Winter 2024 Application Form

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The USPAS collects data on race/ethnic identity and gender identity to track school diversity. Disclosure is voluntary and individual responses are kept confidential. Please select what best describes you.

• Race & Ethnic Identity:*
  Asian Black or African American* Hispanic or Latinx* Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander* Native American or Alaskan Native* White More Than One More Than One (including at least one underrepresented category * above) Prefer Not to Answer

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• Yes   No : I am currently enrolled as a graduate or undergraduate student. If your answer is yes, please tell us at which university you are enrolled*

• Yes   No : I have previously attended the USPAS*

• Yes   No : I am a graduate student enrolled in one of the DOE Accelerator Science & Engineering Traineeships*
  1) Michigan State University’s Accelerator Science and Engineering Traineeship (ASET);
  2) Stony Brook University/Cornell University’s Ernest Courant Traineeship in Accelerator Science & Engineering;
  3) Illinois Institute of Technology/Northern Illinois University’s Chicagoland Accelerator Science Traineeship (CAST)
  4) Old Dominion University/Norfolk State University/Hampton University Traineeship
  
  

• Please choose from the following:*

  One 2-week full course. (Students successfully completing a full course will earn 3 credits from Northern Illinois University).

  Full Courses January 22 - February 2, 2024
  
  Fundamentals of Accelerator Physics and Technology with Simulations and Measurements Lab CLASS FULL
  Accelerator Physics
  Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism
  Microwave Electron Accelerators
  Microwave Sources
  Microwave Measurements and Beam Instrumentation at Jefferson Lab CLASS FULL
  

• — OR —

• Two successive one-week half courses. (Students successfully completing two half courses will earn 3 credits from Northern Illinois University).

  Half courses January 22 - 26, 2024
  

  Principles of Superconducting Linear Accelerators
  Beam-Based Diagnostics
  

  
  

  Half courses January 29 - February 2, 2024
  

  Control Room Accelerator Physics
  Design and Engineering of Modern Beam Dynamics
  

  
  

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• A single one-week half course only (Students attending only one half course are not eligible to enroll for university credit. They can, however, ask to have their homework and exams graded and will be informed of their rating when the school is over.)

  Half courses January 22 - 26, 2024
  

  Principles of Superconducting Linear Accelerators
  Beam-Based Diagnostics
  
  

  
  

  Half courses January 29 - February 2, 2024
  

  Control Room Accelerator Physics
  Design and Engineering of Modern Beam Diagnostics
  

Class sizes are limited. Priority will be given to those who enroll for credit either via our academic host (Northern Illinois University) or through their home university if USPAS courses are directly co-listed (i.e. Indiana University, MIT, MSU) or are available via Special Topics courses. Auditors will be admitted on a space-available basis only after those seeking credit / a grade.

International participants not currently in the U.S. may participate but they cannot earn Northern Illinois University credit. They may ask that their performance be graded and when the session is over the USPAS will provide a letter confirming participation and rating earned.

• Credit / Audit Status:*
  Enrolling for university credit or enrolling for a grade International student living outside the USA whose performance will be graded Audit

Currently-enrolled university and college students as well as postdocs within 5 years of graduation may request financial support. To be considered for any of these merit-based awards you must check the relevant application form boxes and submit supporting documents including: a cover letter explaining why the USPAS is important to your career and describing prior research experience, work with or as a user of particle accelerators; your CV/resume; one letter of recommendation.

If you submitted these documents for the winter or summer 2023 sessions you do not need to resubmit them for this application. We retain supporting documents for one year.

Scholarship requests and supporting documents are due September 25, 2023. This deadline will be strictly enforced. Please email your supporting documents to uspas@fnal.gov

1. USPAS Scholarship

Covers the registration fee (includes 2 meals per day) or shared housing or both. This award does not cover travel.

Registration fee requested
Shared hotel room, half-board & registration fee requested
No scholarship requested

2. USPAS's Sekazi K. Mtingwa Scholarship

The Sekazi K. Mtingwa Scholarship supports the increased participation of identities (Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino/a, American Indians and Alaskan Natives) that are historically underrepresented in the study and workforce of Accelerator Science and Engineering (AS&E). Eligible scholarship recipients are actively-enrolled Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) students historically underrepresented in AS&E. This scholarship is available to matriculated undergraduate and graduate students and covers your registration fee (includes 2 meals per day), lunches, shared housing and most travel expenses to and from the school session. More information on the Mtingwa Scholarships can be found at https://uspas.fnal.gov/about/about-mtingwa-scholarship.shtml

Mtingwa Scholarship requested

3. APS Division of Physics of Beams Travel Awards

The Division of Physics of Beams of the American Physical Society is offering a limited number of travel expense scholarships to USPAS students. Applicants must be members of the APS DPB unit (if you are not already a member you must join before requesting the award; student membership is free for the first year). Typical travel award amounts will be $600.00 with the possibility of larger awards for higher cost points of origin. You can enroll for DPB membership at https://www.aps.org/membership/ and more details on eligibility and the selection criteria can be found at DPB Scholarship Details.

APS DPB travel award requested (only available to those who are members of/join the APS DPB unit)