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The Carl R. Woese Undergraduate Research Scholar Program offers University of Illinois undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary research at the Institute.
This program has been established to honor the memory of Carl Woese, who was a distinguished founding member of the Institute for Genomic Biology. The successful applicant will conduct research on a full-time basis over a 10 week period of time during the summer, and will be paid on an hourly basis.
Program Requirements
- Applicants are expected to be engaged full-time in their research project at the IGB over the summer.
- A final report, not to exceed two (2) pages in length, must be completed at the end of the summer research experience.
Eligibility Requirements
- Recipient shall be an undergraduate student in good standing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
- Recipient must be enrolled for the spring semester during which they apply.
- Applicants should not be registered for summer classes if intending to pursue the scholarship.
- Applicants must work in the laboratory group of an IGB faculty member or affiliate member (the applicant need not have worked in the IGB's physical lab space.)
- Individuals who are receiving their bachelor's degree in the spring semester in which they apply are not eligible.
This application typically opens in late January, with applications due mid-March and decisions announced by early April.