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Program Requirements:

• Eight (8) weeks of full-time research during the summers after the sophomore and junior years
• Ongoing research during the academic year in lieu of campus employment
• Full participation in all Mellon Mays program activities
• Maintenance of a strong working relationship with the faculty mentor
• Presentation of Mellon research at Visible Thinking, Duke’s Undergraduate Research Day, in both junior and senior years
• Preparation and submission of a senior thesis in the major department