Apply for 2020-2021 BLaST scholarship
December 13, 2019
The Biomedical Learning and Student Training program has an undergraduate funding opportunity for a scholarship and undergraduate
research. Applications are due in February. BLaST strives to enhance undergraduate
training and mentoring in biomedical research through increased diversity of students,
increased integration of research and teaching, and enhanced integration of rural
campuses into a cohesive biomedical community in Alaska.BLaST scholarship applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, for the fall 2020-spring 2021 academic year, with the potential to include summer 2021.
Scholarship eligibility: Current and prospective UAF undergraduate students from all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds can apply. To be eligible for a BLaST Scholarship, students must:
- have an interest in biomedical or One Health research;
- be considering a career in healthcare, biomedicine or research in life or social sciences;
- have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher;
- enroll for 12 or more credits at UAF each semester of the 2020-2021 academic year;
- be a U.S. citizen, U.S. noncitizen national or permanent resident;
- and be enrolled in an academic degree program in a biomedical field at UAF in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Scholarship award amount: The BLaST scholarships cover tuition and fees for fall and spring semesters (and summer session if the awardee is eligible and chooses to enroll in summer), plus a monthly stipend. Freshmen and sophomores receive $764 a month, and juniors and seniors receive $1,070 a month.
Scholarship application details, including application submission, evaluation criteria and award conditions, can be found online. All scholarship applications (new and renewal) are due by 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 7, 2020.
For more information, please check the BLaST website, or stop by the Arctic Health Research Building Room 184 if you have any questions.
BLaST is supported by the NIH Common Fund, through the Office of Strategic Coordination, Office of the NIH Director with the linked awards: TL4GM118992, RL5GM118990, UL1GM118991. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.