Summer URS Eureka! Research Scholarship for Biological Sciences majors
ELIGIBILITY: Biological Sciences majors ONLY (does not include SIO). Citizenship – US Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Dream Act Eligible/AB540. Second-year and above. Promotes engagement in basic and translational biology by facilitating students’ participation in research opportunities both at the UC San Diego campus and at research facilities on the San Diego Mesa (located north of UCSD). This program is for all undergraduate Biology students, including those who have faced obstacles that have limited their ability to conduct research. Successful proposals will show evidence that the scholarship will provide the students with an opportunity to have a significant research experience.
- Award
- $5,000.00
- Scopes
- SRP, URS
- Deadline
- 02/15/2021
- Supplemental Questions
URS - Faculty Sponsor and Contact Information
Please enter the name and email of your Faculty Sponsor ASAP.
If your faculty mentor is having trouble with receiving the request to submit the letter of recommendation, please have them contact Dr. Sophia Tsai (stsai@ucsd.edu) for assistance.- A. Faculty member's name and email address
- B. Sponsoring Faculty's Department
Summer Research Scholarship Requirements:
URS - Title of Your Research Proposal
URS - Overview/Abstract of the Project
URS - Research Proposal
Include a detailed description of the project you would like to propose. Please ensure that you write this proposal. It can be based on discussions with your research mentor(s), and even edited by your research mentor(s), but it is intended to be primarily composed by you, then student planning to do the research. Many proposed projects are based on work already being performed in their research mentor's group, and that is allowable. You must be clear about your role in this project.
More information about required sections in your proposal can be found at the URS website.
File naming convention should be: LastName Firstname - proposal.doc or .pdf
The file name can only have the following characters: a-z A-Z 0-9 _ . -
The file name can only have a single '.'Research Proposal Authorship Confirmation
URS - Personal Statement
Describe how carrying out this summer research project would advance your academic and professional goals. More information about required sections in your personal statement can be found at the URS website. (600 word max)
URS Eureka! - Statement of Obstacles
Explain what obstacles you have faced that have limited your ability to do research. How will this program help to alleviate these obstacles?URS - CV upload
URS - Proposal sub-field
Please indicate the sub-field of your research proposal.
URS Scholars - Program Ranking
Below are a number of programs to which you might be applying. Please indicate your top three choices among these programs. If you are applying to fewer than three programs, you can select “Not applying to other programs.” Please ensure that you enter your ranking of top 3 choices in the same order for each application that you submit in this application portal.
Many students who apply to the URS opportunities also apply to other opportunities for the summer. Students can apply to as many opportunities as they are eligible for; you are not restricted to just the top 3 listed below. Applicants are encouraged to explore a variety of options and to apply to multiple programs. Note that if you do get accepted into multiple programs, you will only be able to accept one.
Indicating your ranking here does NOT serve as an application to these programs; the programs listed below have a separate application process for each opportunity. When you submit the current application, you will have applied to only THIS URS opportunity and will need to submit separate applications to the other programs.
- First choice
- Second choice
- Third choice
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