The Mathematics and Science Education (MSE) Research Community at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) will be hosting RAIDERS, an REU Advancing InterDisciplinary Education Research in STEM in Summer 2027.
If you, or someone you know, is interested in making discoveries about how students learn Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics (STEM) by joining an interdisciplinary community of STEM education researchers, this is the REU for you! The summer 2027 session will offer 8 project choices across the STEM disciplines (see project descriptions at https://urc.mtsu.edu/raider-reu/) including projects in statistics and data science education. After completing the 8-week REU in July, undergraduate researchers will return to MTSU in January to present their research at the Southeastern STEM Education Research Conference (SSERC).
We are looking for STEM majors or pre-service STEM teachers interested in how people learn.
The program will run from June 6 – July 31, 2027. Selected participants will:
- Receive a $6,300 stipend.
- Receive travel to and from MTSU (35 miles southeast of Nashville) and housing and a meal allowance for the summer.
- Receive funding to attend and present their work at the Southeastern STEM Education Research Conference (SSERC) in January 2028.
Applications should be submitted via NSF's ETAP system: https://etap.nsf.gov/award/8341/opportunity/12184
Application deadline is January 25, 2027.
If students have any questions, comments, or excitements – feel free to reach out at jennifer.kaplan@mtsu.edu
