Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE)
Program Supported by the National Institute of Health (NIH)
URISE Important Information
To Assure Eligibility Requirements, Students Must:
- Commit to at least 1 year and up to 3 years in the program
- Engage in research part-time during the regular school year and full-time during the 10-week summer period at either CSUB or at an partner UC campus
- Plan to pursue a Ph.D.
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Be enrolled full-time at CSUB
- Have earned a minimum of 60 university units and sophomore status
- Have an overall GPA of at least 3.2 or higher (also in the major)
- Have a Research Faculty Mentor doing research in the biomedical and behavioral fields
- Up to $13,920 stipend to support research activity and $4,453 tuition yearly
- One-on-one research mentoring
- Funding for laboratory supplies
- Required summer research experience with a paid stipend either at CSUB or at a partner UC campus with lodging and travel paid
- Specialized workshops and seminars on promoting research skills, the understanding of bioethics, critical thinking skills, as well as leaderships skills
- Funding for travel to scientific meetings
- Funding to visit graduate programs
- Funding for graduate school application fees
- A paid research trainee (20 hours/week) for two years
- Support for research/lab supplies $500 each year
- Mentor stipend of $1,500 each year
To Apply:
- Official or Unofficial transcripts
- Two Personal statements (no more than one page each):
- Describing your educational and career plans in the biomedical/behavioral fields and how a biomedical/behavioral research experience would benefit you
- Describing your research experience and research goals
- Letter of recommendation from the Faculty Research Sponsor
- Faculty Mentor Research Plan (one page)
- Signed waiver for letter of recommendation
To submit application materials, either:
- Email completed application to: isumaya@csub.edu, agancarz@csub.edu, aalvarado27@csub.edu
- email applications preferred
- Deliver completed application to Dr. Amy Gancarz, DDH H106
