Overview
Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards (UNCF). Awards up to $35,000. At least 15 scholarship awards will be granted in 2010. Each award provides up to $35,000, which includes up to $25,000 towards tuition, room and board, and billable fees. This award is not transferable.
Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards (UNCF). Awards up to $35,000. At least 15 scholarship awards will be granted in 2010. Each award provides up to $35,000, which includes up to $25,000 towards tuition, room and board, and billable fees. This award is not transferable.
Merck Undergraduate Fellow will be mentored by a Merck scientist and will receive two Summer Research Internships with stipends totaling at least $10,000, if eligible. One internship will take place during the summer following the junior year and the other following graduation. The two 10-12 week summer internships will take place at a Merck research facility in Rahway, NJ, West Point, PA or Boston, MA. The recipient’s department may apply for a Department Grant of up to $10,000. The actual amount of this grant is continent upon funds remaining in the scholarship portion of the award after all tuition, room and board, and billable fees are paid.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for a UNCF • Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award, you must be:
African American (Black)
Enrolled full-time in any four-year college or university in the United States
A junior who will be a B.S. or B.A. degree candidate in the 2010-2011 academic year
A life or physical sciences major (Applicants majoring in the physical sciences must have completed two semesters of organic chemistry by the end of the 2009-10 academic year). First professional (Pharm.D., D.V.M., D.D.S., etc.) and engineering degree majors are ineligible
A student with a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale
Committed to and eligible for two summer internships at a Merck research facility
A citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
A UNCF • Merck selection committee consisting of educators and Merck scientists will evaluate the applicants. Award recipients will be selected based on their GPA, their demonstrated interest in their own scientific education and a career in scientific research, and their ability to perform in a laboratory environment.
Deadline: 1 December 2009
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for a UNCF • Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award, you must be:
African American (Black)
Enrolled full-time in any four-year college or university in the United States
A junior who will be a B.S. or B.A. degree candidate in the 2010-2011 academic year
A life or physical sciences major (Applicants majoring in the physical sciences must have completed two semesters of organic chemistry by the end of the 2009-10 academic year). First professional (Pharm.D., D.V.M., D.D.S., etc.) and engineering degree majors are ineligible
A student with a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale
Committed to and eligible for two summer internships at a Merck research facility
A citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
A UNCF • Merck selection committee consisting of educators and Merck scientists will evaluate the applicants. Award recipients will be selected based on their GPA, their demonstrated interest in their own scientific education and a career in scientific research, and their ability to perform in a laboratory environment.
Deadline: 1 December 2009
Apply online (http://applyonline.uncf.org/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/applicant/SEI/ApplyOnline.aspx?ProgramId= 80&ProgramId= 80)
Source: http://www.uncf.org/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=93#Undergrad
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