The ¹ÏÉñÍø U-RISE program funds undergraduate Juniors and Seniors, who meet the criteria, to work in research laboratories at ¹ÏÉñÍø in engineering, health sciences, and sciences. U-RISE trainees must be underrepresented in the sciences for ONE of the following reasons:
- Black/African American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Alaskan Native;
- Financially disadvantaged (eligible for Pell grants or equivalent);
- Have a disability recognized by the ¹ÏÉñÍø’s Office of Educational Accessibility.
Many first generation or disadvantaged students do not have the family or social network that can properly understand and encourage them onwards to a doctorate degree. The U-RISE program hopes to build a local support system to help them to do so. In addition, the U-RISE program helps students to build both a local and national network of peers and professional contacts. The U-RISE program is a continuation of the M-MARC (Monarchs Maximizing Access to Research Careers) program which expired on May 31, 2023.
Benefits of being an ¹ÏÉñÍø U-RISE Trainee
Financial Benefits
The U-RISE traineeship program is an  and provides a stipend to U-RISE trainees for their participation in U-RISE professional development activities, and their work in the lab of their mentor. U-RISE trainees will be provided with partial tuition (60%).
U-RISE trainees receive travel expenses to attend one scientific conference plus attendance at the   in their senior year.Â
In addition, travel & housing expenses, and a stipend are provided to U-RISE trainees during their external summer research experience away from ¹ÏÉñÍø, all during the summer between their junior and senior years.
Professional Development Opportunities
- Critical thinking, verbal, written & quantitative skills workshops
- Hands-on research training by the Biomedical mentors
- Departmental seminars & scientific colloquia
- Weekly journal club in their research groups
- Networking opportunities with faculty & students
- A specialised conference attendance (see Financial Benefits section for details)
- Summer research experience away from ¹ÏÉñÍø
- GRE and discipline specific Graduate Research Fellowship application preparation assistance
- Understanding the structure of graduate school applications