Research Opportunities - Links to UA Undergraduate Research Grant Programs

Program: Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP)

URL: http://ubrp.arizona.edu/

Contact: Carol Bender, 621-9348, bender@email.arizona.edu, Life Sciences South Room 348

Application deadline: February 1 for positions starting in mid-May

Eligibility: UA undergraduate any year, any major (must be an undergraduate at the time of participation)

Program benefits and other information: Paid research experience in a biologically-related laboratory. Participants can work year round, but must start during the summer and be willing to commit to 12 weeks full time. Those who work through UBRP during the summer and can devote a minimum of 15 hours per week to research during the academic year are eligible to apply for the academic year positions.

Program: The Summer Research Institute

Contact: Tanisha N. Price, 621-9192, tanishap@u.arizona.edu

Application deadline: varies, usually falls on March 1

Eligibility: UA undergraduate juniors and seniors, any major

Program benefits and other information: paid research experience; students paired with faculty mentors. Program supports 25 -30 students per summer, 10 weeks; participants present their research at program colloquium.

Program: Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)

Contact: Cindy Neal, 621-4667, office location: BSW 202A

Application deadline: February 1 for positions starting June of that year

Eligibility: UA undergraduate underrepresented minority; sophomore or junior majoring in biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biophysics, general biology, molecular and cellular biology, nutritional science, math, microbiology, physiological sciences (or pre-major), psychology, speech and hearing science

Program benefits and other information: unique research, mentoring, financial and academic opportunity for the last two years of enrollment at the University of Arizona for underrepresented minority students who have interest and potential to pursue careers in biomedical research; financial benefits include tuition support, health insurance, monthly stipend.

Program: NASA Space Grant Internships

Contact: Susan Brew, 621-8556

Application deadline: June 30

Eligibility: Full-time UA and Pima CC sophomores-seniors

Program benefits and other information: Interns are paid an hourly wage to work on a wide-range of projects spanning the research foci of all NASA mission directorates. Interns will work alongside upper-level graduate students and practicing scientists/engineers both on campus and occasionally off-campus with local, regional and national research organizations and with high-tech industry.

Program: McNair Program

Contact: Andrew Huerta, 626-7475, ahuerta@u.arizona.edu

Application deadline: spring, generally the beginning of March

Eligibility: Be a junior or senior (and be within two years of graduation) at the University of Arizona. Intend to pursue a Ph.D. after graduation (professional degrees such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or law are not eligible). Have a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA. Be first-generation-college and low income:

• First-generation-college: having parents or guardians who have not earned a baccalaureate degree.
• Low-income: please see the Federal TRIO Programs Annual Low Income Levels at: http://grad.admin.arizona.edu/mcnair/applications.htm

Program benefits and other information: faculty mentoring, GRE preparation, summer research opportunity with a $2800 stipend and six units of credit. Year-round program.

Program: Arizona Space Grant Program

URL: http://spacegrant.arizona.edu/

Contact: Susan Brew, sbrew@lpl.arizona.edu