Summer Biomedical and Life Sciences
This program provides opportunities for students to conduct full-time (40 hours per week) biomedical and life sciences research with a University of Michigan faculty member for a 10 week period. In addition to the research activities, summer fellows participate in seminars co-sponsored by the Medical School on such topics as research integrity, clinical and translational research, and funding for graduate school and in monthly journal clubs facilitated by top researchers from the Life Sciences Institute and Medical School.
The Summer Biomedical and Life Sciences Fellowship program seeks to attract a [broadly] diverse student population, which would include women and historically underrepresented students as well as first generation college students and students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, with the goal of encouraging diverse students to pursue graduate programs in the biomedical and life sciences. The overall purpose of the program is to encourage students to consider pursuing graduate work in the biomedical and life sciences field by engaging them in an intensive full-time research experience.
The program is currently supported by grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Genentech, the Towsley Foundation, Amgen Foundation, Johnson and Johnson and private gifts from the Marc and Lori Robinson Fund, Tori and Terry Rosen Fund, and the Janet Neary Fund.
Stipend Award: $4000
Program Dates: May 24 – July 30, 2010
Deadline to Apply: Friday, February 26, 2010
Requirements:
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE UPLOADED IN PDF FORMATS. In addition, they should include a header or footer and page numbers. The file should be saved as (First Name. Last Name 2010).
1. UROP Online Application (Will be available here starting December 2009)
2. Personal Statement
The personal statement is your opportunity to showcase your skills and qualifications pertaining to the fellowship. A personal statement may include academic, professional and life experiences that reflect relevant outstanding personal qualifications as well as career goals, research goals, and personal characteristics. Additionally, a personal statement gives you an opportunity to explain potential hardships or drawbacks in other areas of your application.
3. Research Proposal
The 5-8 page research proposal is a persuasive document that describes the purpose of your research, why it should be done, your methodology, your proposed timeline, the scope of the summer project, and your expected results by the end of the fellowship.
4. Recommendation Letters
You will need 2 recommendation letters; one letter must be from a U of M faculty member, graduate student instructor, or academic advisor who can speak specifically about your academic or abilities. The other can be from anyone you have a professional relationship with. If you are applying to work on the same project you have been working on during the academic year, one of your letters should be from your research sponsor.
Each recommender must write a letter of recommendation, complete a Recommendation Form, and submit both the form and the letter of recommendation electronically (as a pdf).
5. Resume
You must submit a PDF file as part of your UROP Application.
6. Official Transcript
You will need to submit an official transcript from U of M and any other institutions (higher education institutions, e.g. all community colleges attended) previously attended to the UROP Office.
Transcripts can be ordered in one of three ways:
a. Order online.
Current and many former students with a uniqname and university/Kerberos password can order transcripts online through Wolverine Access. From the Student Business page, choose Order Transcript. This option is not available to those students who need rush service, have attachments which must accompany the transcript, or who last attended prior to Fall 1993.
b. Send a letter.
Fax or mail a request to our office. A printable order form is available. Please include:
•Complete student name and handwritten signature
• Student identification number or Social Security number
• Dates of attendance at the University and the school/unit of enrollment (e.g. LSA or Rackham)
• Degrees awarded
• Current mailing address and daytime phone number
• Names and complete addresses of all recipients
Mail or fax a letter to:
Transcript and Certification Department
Office of the Registrar
University of Michigan
1210 LS&A Building
500 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1382
Phone: 734.763.9066
Fax: 734.764.5556
c. Go to a Student Services Office.
For students/alumni who cannot use Wolverine Access, need a transcript quickly, or have transcript attachments, an order can be placed in person at one of the Student Services locations - be sure to bring photo identification.
Note: Transcript orders are not accepted via e-mail.
Transcript processing ordinarily takes two business days and is free of charge.
ALL FELLOWSHIP MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
