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DOE CSGF Practicum Information
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Each DOE CSGF fellow is required to perform at least one 12-week practicum research
assignment at a participating DOE Laboratory within the first 2 years of their
fellowship. This exciting research opportunity is meant to be distinct from your
thesis research and serve as a broadening experience.
Below you will find a map of the participating DOE Laboratory sites at which
your practicum may be performed. If you do not see a lab listed that you are
interested in, contact the DOE CSGF Coordinator for further information. Click
on the sites on the map to link to information about each laboratory (practicum
coordinator contact information, research examples, and abstracts of
fellows' practicum research at that site).
Download the Fellows Practicum Guide from your
secure
site for a more detailed version of the information below.
Selecting and Processing Your Practicum
You may begin your quest to determine your practicum site at any time
after you become a fellow. Here is a timeline to keep in mind when making
your decision and processing your request:
JUNE:
The DOE CSGF Annual Meeting presents an excellent opportunity to network
with DOE laboratory staff familiar with computational science research at
their laboratories as well as current and past fellows who have already
completed their practicum assignments.
OCTOBER:
Information about each fellow who is “available” for practicum is sent
out to the practicum coordinators; you may be contacted after that time
by representatives of laboratories who would like to host your practicum
research.
JANUARY:
We ask that each fellow identify the practicum site they have chosen and
the dates of their practicum research assignment (even if you will not be
performing your practicum that following summer) on their renewal application
due early January. This can be changed again before February, but should be
your best estimate.
FEBRUARY:
Paperwork for the practicum is due by mid-February of the year you will be
performing your practicum.
Processing the Practicum Request paperwork:
- To submit a Practicum Request, you must complete the “Insurance
Information” and the “Practicum Information” links on
your secure
site. For
a second practicum, please use the “Second Practicum Information”
and “Second Practicum Evaluation” links.
- Print the forms after you have completed all the appropriate information
online.
- Obtain signatures from your university coordinator and your faculty
advisor.
- Mail the form to Krell for further processing and approval
by February 15th.
MARCH – MAY:
Krell will notify you when your practicum is approved and inform you of
your stipend during your practicum (you will be provided with a supplemental
amount, unique to each laboratory, to offset your additional living costs
while at the practicum site).
Meet with your thesis and practicum advisors to discuss the practicum
project.
Gather housing information from all available sources. The DOE CSGF Program
Coordinator will also provide you with housing information that has been
compiled.
You can be reimbursed for the travel costs of one trip to your practicum
site for detailed discussions with your advisor and/or to arrange housing
before your practicum. Travel Guidelines for this visit can be found on
your secure
site.
If requested, the DOE CSGF program will make a $500 advance payment to you
up to one month before the practicum to assist with your travel costs. Contact
the DOE CSGF Program Coordinator to request an advance. The advance payment
will be deducted from the stipend you receive one month after the end of your
practicum.
Verify that your medical insurance will provide adequate coverage while you
are on practicum.
MAY – SEPTEMBER:
Most practica take place during these summer months. However, you may
schedule a practicum at any time that is convenient, and is approved by
your university and the practicum site.
Download the Practicum Relocation Guidelines and the Travel Reimbursement
form from your secure
site. Make sure you save all of your original receipts and be specific about
the time you left and arrived at the laboratory on your travel expense voucher.
JULY – SEPTEMBER:
Your travel costs to and from the practicum site will be reimbursed upon
presentation of appropriate documentation. You may request reimbursement
after each trip, or after both trips are complete.
After your practicum, you are required to provide an evaluation of the
practicum experience. Log into your
secure site
to submit your online evaluation.
 If you represent a DOE Laboratory interested
in participating in the DOE CSGF program that is not listed above as
an approved Practicum site, please let us know using the contact
information listed below.
Contact:
DOE CSGF Program Coordinator
1609 Golden Aspen Drive, Suite 101
Ames, IA 50010
515.956.3696 (phone) 515.956.3699 (fax)
csgf@krellinst.org
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