The HHMI Science For Life Undergraduate Research Award allows talented, motivated, and responsible students at the University of Florida to get a rapid start in research and connect with the most outstanding faculty mentors at UF as early undergraduates. Research projects often continue much for much of the awardee's undergraduate career, and many of the projects undertaken lead to undergraduate co-authored publications within peer-reviewed scientific journals or presentations at national meetings.

This award is one of the best ways of enhancing your ability to win other prestigious awards at UF including the Fulbright and Churchill Scholarships. As well, you will be a more appealing candidate to graduate and professional school selection committees as well as employers within private industry.

Other benefits include:

• Greatly enhanced letters of recommendations
• Participation in special campus events and poster sessions
• $2000 Award Stipend, which may be applied to your research, participating in scientific meetings, or extracurricular activities related to your research
• A $500 publication award for each co-authored paper submitted
• The $2000 SFL Matching Program for off-campus research
• Eligibility for the $10,000 Provost Scholar Award to perform research at any location worldwide
• Preferred Status in the HHMI SFL Extramural Research Award Program

In order to apply the the SFL Intramural Research Program, first meet and secure the approval of a UF Faculty Mentor (list not exclusive). With your mentor, develop a short research plan for a project in that professor's laboratory. Any subject involving the life sciences, broadly defined, is welcome. Once you are ready....

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Below is the application for the Undergraduate Publication Award. Students awardees who have either co-authored a peer-reviewed scientific journal article or attended a scientific meeting presenting a co-authored poster are eligible to recieve a $500 dollar supplementary award. Once you have submitted the paper for review or returned from the meeting, you may apply below.

Undergraduate Publication Award Application