Spring 2024 Announcement
The Biology Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is offering a limited number of travel grants, up to $250 each, for undergraduate students presenting original biological research results at a regional or national, discipline-specific meeting in Spring 2024. Award recipients are required to acknowledge CUR for support of their travel in their talk or poster, to complete a short online survey about their meeting experience and to submit a PDF file of their poster. Students from traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
Eligibility Criteria
- Student must be an undergraduate student at either a two- or four-year institution. If the student is a graduating fourth-year student, travel must be completed within three months of graduation.
- Student’s mentor must be a CUR member, or the student’s home institution must be a CUR institutional member
- Student must attend a discipline-specific meeting or a meeting focused on underrepresented populations such as SACNAS, ABRCMS, or AISES.
Application Procedure
- An electronic application form must be completed by the student applicant.Â
- Travel award (up to $250) will require confirmation of students’ attendance/presentation at the meeting.
Selection Criteria
Travel award recipients will be chosen based on the scholarly merit of their abstract (150-250 words), which should include:
- A sentence that clearly states the study’s OBJECTIVE (unless included in the title)
- A brief statement of METHODS (if pertinent)
- A summary of the RESULTS
- A statement of CONCLUSIONS (it is not acceptable to state “the results will be discussed”)
- A statement of SIGNIFICANCE
Deadline
The application deadline was Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Applicants will be notified by late February.Â
Questions
Please contact Dr. Susan Klinedinst.
Past Recipients
Shane Kowaleski (University of Detroit Mercy)
Marie Ervin (University of St. Thomas)
Payton Kahanek (Texas A&M University)
Aaliyah Tovar (Idaho State University)
Clarissa Ponce (University of Redlands)
Sydeney Shea (Bucknell University)
Emilee Spazarski (Westminster College)
Juan Pablo Taborda (Baldwin Wallace University)
Jia Yin Sum (University of Nebraska)
Lucas James (University of Florida)
Saurabh Kumar (University of Connecticut)