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MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research, Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA) Research Training Grant (T34) PAR-07-337
Internal Competition Completed
Principal Investigators Selected:
- William Walden, Special Assistant to the Provost for Diversity, Academic Affairs
Program Summary
The overall goal of the NRSA MARC U-STAR program is to increase the number of scientists from underrepresented groups engaged in biomedical/behavioral research. The program will do this by providing support for the research training of undergraduate science/math students from minority-serving institutions to prepare them to pursue Ph.D. degrees and future careers in biomedical and behavioral research.
MARC U-STAR research training programs are designed to permit the applicant institution to select trainees and develop a curriculum of study and research experiences necessary to provide high quality research training. The MARC U-STAR program provides support for the trainees, who are appointed for the last two years of their undergraduate education, typically called the junior and senior years, to enable them to be fully engaged in the training experience. The MARC program also provides support to enable the institution to improve its educational and research outcomes by strengthening the science curriculum, by providing a variety of student development research training program related activities, and by improving the pedagogical skills of the faculty. The incorporation of interdisciplinary approaches to analyze problems in biological sciences, participation of students in independent library and/or laboratory research, self-directed learning opportunities, the promotion of critical thinking, the implementation of innovative teaching, novel learning strategies, and activities that increase the development of students in the preparation of research careers are examples of activities that could be supported. The MARC U-STAR program should be viewed as a four- or five-year institutional training activity even though financial support to individual trainees is limited to 24 months or the final two undergraduate years.
An eligible institution may apply for and hold only one MARC U-STAR research training grant. These grants are renewable and the duration of each grant can be for up to five years.
Additional Information
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-337.html
Deadlines
| UIC Internal Letter of Intent (mandatory) | March 2, 2009 |
| UIC White Paper | TBD |
| Sponsor Letter of Intent | NA |
| Sponsor Full Proposals | May 25, 2009 |
Letter of Intent
- By submitting this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program. The LOI can be emailed to RDS@uic.edu, Attn: Chang Lee at clee10@uic.edu or 6-1961.
- OVCR may reserve submission slots for previously submitted but unfunded proposals that received highly competitive ratings from the external sponsor. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Vice Chancellor. For consideration, scanned copies of your complete reviews (not just summary) must be included with LOI.
LOI form: http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/research/funding/forms/0600.doc
Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program. White paper instructions will be issued to those submitting LOIs, if necessary.
Please contact Chang Lee at clee10@uic.edu or 6-1961 with any questions.
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