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Biomedical & Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
The Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Program
This program provides opportunities for students attending 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 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 socio-economically 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
Fellowship Dates: Monday, June 3 - Friday August 9, 2013
Application Opens: Monday, December 3, 2012
Application Deadline: Friday, March 1, 2013
Orientation: Monday, June 3, 2013
Symposium: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Eligibility
Current undergraduate students attending the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Campus. International students are not eligible for our summer fellowships funded by HHMI or SRC.
Information Sessions
Monday, February 4, 2013
Proposal Writing Workshops
All of the following sessions will be held in 1160 USB:
Upcoming Proposal Writing Workshops
Don't let an unpolished proposal hold you back from a UROP Summer Opportunity , career moves, life-long goals, and so much more. Come out and learn the dos and don’ts of the proposal-writing process.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Monday, February 18, 2013
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
To Apply
All documents MUST be uploaded as a PDF AND submitted as a hard copy in the UROP Office by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 1st, 2013. In addition, they should include a header or footer and page numbers. The file should be saved as (First Name. Last Name 2012).
- UROP Online Application
- Personal Statement (MUST be uploaded as a PDF and a hard copy submitted)
The 1-2 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. - Research Proposal (MUST be uploaded as a PDF and a hard copy submitted)
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. - Recommendation Letters
You will need 2 recommendation letters; one letter must be from your current Research Sponsor/Day to Day Supervisor, 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). - Resume (MUST be uploaded as a PDF and a hard copy submitted)
You must submit a PDF file as part of your UROP Application. - 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)
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
Send to:
Charmise L. Knox, Student Administrative Assistant/Summer Fellowship Coordinator
University of Michigan
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)
1190 Undergraduate Science Building (USB)
204 Washtenaw Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2215
734.615.9000 (office) -- 734.615.9971 (fax)
Transcript processing ordinarily takes two business days and is free of charge.
