[Scholarship_alert] UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards

[Science & Engineering Scholarships Alert]

Title:            UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research 
Scholarship 
Awards 


Sponsor:          United Negro College Fund

SYNOPSIS:  To support the training and development of world-class
African American biomedical research scientists, the sponsor provides
awards that consist of a scholarship award and a summer research
internship stipend.

Deadline(s):      12/01/2010
Established Date: 11/30/2000
Follow-Up Date:   10/01/2011
Review Date:      10/25/2010

Contact:          Dr. Jerry 
Bryant 


Address:          UNCF - Merck Science Initiatives
                   8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
                   Fairfax, VA 22031-4511
                   U.S.A.
E-mail:           uncfmerck at uncf.org

Program URL: 
http://umsi.uncf.org/UndergraduateInstructions/tabid/210/Default.aspx
Tel:              703-205-3400
Fax:              703-205-3574
Deadline Ind:     Receipt
Deadline Open:    No
                   *See Restrictions for further information.

DEADLINE NOTE
Complete the online application and submit it by midnight December 1,
2010. All required documents must be submitted online.  Nothing will
be accepted by mail.

Award Type(s):    Internships
                   Student Scholarship
                   Summer


Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
                   U.S. Permanent Resident
                   U.S.A. Citizenship (including U.S. Territories)

Locations Tenable:    U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories)


Appl Type(s):     Minority Individual
                   Undergraduate Student


Target Group(s):  Minority-African Americans/Blacks

Funding Limit:    $30,000   MAXIMUM
Duration:         1 YEAR(s)
Indirect Costs:   No
Cost Sharing:     No
Sponsor Type:     Professional/Academic Assoc & Soc.


Geo. Restricted:  NO RESTRICTIONS

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OBJECTIVES:  The UNCF Merck Undergraduate Science Research
Scholarship Awards are intended to encourage the interest of African
American undergraduate students in furthering their science education
and pursuing biological, chemical or engineering science careers by
providing tuition support and opportunities for research and
engineering experience in a state-of-the-art industrial
laboratory.

ELIGIBILITY
  To be considered for the UNCF Merck Undergraduate Science Research
Scholarship Awards, an applicant must be: African American (Black);
Enrolled full time in a four- year college or university in the United
States; A junior who will be a degree candidate in the 2011-12
academic year; A life or physical sciences, or engineering major.
Physical sciences majors must have completed two semesters of organic
chemistry by the end of the 2010-11 academic year. First professional
degree (Pharm.D., D.V.M., D.D.S, etc.)  majors are not eligible.; A
student with a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale; Committed to the ten
to twelve-week summer internships at a Merck facility and A citizen or
permanent resident of the United States.

FUNDING
  At least 15 Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards will
be made in 2011. Each award is up to a maximum of $30,000 that
consists of a scholarship award of up to $25,000 and a summer research
internship stipend of at least $5,000. The internship stipend is
payable directly to the award recipient. Each internship will be
conducted under the guidance of the Merck mentor at a Merck facility.
Merck will offer optional housing but interns are responsible for room
and board costs. Round trip public transportation to and from
internships will be provided. Shipping costs are the responsibility of
the Fellow. The internship assignment will take place during the
summer of 2011.   For administrative purposes, the scholarship
portion of the awards will be sent directly to the institutions of the
award recipients. As the scholarship award is intended to support the
award recipient's tuition, room and board, and billable fees, no part
of the award may be used for indirect costs. Awards are not
transferable and may not be used at institutions abroad. Awards will
be distributed for a September 1, 2011 start date.  The award
recipient's department may apply for a Department Grant of up to
$10,000. The actual amount of the Department Grant will total the
amount of funds remaining from the scholarship portion of the award
after all tuition, room and board, and billable fees have been paid,
up to $10,000. The Department Grant is intended to support  research
in the department and may be used to purchase research supplies and
equipment or support scholarships for other students in the
department. The Department Grant may not be used to support salaries,
travel, or indirect costs. (flb)

KEYWORDS:         Minority Education
                   ENGINEERING
                   Biomedical Research, Multidisciplinary
                   SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY/MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE
                   Biological Sciences
                   Life Sciences
                   Chemical Sciences
                   Physical Sciences





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