New York Combinatorics REU

NYCREU consists of research projects in all areas of combinatorics. Each project is mentored by an active researcher with experience in undergraduate mentoring.

The program runs in June and July and ends by the first week of August with a Summer Showcase where students present a poster on their accomplishments over the summer.  

It is hard to pin down the number of hours per week students must commit to a math REU, since we are always thinking about the problems we are working on. On average students are expected to work on their problems 15 - 20 hours a week for ten weeks. Unlike other REUs, students are permitted to take summer courses and hold part-time jobs. However, we discourage full time employment and engaging with another math REUs since there wouldn't be enough time to do this program properly.  

Stipends, if available, are provided by individual faculty mentors to the students they are mentoring. 

Continuing the project further to get a publication is up to individual mentors and their students. Most mentors continue to work with their students over the next academic year, as time permits.

Publications are not a requirement of any REU, in fact it is not even an expectation. Nevertheless, the unstated goal for teams is to try and aim for some sort of publication, broadly defined as an outcome of their summer work. If a publication is anticipated, we expect that all members of a team will have their names on it (unless some members specifically wish to drop out). Moreover, names are listed in alphabetical order, as is customary in mathematics. 

Community Agreement: NYCREU aims to offer a joyful, meaningful, and empowering experience. We will build that rich experience together by devoting our strongest possible effort to the REU. You will be challenged and supported. Please prepare to take an active, critical, patient, and generous role in your own learning and research and that of your classmates.

Reference: Todos Cuentan: Cultivating Diversity in Combinatorics