MARC Undergraduate Training in Academic Research

 申请者描述(由申请者提供)：本申请的目的是获得五年的持续资助，以支持密歇根大学MARC U*STAR项目每年40名学员的研究培训。其目的是最大限度地增加来自生物医学研究中代表性不足群体的学生获得研究职业的机会。MARC U*STAR计划包括精心设计的活动组合，以确保：(I)学术科学方面的卓越表现，(Ii)理解并适应当代科学研究的强度和严格性，(Iii)学生对攻读博士学位和从事生物医学、行为和数学科学研究的兴趣，以及(Iv)持续为学生提供学习和时间管理策略方面的咨询，以及职业选择、研究生院的选择和开发成功的入学申请。该计划还将提供全面的财政支持，以确保学员能够专注于为从密歇根大学顺利而成功地过渡到排名靠前的院校的有竞争力的研究生课程做准备。相关专业的学生将在第二个二年级学期从密歇根大学和社区学院招收，成功的申请者将在下个暑期开始时被任命为该项目的学生。该计划从暑期研究实习开始，在三年级和四年级继续学习具有学术挑战性的课程，外加每周8-10个小时的研究，由密歇根大学或附近机构的教师导师指导。受训人员还必须参加必修的发展课程(即科学写作、研究伦理和 政策)，专门为MARC学员设计。在大三和大四之间的暑假，学生们将进行第二次暑期研究实习。暑期研究实习生中至少有一人必须在密歇根大学以外的机构实习。学员还将与来自具有顶尖研究生课程的竞争机构的成功教师会面。录取资格将要求累积GPA为3.2分，至少60个大学学分，并致力于生物医学、行为或数学研究的研究生涯。受训人员必须遵守计划要求才能留在计划中。项目设计和参与者选择将由MARC指导委员会指导，并由MARC项目主任(已在其实验室培训了100多名本科生)在全职MARC助理主任的协助下进行管理。该计划的效果将通过绩效分析以及学生和校友调查定期进行监测。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this application is to obtain continued funding for five years to support research training of 40 trainees per year in the MARC U*STAR Program at UMBC. The aim is to maximize the access to research careers for students from groups underrepresented in biomedical research. The MARC U*STAR Program consists of a carefully designed combination of activities to assure: (i) excellence in academic science, (ii) understanding and adapting to the intensity and rigor of contemporary scientific research, (iii) student interest in pursuing a PhD degree and a career as a researcher in the biomedical, behavioral, and mathematical sciences, and (iv) ongoing counseling of students in strategies of learning and time management, as well as career choices, selection of graduate school, and developing successful admission applications. The program will also provide comprehensive financial support to ensure that trainees can focus on preparing for a smooth and successful transition from UMBC to competitive graduate programs at highly ranked institutions. Students with relevant majors will be recruited from UMBC and community colleges during their second sophomore semester, and successful applicants will be appointed to the program at the beginning of the following summer. The Program begins with a summer research internship and continues in the junior and senior academic years with academically challenging courses plus 8-10 hours per week in research with a faculty mentor at UMBC or a nearby institution. Trainees must also enroll in required development courses (i.e., scientific writing, and research ethics and policy), designed specifically for MARC trainees. In the summer between the junior and senior year the students will do a second summer research internship. At least one of the summer research internships must be at an institution other than UMBC. Trainees will also meet with successful faculty from competitive institutions with top-level graduate programs. Admission eligibility will require a 3.2 cumulative GPA, a minimum of 60 college-credits, and commitment to a research career in biomedical, behavioral, or mathematics research. Trainees must comply with program requirements to remain in the program. Program design and participant selection will be guided by the MARC Steering Committee and administered by the MARC Program Director (who has trained more than 100 undergraduate students in his lab) with the assistance of the full-time MARC Assistant Director. The efficacy of the program will be monitored regularly by analysis of performance and student and alumni surveys.