide funding, please be aware that we have extensive travel funding for SPIN UP participants. Please email us at spinup2017@g.harvard.edu to request travel funding.

We will not share identifying information of applicants outside of the SPIN UP/CUWiP organizing committee.

If you have questions or concerns about this application, please send an e-mail to spinup2017@g.harvard.edu.