Location and Dates
- Location: Yucatan, Mexico
- Program Dates: May 11 - 25, 2024
- Term(s) Offered: Spring 2024
- Applicable Major(s): All engineering majors, arts and sciences majors, agriculture and life sciences majors, and business majors
Application deadline: Dec. 15, 2023
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Overview
The Introduction to Research Abroad Program (IRAP) program starts during the spring 2023 semester with an orientation and training workshop. The highlight of the experience is a two-week trip to Yucatan in Mexico, where students will take a class on introduction to research, visit research sites and tour cultural areas of Yucatan, including Uxmal, Chichen Itza, the cenotes and the Mundo Maya Museum. After returning from Yucatan, students will join an online learning community and write a research proposal on the research problem identified while in Yucatan. The last activity in the program is a poster session. The goal is to expose students to research and global programs early in their careers.
This program is open to:
- Freshman and sophomore students from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering
- Engineering Regents' scholars
In an effort to provide a true multidisciplinary experience to students, this program is also open to freshman and sophomore students from:
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Requirements
- Applicant must be in good academic standing with a 2.0 or better by the application deadline.
- Applicant must be a freshman or sophomore student in one of the following colleges: Engineering, Geosciences, Agriculture, or Mays Business School.
College of Engineering Regents' Scholars
- Applicant must have participated/be participating in the college’s fall Engineering Success Program (ESP) and Peer Mentor Program.
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident.
- Applicant must be in good academic standing with a grade point average of 2.0 or better by the application deadline.
- Applicant must be a freshman or sophomore.
- Applicant must meet Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) grant requirements. Should qualify as an Under-Represented Minority (URM). URM includes only those who identify as: Black/African American, Alaska Native, American Indian/Native American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Pacific Islander.
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Estimated Costs
Please note that all costs are subject to change.
Estimated program fees*
- Unsponsored student: $2,300
- Airfare not included
- Sponsored student: $500
- Sponsor pays $1,800 + Airfare
*Estimated program fee covers administration fee, lodging (homestays), breakfast and dinner with host families, some group meals, transportation in Mexico to program activities, and program activities (cultural and technical visits).
All students will be responsible for their own passport fees, some meals, and personal expenses. Unsponsored students are responsible for their own airfare to and from Merida, Yucatan. Sponsored students have their airfare covered by their sponsor. Students may qualify for a program sponsorship if they are an Engineering Regents’ Scholar that qualifies for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) grant.
- Unsponsored student: $2,300
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Contact Information
For more information about the IRAP program, contact Halliburton Engineering Global Programs at irap@tamu.edu