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ARISE@UM Program (STEM research for high school, community college, and their teachers)
A Research Immersive STEM Experience at the University of Mississippi: we are dedicated to providing authentic, faculty-mentored, relationally-driven research experiences in STEM fields to support the future of STEM literacy and human flourishing in Mississippi and beyond
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    ARISE faculty members and students from summer 2015.
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    Dr. Erik Hom in lab with ARISE students.
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    Dr. Erik Hom, ARISE program director.
    ARISE summer program. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Communications
    ARISE 2016 students with faculty mentors and assistant mentors.
    ARISE at UM students and mentors. Photo by Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Communications
    ARISE 2016 students with faculty mentors and assistant mentors.
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    Tristan Daily with assistant mentor Cammi Thornton (2016).
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    Niamke Buchanan with Mentor Dr. Katherine Dooley (2016).
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    Wrishija Roy testing samples in Dr. Delcamp's lab (2016).
    ARISE 2017 participants. Photo by Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Communications
    ARISE summer program. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Communications
    ARISE 2018 Participants. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Communications
    ARISE 2018 Participants. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Communications
    ARISE 2018 Participants. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Communications

    • ARISE@UM PROGRAM

    ARISE: A Research Immersive STEM Experience at the University of Mississippi

    ARISE@UM is a multi-pronged and multi-phased initiative aimed at improving STEM education and the pipeline of students pursuing STEM degrees in Mississippi. Our first prong and current phase of focus is devoted to providing nurturing research experiences (typically in the summer) for high school students and community college students, as well as their teachers on a case-by-case basis (teachers should email us).

    The 2024 ARISE@UM online application is live!

    http://bit.ly/arise2024app

    The priority deadline to apply will be March 22nd.

    The formal deadline to apply is April 1st!

    Please fill out this inquiry form by selecting ‘UM ARISE’ under the question: ‘About which program are you requesting more information?’. Once your inquiry is received, the Office of Pre-College Programs will send you the application link and instructions. If you have started your application and need to access it again, please follow this link: https://umprecollege.myschoolapp.com/app#login

    *If you are POST-high school student or community college student, please use the following application: https://uofmississippi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_78rSP226exaRTSe

    You can also apply via the “Online Application” link under the “Apply” tab above.  Read the directions carefully: you will be able to download a PDF version of the application to REVIEW before you formally apply ONLINE.

    Interested applicants should prepare by starting to ask 2 teachers for a short letter of recommendation and getting a copy (unofficial is okay for now) of their school transcript.  Questions?  Contact us at: arise@olemiss.edu.

    We thank the C Spire Foundation for their continued and generous support of the ARISE program!