Biology Undergraduate Research Award : Department of Biology : Indiana University Bloomington

Undergraduate Studies

How To Apply

Applications for select departmental scholarships are accepted during the spring semester. The application deadline for this award is Monday, February 11, 2013.

To apply, fill out and save the application form using Adobe Reader. Email Kathy Wyss if you plan to apply for a scholarship(s) and tell her who your faculty recommender will be. A separate secure Oncourse project drop box will be created for you and each of your recommenders. Each of you will receive an email containing a link to your drop box so that your materials (completed application packet for the student, letter of recommendation for the faculty member) can be uploaded. For a demonstration of adding materials to your drop box, view this short instructional video.

Recipients of this award will be recognized at a departmental ceremony held on Friday, April 26, 2013, at 3:30 p.m.

Biology Undergraduate Research Award

Established in 1988 by the Department of Biology to encourage undergraduate students to engage in independent research projects and to provide them with experience writing research papers. Cook Incorporated of Bloomington, Indiana, now funds the award.

Eligible:

Biology, Microbiology, or Biotechnology majors enrolled in Biology L490 or its equivalent.

Award:

Up to $1500 for the best research paper written by a student, a copy of which will be presented to Cook Incorporated.

Special Application Materials:

Submit all materials listed on the application form plus a copy of a research paper written by the applicant.

A letter of support must be submitted separately by the faculty member who is the student’s research mentor. The letter of recommendation must describe the student’s contribution to the research paper (including the percentage of the research that the student contributed).

Department of Biology