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Eligibility

• Students seeking an undergraduate degree at the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ in the Departments of Psychology & Neuroscience, Integrative Physiology, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology or Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Applicants should not plan to graduate before the end of the proposed award semester.
• Students must be supervised by an eligible IBG faculty mentor, who is a tenured/tenure-track faculty, research faculty, or a contract instructor at the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ. Graduate students or post-docs may serve in a supervisory role on this student award, but the faculty mentor must provide some direct mentoring to the undergraduate.
• Students from underrepresented backgrounds, are especially encouraged to apply.

Description

• The IBG Undergraduate Research Opportunity Fellowship will provide funding of up to $2000 for the duration of one summer, or $1000 per fall or spring semester, to support students working in a lab.
• This award is not intended to provide money for research supplies or other research-related expenses.
• This award will support up to 4 students per academic year and up to 2 students in the summer.
• Students should not be recipients of other undergraduate fellowships including the UROP grant or other departmental awards.

Timeline

• The IBG Community Engagement and Outreach (CEO) committee will accept applications on an ongoing basis.
• Each application is for one semester only (Fall, Spring, or Summer).
• The deadline for Fall applications is Aug. 1, Spring applications is Jan. 1 and Summer applications is May 1.

Compliance

• Human Subjects. Projects involving human subjects may require approval by the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIRB and involve additional steps in the application process. Students: Talk to your mentor as soon as possible and review the resources and guidelines on the IRB website.
• Animal Subjects. Projects involving animal subjects may require approval by the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØIACUC and involve additional steps in the application and award process. Students: Talk to your mentor as soon as possible and review the resources and guidelines on the IACUC website.

Review Process

Proposals will be evaluated by the IBG CEO committee.

• Applicants will be notified of the award committee's decision within 3 weeks after the deadline.
• Application
• Please use the LINK. Note: Students should only submit this application after consultation with their faculty mentor/Principal Investigator.