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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 up to a total of $5,625.

Applicants this year may also elect to be considered for another fellowship, the Tracy Undergraduate Research Scholarship, which offers the same research duration and stipend. This award was established by Mark Tracy to promote undergraduate experiences in health or agricultural translational research. Please indicate on the form your interest in consideration for this fellowship.

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 2025 semester.
  • 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 Spring 2025 are not eligible.
  • Applications must be received by March 24, 2025. All the application materials must be submitted by 11:59 pm Central Time on the application closing date. Recipients will be contacted on or around April 4, 2025.

Application

Applicants must complete the below application form, provide a CV, and a description of the proposed research project. The research description should not exceed two single-spaced pages. The research project can be in any area of research that takes place at the IGB. The successful proposal will be understandable to a broad audience.

Questions? Please email outreach@igb.illinois.edu.

Uploaded CVs are accessible by search engines and as such should not contain confidential information.
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Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.

Please provide the names and contact information for two faculty references. One of these references should be your research advisor within IGB. The other can be an individual familiar with your academic work. We may contact references to help us make selections between applicants and to confirm a lab group's ability to provide mentorship.

Faculty Reference 1
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Faculty Reference 2