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An Exciting Summer at Penn State University, University Park PA
Travel Support

One round trip travel support for student's travel between home and University Park Campus is available, subject to $500/student limit.This support is applicable to various modes of travel (air, train, bus, and private auto, etc.).To find how to get to University Park Campus, visit Penn State visitors' guide webpage.

Stipend

Participant of this NSF EE REU Site will be offered stipend at a rate of $10.50 per hour for 40 hours a week for 9 weeks, or $3,780 per student per summer with full participation.

Housing

EE REU Site Program provides communal housing (shared apartment) for the participants. The location of the Summer REU Program housing is The Nittany Apartment, owned and operated by Penn State University.
University Park Housing at Nittany Apartments

Nittany Apartments (Four bedroom Garden Apartment) accommodates four single students of the same gender (each student will have one's own bedroom). Two apartments are equipped for disabled student use, and each will accommodate three students of the same gender if occupied by a disabled student.

Residents at Nittany Apartment are within a block or two to the ice-skating rink, swimming pools, tennis courts, the varsity track and field facility, Indoor Sports Complex, Eisenhower Auditorium, and the HUB-Robeson Center (student union). It is within 10 minutes walk to the Department of EE, to the Materials Research Lab Building (MRI), and to most of the university units.
Located right in the complex is the Nittany Community Center. Situated on the corner of Bigler and Pollock Roads, the center has an information desk, administrative office, multi-purpose room, TV room, and University laundry facilities. Washers and dryers are provided.

Furnishing:
Bedroom - Each bedroom includes a chest of drawers, desk with light, desk chair, bookshelf, bed with mattress, TV cable, and individual door lock.
Living/Dining Room - The Living/Dining room includes a table and four chairs, two-seater couch, easy chairs (2), end tables (2), table lamps (2), floor lamp, coffee table, TV cable.
Kitchen - Kitchens include a stove with oven, refrigerator, and garbage disposal.

Where on the Campus the Nittany Apartments Are Located

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Campus and Town Environment

University Park Campus

State College Area

Downtown State College and Central PA


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