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Who is Eligible to Apply?

You are eligible for support by the RISE program if you:

  1. are a US-Citizen or permanent resident

  2. are a full time undergraduate student majoring in Chemistry (including Biochemsitry) or Biology

  3. intend to go on to pursure Graduate school (PhD or MD/PhD)*

  4. have a GPA of close to 3.0, or better

  5. have completed at least 45 credits towards your degree.

* Students intendening to go to medical school are not encourgaed to apply to the RISE program

What are the Application Requirements?

The online application includes 3 sections hat must ALL be completed and submitted.

PART A. Personal and Academic Information

In this section you will enter your personal information and answer all the questions in the online goodle form.

PART B. Recommender Information

In this section you will enter the names and email addresses of 2 Faculty members who will submit recommendation letters on your behalf. At least one of these faculty must be from Chemistry or Biology and if you currently do research in a Laboratory on Campus then one of the letters must be from your Research Mentor.

Please have your mentor name your file: Student last name_Student first name_RISE

Your recommenders will need to submit their letters here: https://forms.gle/JhpcSU1Sa9w116Wj9

PART C. Document Upload

In this section of the application you will need to upload:

  1. Your CV

  2. Your Unofficial Transcript

  3. 1-page essay describing your career goals, research interests and how a Ph.D. would help you achieve your goals

We are here to help. Please fill out our contact form if you have any questions about the program, how to get started or anything else you'd like to know about RISE.

A RISE Faculty Coordinator at our home campus will get back to you as soon as possible! Thank you.