Apply Now - N.E.T. Summer Camp 2023

The N.E.T. Summer Camp establishes a platform for academic and scientific exchange, and gives participants a taste of Ph.D. research studies. During the summer camp, students will have opportunities to meet with professors in different research areas, receive professional guidance from experienced research mentors, interact with current N.E.T. program students, prepare graduate school application materials, and practice presentation skills for a general audience.

Who are eligible?

The Summer Camp welcomes Master’s program students who want to pursue Ph.D. training in China, including current master’s program students and those who have already obtained master’s degree. Priority will be given to students planning to apply for Ph.D. programs for September 2024. Applicants should have strong academic records with courses in physics, transportation planning and management, neuroscience, statistics, sociology or related disciplines.

Date: August 26-27, 2023
Venue: NYU Shanghai
Language: Chinese/English

*Participants are highly encouraged to attend the Summer Camp in Shanghai. Online option will be open for those who cannot attend in person.

How to apply?

Applications should be submitted electronically as a single PDF document to shanghai.research.partnerships@nyu.edu using the subject line format: “NET Summer Camp 2023_Student Name (last, first)”.

• Application Form (Must select one faculty advisor for interaction during the summer camp. The list of advisors can be found below.) 
• Resume + Personal Statement; or CV (applicants can briefly mention projects in CV, in that case personal statement is not needed)
• Transcript (for bachelor’s degree + master’s degree program)
• a Research Proposal (new study based on a critical review of selected papers, existing research in current lab research, or follow-up studies of finished or ongoing own projects)
• an Abstract of Current Research (published, or close to finished projects, or ongoing projects with expected outcomes)
• Optional - paper (published, under review or in preparation; please provide no more than 3 papers)

Application deadline: June 30, 2023
Second Round: July 31, 2023

Application materials will be accepted in English or Chinese.

Faculty Advisors and Research Interests

• Hanghui Chen (Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science)
• Zhibin Chen (Transportation Planning and Management)
• Li Li (Perception and Action, Virtual Reality)
• Xing Tian (Cognitive neuroscience)
• Dan Wang (Financial Econometrics)
• Xiaogang Wu (Social Stratification and Mobility)

* in alphabetical order of last names

Schedule

Date: August 26 – August 27/2023

Day 1
Morning	Opening, introduction of N.E.T. Ph.D. program
	Research presentations by selected participants
Noon	Group photo, lunch & campus tour
Afternoon	Divide into groups – Faculty Group/Lab activities
Dinner	Dinner with the Faculty Advisor group

 

Day 2
Morning	Research presentations by selected participants
	Closing and wrap up

 

Selection

Applicants will be selected based on the credentials of the candidates; the scientific merits of the abstract and proposal; and other factors. Candidates will be matched with the intended faculty advisor indicated in the application form.

Abstracts will be evaluated and a total of 6 studies will be selected to present at the conference. All participants will have a chance to present their research and proposals during interaction with selected faculty advisor and lab members.

We will provide stipends for all summer campers. If your research is selected to present at the conference, you will receive additional support.

Contact us

shanghai.research.partnerships@nyu.edu