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Science For Life | An Interdisciplinary Program in The Life Sciences at The University of Florida
Undergraduate Publication Award

Application Information
You must be a current Undergraduate Science For Life Awardee to apply for this award. This application must be filled out in its entirety for each publication you wish to receive the award. All fields are required unless otherwise stated. If you are encountering problems with the application, please email Chris (croche@chem.ufl.edu) for assistance.


Please format: 0000-0000

Mentor Information
Immediately after submitting this form, your mentor will be sent the publication/presentation information inputted into this form (you will be copied on this email). Once this information has been approved by your mentor, we will submit your award according to your preference below. Therefore, it is imperative that your professor's email address is correct for this email to be sent. We suggest you follow up with your mentor as well after submitting this form to ensure they respond.


Please format: FirstName LastName

Publication Information
Please choose either paper or poster depending on whether you have submitted an article to a peer reviewed journal or presented a poster at a scientific meeting. Once selected, please fill out all requested information regarding your submission. Note that you need to acknowledge the HHMI-UF Science For Life Program in your paper/poster/presentation.


Please format: J Smith, JD Doe, ...

Unabbreviated name please

Please format: MM/DD/YYYY
Either submission or publication date

Please format: 12(3): 456-789
If unknown, input Not Known.

NOTE: In order to receive the award for a meeting or conference, you will need to submit a brief 1/2-1 page description of the conference and what you learned from attending as well as photos of you in front of your poster and at the conference. Please submit these to Christy LaPlante (christyn@ufl.edu). Awards for meeting and conference presentations are only disbursed after you attend the event; we are unable to give any advance disbursements.


Please format: J Smith, JD Doe, ...

Unabbreviated name please

Please format: Gainesville, FL

Please format: MM/DD/YYYY

Award Disbursement Information
The Undergraduate Publication Award is paid to recipients through the Office for Student Financial Affairs as a scholarship. Typically, payment occurs the semester the application for the award is cleared. If you currently receive financial aid based on the results of the current Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), receipt of this scholarship could negatively affect your current grants or loans and possibly require you to repay a portion of existing financial aid. Contact an adviser in the Office for Student Financial Affairs, S-107 Criser Hall, to determine the effect of receiving this scholarship on your current financial aid. We will not be responsible for any repayment of your existing financial aid.

Also, in order to receive the scholarship you must be registered for at least one credit hour in the semester it is to be disbursed. It is up to you to make sure these conditions do not affect your award. Please select an option below:


Please format: Fall YYYY
Leave blank if undecided

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