BLaST graduate assistantship applications due Feb. 5
December 15, 2017
The Biomedical Learning and Student Training program invites proposals for graduate
mentoring research assistantships to enhance undergraduate mentoring in biomedical
research. Applicants must be full-time graduate students in good academic standing
(min. 3.0 GPA) currently enrolled in a Ph.D. or master’s degree program at UAF or
UAS. Graduate students with an interest in biomedical research at either institution
are eligible to apply. 
Applications are due by Monday, Feb. 5.
Recipients of graduate mentoring research assistantships may receive up to 10 months
of stipend, tuition support (up to 9 credit hours per semester) for the fall and spring
academic semesters, and graduate student health care insurance. The stipend is for
20 hours a week in the fall and spring and 40 hours a week in the summer.
For more information visit the BLaST website. The application for new BLaST GMRAs is at https://uafblast.wufoo.com/forms/new-gmra-application-ay-20182019/.T he renewal BLAST GMRA application is at https://uafblast.wufoo.com/forms/gmra-renewal-application-ay201819/.
The overarching goal of BLaST is 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 is one of ten Building Infrastructure Leading
to Diversity, or Build, initiatives funded by the National Institute of Health.
If you have any questions email blast.uaf@alaska.edu or call 907-474-5111.