• Stipend of $1100.00/month for up to 12 months
• Fall and spring tuition scholarship for the stipend period
• One (1) fellowship per year

• Must be an undergraduate student seeking first baccalaureate degree in Microbiology.
• Must have at least Junior status at the time of application with at least one full year until completion of degree.
• At the time of application, applicants must be in a University of Iowa Department of Microbiology and Immunology lab and have a commitment from the lab's faculty mentor to continue to do undergraduate research in their laboratory during the award period.
• Must have a minimum 3.0 UI and cumulative GPA.
• Must be enrolled as a full-time student during the application period.
• Must continue full-time as an undergraduate student in Microbiology the year of the award.
• Must enroll in undergraduate research (MICR:4161 or MICR:4171) for not less than three credit hours per semester during the fellowship period.
• Continuation of the award into the second semester is contingent on receiving a grade of B or better in the research course.
• May not undertake other employment paid by the Department of Microbiology during the term of the fellowship.
• Must present at the spring Microbiology Undergraduate Poster Session during the year of award.

• Complete the online application.
• A letter of recommendation and a brief project description from the faculty research mentor.

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