APPLICATION PORTAL CLOSES ON MAR.3, 2024 AT 9:00 PM EDT.

About SQEIP

SQEIP is an intensive hands-on training program for undergraduate students in science & engineering; a collaborative effort between the University of Maryland (UMD) and the Winston-Salem Quantum Institute (WSQI). The program includes 8 weeks of hands-on training in the state-of-the-art research facilities at the Laboratory for Physical Science (LPS) and UMD that includes topics such as:

• Vacuum Technology and Thin film materials growth

• Design, fabrication, and packaging of quantum devices

• Cryogenic technologies and electronic measurements;

• Foundations of electrical measurements for quantum circuits including RF electronics.

The application system for the summer of 2024 will be open from Jan. 25, 2024. Participants will receive a stipend for the duration of the program. Additional travel grants will be made available to the participants for presenting at select local/national conferences following the completion of the program. Interested students are required to apply using the link below by Mar.1, 2024.

SQEIP is supported by the Department of Energy (ASCR-RENEW Award# DE-SC0023595) and the National Science Foundation (ExpandQISE Award# 2329017).