Start preparing now so that you will be a strong candidate when it is time to apply. Go ahead and try to reach out to a faculty mentor in your discipline area about getting involved in research!

The Application Period will be

December 4, 2023 – January 26, 2024.

Below you will find a list of application materials to submit during the application period. After reviewing applications, the top applicants will be interviewed.  The program begins during the summer (at the end of May 2024) when the new U-RISE Fellows will begin 10 weeks of full-time research with a UNCG faculty member in their area of interest.

To apply to be a U-RISE Fellow you will need to submit the following documents to TRMILLE2@uncg.edu. Please list the subject line of all emails “U-RISE[YOUR FIRST NAME] [YOUR LAST NAME].”

  • Your completed and signed U-RISE application. Click HERE to download the application. It includes a short essay on your professional goals, aspirations for graduate study, research experience, and areas of research interests.
  • PDF copy of your unofficial academic transcript (it can be generated from UNCGenie)
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation, two of which will need to be from UNCG professors or instructors. Your references should be directed to send their letters on your behalf to TRMILLE2@uncg.edu.

 


U-RISE is supported by the National Institutes of Health and offers talented students who are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences an opportunity to improve their preparation for high-caliber graduate training.