MARC U* Star Undergraduate Research Training

The purpose of the program is to encourage minority students in the sciences to pursue graduate research in the biomedical sciences. The MARC U* Star grant expands research opportunities on campus for underrepresented minority students and provides an opportunity for them to participate in two programs. The MARC U* Star Summer Pre-trainee Research Program introduces sophomores to scientific research in faculty laboratories. The MARC U* Star Trainee Program provides an opportunity for juniors and seniors to conduct mentored research in laboratories for a full 2-year period. Underrepresented students in the Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Biology, Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Chemistry and Statistics who are selected for the Trainee program will receive a fellowship which includes tuition, fees and insurance as well as a monthly stipend.