SQEIP accepts applications until Monday, Mar.3, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT.

About SQEIP

SQEIP is an intensive hands-on training program for undergraduate students in science & engineering; a collaborative effort between the University of Maryland (UMD) and the Winston-Salem Quantum Institute (WSQI). The program includes 8 weeks of hands-on training in the state-of-the-art research facilities at UMD that includes topics such as:

• Vacuum Technology and Thin film materials growth

• Design, fabrication, and packaging of quantum devices

• Cryogenic technologies and electronic measurements;

• Foundations of electrical measurements for quantum circuits including RF electronics.

The application system for the summer of 2025 will be open from Jan. 13, 2025. Participants will receive a stipend for the duration of the program. Additional travel grants will be made available to the participants for presenting at select local/national conferences following the completion of the program. Interested students are required to apply using the APPLY NOW button above no later than Mar.1, 2025.

SQEIP is supported by the Department of Energy (ASCR-RENEW Award# DE-SC0023595) and the National Science Foundation (ExpandQISE Award# 2329017).