ACS Scholars

Details: The American Chemical Society awards scholarships to minority students with financial need who are interested in studying a chemically related subject.

Award: up to $5000 scholarship (renewable)
Education level: High school seniors or college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors
Who: African Americans, Hispanics, or American Indians; must have financial need
Concentration: Chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or other chemically related field
GPA: N/A
Number of Awards: N/A
Deadline: March 1, 2009

NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Details: The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship programs offers up to four years of financial support for college tuition and expenses. In exchange, recipients must participate in a ten-week summer lab experience at the NIH, and must work in an NIH lab after graduation for the same number of years as the duration of scholarship.

Award: up to $20,000 per academic year in tuition, educational expenses, and living expenses
Education level: Undergraduate students
Who: Financially disadvantaged background
Concentration: Committed to career in biomedical, behavioral, or social science health-related research
GPA: 3.5 or within top 5% of class
Number of Awards: 15
Deadline: February 28, 2009

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Internships

Details: Ten-week summer internships with a variety of federal agencies, including NASA, NSF, and the CDC.

Award: Stipend for summer research, lodgings, and travel expenses
Education level: College sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student
Who: American Indian
Concentration: A variety of fields, including the sciences
GPA: 3.0
Number of Awards: N/A
Deadline: February 15, 2009

Introduction to Cancer Research Careers at the National Cancer Institute

Details: A two-step application for internships at the National Cancer Institute. First, students are selected for a two-day visit to NCI in Bethesda, MD, where they will tour the campus, attend workshops, and interview for internships. Students may then be offered summer internships, and post-baccalaureates may be offered 1-2 year internships.

Award: Initial award includes transportation to/from Bethesda and hotel accommodations. If selected for internship, award covers stipend, travel, and housing.
Education level: Undergraduate, Post-Baccalaureate (within two years), or Graduate Student
Who: Underrepresented minority or financially disadvantaged background
Concentration: Commitment to a career in biomedical, behavioral, or population science research
GPA: 3.2, and demonstrated research experience
Number of Awards: Approximately 20
Deadline: late November

Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF), sponsored by the American Society of Microbiology (ASM)

Students conduct summer research in microbiology with an ASM faculty member, either at their home institution or at another university. Expenses are also covered for travel to the ASM general meeting and the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS).

Award: Stipend for summer research, lodgings, and travel expenses
Education level: Undergraduate students (not yet graduated)
Who: Underrepresented minorities
Concentration: Interested in microbiology
GPA: N/A
Number of Awards: N/A
Deadline: February 1, 2009

Rohm and Haas Awards

The National Organization for Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE). Students submit a paper describing their original research. Finalists will give an oral presentation at the National NOBCChE Conference, will receive a monetary award, and will be offered a paid summer internship at Rohm and Haas.

Award: $250 to $1000, plus funding to attend NOBCChE National conference
Education level: Undergraduate students
Who: African Americans
Concentration: Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
GPA: N/A
Number of Awards: 6
Deadline: December 14

UNCF·Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarships

Students conduct two summer internships at a Merck research facility, before and after their senior year.

Award: Scholarship up to $25,000 and two summer internship stipends totaling $10,000
Education level: College juniors
Who: African Americans
Concentration: Life or physical sciences, interested in biomedical research
GPA: 3.3 (4.0 scale)
Number of Awards: 15
Deadline: Dec 15, 2008

Woods Hole Minority Fellowship Program

Fellowships to conduct oceanographic research are awarded for a ten- to twelve-week period in the summer or for a semester during the academic year.

Award: Stipend of $450 per week of research; travel to Woods Hole
Education level: Completed at least two semesters of undergraduate study
Who: Underrepresented minorities
Concentration: Physical or natural sciences, math, engineering, marine policy
GPA: N/A
Number of Awards: N/A
Deadline: February 1st for summer; or two-months prior to starting date for academic year internship