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Other Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Biology
Caltech is excited to announce two summer research opportunities available to continuing undergraduate students. Questions about these programs can be directed to Carol Casey at casey@caltech.edu or (626) 395-2887.
MURF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
The MURF program aims to increase the participation of underrepresented students (such
as African American, Hispanic, and Native American, females who are underrepresented
in their discipline, or first-generation college
students) in science and engineering Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. programs and to make Caltech's
programs more visible to students not traditionally exposed to Caltech.
Eligibility: Students must be current sophomores through non-graduating seniors and must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents. A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required.
Competitive applicants will have completed sophomore-level courses in desired research field, have demonstrated through academic and/or co-curricular activities a passion for research, and can articulate how their research interests align with Caltech's research areas. The most competitive applicants will have prior research experience.
Support: MURF students will receive a $6000 award for the ten-week program.
An additional $500 housing and travel supplement will be provided.
Application: Online applications are due January 9 2013.
For more information, visit www.murf.caltech.edu.
AMGEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Caltech's Amgen Scholars Program is geared towards students in biology, chemistry, and biotechnology fields. Some of these fields include biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and chemistry.
Eligibility: Students must be current sophomores through non-graduating seniors, must be attending a four-year university, and must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents. A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required.
Support: Amgen Scholars will receive a $5500 award, round-trip air transportation, a generous housing allowance, and a food allowance.
Application: Online applications are due February 15, 2013.
For more information, please visit www.amgenscholars.caltech.edu
2013 Bioinformatics Summer Institute Opportunity for Undergraduates
Mississippi Valley State University is pleased announce its 2013 Bioinformatics Summer Institute. This program is designed to give aspiring scientists an opportunity to explore the field of bioinformatics through the integration of mathematics, computer sciences and biology/chemistry.
The Bioinformatics Summer Institute (BSI) Scholars will be exposed to hands-on computational experiences lead by faculty members of The Bioinformatics Program. Participants will be engaged in topics ranging from scientific ethics to the use of medical data; listening to and conversing with leading scientists in the field; preparing for the GRE; annotating microbial genomes; mining data and learning to use various online resources for research.
Organismal Biology Programs
• Kentucky Academy of Science Undergraduate Research Program, anywhere in KY http://www.kyacademyofscience.org/grants/undergrad-research.html
• National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates, many sites across USA http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5047
• Summer Systematics Institute, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA http://www.calacademy.org/research/internship/ssi/
• Summer Program of Undergraduate Research, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR http://biology.uoregon.edu/SPUR/
• Research Training Program, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/
• American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY http://research.amnh.org/grants/
• Greater Research Opportunities Undergraduate Fellowships, Environmental Protection Agency, several sites across USA http://es.epa.gov/ncer/fellow/
• Nyanza Project, Interdisciplinary Research Training in Tropical Lake Studies, Nyanza, Tanzania http://www.geo.arizona.edu/nyanza/
• Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC http://www.uga.edu/srel/undergrad.htm
• Undergraduate Research in the Natural History Museum, Dublin, Ireland http://www.ucd.ie/ureka
• Kentucky Young Scientist Summer (KYSS) Research Program for Undergraduate Students, Lexington KY http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/kyssbrochure.html
• Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Academic Opportunities & Programs. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/other_opps/otherintro.html
• Columbia University’s list of Research Opportunities throughout the U.S.: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html
• Washington and Lee University Environmental Internships and careers: http://environmentalstudies.wlu.edu/internships.htm
• Ecolog archives offers about a dozen research opportunities per week https://listserv.umd.edu/archives/ecolog-l.html
Biomedical and Biotechnology Biology Programs
• Kentucky Academy of Science Undergraduate Research Program, anywhere in KY http://www.kyacademyofscience.org/grants/undergrad-research.html
• University of Louisville Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Neuroscience http://www.neurosci.louisville.edu/students-info/undergrad.html
• KBRIN, Lousiville and Lexington, KY http://www.kbrin.louisville.edu/cores/ed_core.html
• National Institutes of Health http://www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/
• National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates, many sites across USA http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5047
• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/surf.html
• Janelia Farm Research Campus, Ashburn, Virginia, http://www.hhmi.org/janelia/
Bioinformatics
• Kentucky Academy of Science Undergraduate Research Program, anywhere in KY http://www.kyacademyofscience.org/grants/undergrad-research.html
• DePaul University, Chicago, IL http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/research/vc/medix/
• DePaul University/Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL http://www.anl.gov/
• University of California—Santa Cruz http://surf-it.soe.ucsc.edu/
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center http://www.fhcrc.org/science/education/undergraduates/
Under-Represented Minority Programs
• Boston University Diversity Project, Indonesia; http://people.bu.edu/pbarber/Intro.htm
• Marine Biological Laboratory William Townsend Porter Fellowship for Minority, Woods Hole, MA http://www.mbl.edu/education/index.html
Grants for Supplies (without stipend)
• Kentucky Academy of Science Undergraduate Research Program, anywhere in KY http://www.kyacademyofscience.org/grants/undergrad-research.html
• American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY http://research.amnh.org/grants/
