1. Educational Activities
A Hands-On Guide to Using
ICPSR Resources
Summer Durrant
ICPSR Official Representative
IUPUI University Library

2. Research Opportunities for Students
– Research paper
competitions -- a
research journal
experience & cash
prizes!
– Paid student
internships
focusing on
investigating social
sciences research

3. Summer Undergraduate Internship
• 10 weeks from mid-June through
mid-August at ICPSR (Ann Arbor, MI)
• Application materials: cover letter of
interest, resume or CV, two letters of
recommendation, list of relevant
courses, and contact information for
references

4. Research Paper Competitions
• $1000 for first place and $750 for
second place
• Undergraduate and master’s student
papers that used data from the
ICPSR General Archive or Thematic
Collections.

5. ICPSR Summer Program in
Quantitative Methods
• Instruction on the tools and practices needed to
analyze data
• For those with math phobia and those with
advanced analysis skills
• 3-5 day workshops and 4-8 week courses
• Primarily held in Ann Arbor, MI,
on the campus of The University
of Michigan, but some courses
on other campuses also
• http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/

6. Questions? Help?
Summer Durrant
ICPSR Official Representative
IUPUI University Library
durrant@iupui.edu
(317) 274-8061