Apply for BLaST summer 2021 Undergraduate Research Experience

January 28, 2021

University Relations

Applications are being accepted through Feb. 28 for the 2021 BLaST summer Undergraduate Research Experience, or URE. BLaST, or the Biomedical Learning and Student Training program, engages students from diverse backgrounds in education and training for biomedical research careers, with an emphasis on students from rural Alaska.

Current UAF students from all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds are invited to apply from all campuses from UAF and UAS and from Fort Lewis College, Salish Kootenai College, Dine College, Alaska Pacific University, Iḷisaġvik College.

To be eligible for a BLaST Undergraduate Research Experience, students must meet certain criteria, including:

• having an interest in biomedical or One Health research;
• having a faculty mentor at their campus; and
• having a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.

The BLaST URE award is up to $5,000 for the summer of 2021 and can be budgeted for research supplies and services, travel, and student salary (hourly compensation for a maximum of 40 hours a week).

Details about requirements and link to the online application can be found on the BLaST website. A PDF version of the application is also available to help you prepare your proposal. For more information, email uaf-blast@alaska.edu.

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