STUDENT APPLICATION MATERIALS FOR THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (BSURF)

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1 STUDENT APPLICATION MATERIALS FOR THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (BSURF) Descriptin The Bilgical Sciences Undergraduate Research Fellwship (BSURF) has been established t supprt undergraduate research pprtunities in the Divisin f Bilgical Sciences within the Franklin Cllege f Arts and Sciences. The fellwship prvides financial assistance t a student wh has nt had an pprtunity t participate in a mentred research experience (paid, vlunteer, r fr credit) since matriculating t the University f Gergia. An award f $3, will be prvided t the recipient f the Fellwship and paid in tw installments in the Summer f The research is t be cmpleted during the Summer Thru sessin term f Eligibility Applicants must be current Bichemistry and Mlecular Bilgy, Bilgy, Cellular Bilgy, Genetics, Marine Sciences, Micrbilgy, r Plant Bilgy majrs in their 1st thrugh 3rd year and have nt had the pprtunity t engage in mentred, scientific research. Award requirements 1. The student applicant must btain a signed agreement frm frm a Faculty member wh is willing t mentr the student thrugh a research experience. 2. A cmplete BSURF Applicatin Packet must be submitted t Rm 411 in the Bilgical Sciences building by 5:00 pm n March 15th, Only cmpleted Packets will receive cnsideratin. See belw fr Applicatin Packet requirements. 3. The awardee must cmplete at least 20 hurs f wrk per week fr 8 weeks during the mnths f June and July (Summer Thru sessin). 4. The field f research must be bilgical in fcus. Areas which may qualify include, but are nt limited t: Cellular Bilgy, Mlecular Bilgy, Bichemistry, Eclgy, Entmlgy, Organismal Bilgy, Plant Bilgy, Micrbilgy, Marine Bilgy, Bipsychlgy, Genetics, Biinfrmatics, Bimedical and Biengineering. The awardee and faculty member must agree n a suitable research prject r activities. A cmmittee cnsisting f members frm Divisin faculty, pst-dctral assciates, undergraduate crdinatrs, advisrs, r graduate students will serve as the Award Cmmittee and will evaluate all submitted prpsals. 5. The awardee must cmplete mandatry lab safety training.

2 6. The degree f the awardee s invlvement in labratry activities is at the discretin f the Faculty member and shuld clsely fllw the Faculty-submitted research statement detailing what the student will be undertaking in the Faculty s lab. Hwever, in additin t the awardee s primary research, it is strngly encuraged fr the student t participate in multiple activities (e.g. participating in grup meetings and/ r jurnal clubs) in rder t learn as much as pssible abut scientific research. 7. The awardee must prvide hand-written thank-yu ntes/letters t the dnrs f the Fellwship award funds as well as pssibly attend a thank-yu lunch r dinner event t meet the dnrs. 8. The student is required t submit tw riginal, written papers via electrnic submissin n the first day f finals in Summer Thru sessin. These papers include ne reflectin paper and ne research paper. The papers must be ed t bilgy@uga.edu. Hand-delivered, hard cpies will nt be accepted. See belw fr guidelines and requirements n the tw papers. Applicatin Prcess Submissin An Applicatin Packet must be submitted t Rm 411 in the Bilgical Sciences building n r befre March 15 th, 2018 by 5:00 pm. The Applicatin Packet cnsists f: 1) Faculty/Student agreement frm signed and initialed by bth the applicant and the faculty spnsr (page 3 f this dcument). 2) A ne-page persnal statement that addresses why the applicant wishes t participate in research and what his r her interests and gals are, bth fr the Fellwship and ptential pst-secndary educatin and prfessinal plans. 3) A printed versin f the applicant s transcript r degree audit (frm DegreeWrks) shwing verall GPA, successful cmpletin f CHEM 1211+L, BIOL 1107+L, and either cmpletin f, r enrllment in, BIOL 1108+L. After Applicatin Packet submissin, a subset f applicants will be selected fr in-persn interviews with the Fellwship Award cmmittee in rder t becme mre familiar with the applicant. After all interviews have been cnducted, the Award Cmmittee will underg a review and selectin prcess. Review and Selectin The Fellwship is merit-based, taking int accunt the student s persnal statement, interview, and verall GPA. The greatest weight will be given t the persnal statement. The selected applicant will be ntified the first week f April, 2018.

3 FACULTY/STUDENT AGREEMENT FOR THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP STUDENT INFORMATION Student Name: 81#: Semester f Applicatin: Majr: Telephne N: UGA Address: I have read and understand the requirements fr this fellwship and acknwledge that I will be required t 1) spend at least 20 hurs per week in the lab, and 2) submit tw papers, ne reflectin paper and ne research paper, by the first day f Summer Thru Sessin final exams. The papers are t be submitted electrnically t bilgy@uga.edu and fllw the guidelines detailed in this agreement. I understand that the stipulatins f this award require the final papers t be submitted t bilgy@uga.edu, even if my faculty spnsr des nt require ne. (Student Initial) FACULTY SPONSOR INFORMATION Faculty Spnsr Name: Department: Title: Telephne N: UGA Address: As faculty spnsr, I understand that I must prvide a research statement detailing what the abve student will be ding in my lab in rder fr the student t be eligible fr the BSURF award. I als understand the student is required by the terms f the fellwship t 1) spend at least 20 hurs per week wrking in my lab, and 2) submit tw papers, ne reflectin paper and ne research paper, by the first day f Summer Thru Sessin final exams. These papers are required t be submitted t bilgy@uga.edu even if nt required by me. I understand that students wh d nt receive the award may nt be able t participate in summer research. (Faculty Initial) Student Signature Faculty Spnsr Signature Dr. Kristen Miller (Directr)

4 Reflective Paper requirements Because the student is new t research, the Award Cmmittee is keenly interested in learning abut the awardee s experiences and perceptins f cnducting scientific research. The purpse f this paper is t give the student an pprtunity t reflect n his/her experiences and prvide the Award Cmmittee with this feedback. Cmpleted papers shuld be ed t bilgy@uga.edu n r befre July 30, 2018 by 5 pm. 2 pages duble-spaced (nt including Name, Title,, etc.) Typed in 12-pint fnt, Times New Rman with 1-inch margins. The dcument shuld be a.dcx r a.pdf. Address the fllwing questins Hw have yur perceptins f, r ideas abut, scientific research changed frm the beginning f this 8-week perid t the end? Did this experience make yu mre r less interested in engaging in scientific research? Please briefly explain yur thughts. Wuld yu like t cntinue perfrming scientific research, perhaps cntinuing in the same lab? Research Paper requirements The purpse f this paper is t create an pprtunity fr the student t engage in scientific writing. Scientific writing is a pwerful learning activity because it requires higher level skills such as perfrming a literature review f peer-reviewed scientific literature (cllecting backgrund infrmatin), critically analyzing data, and explaining cllected data in a clear and easy-t-understand manner. Cmpleted papers shuld be ed t bilgy@uga.edu n r befre July 30, 2018 by 5:00 pm. Minimum f fur pages duble-spaced (nt including Title, reference pages, tables, figures) Typed in 12-pint fnt, Times New Rman with 1-inch margins. In-text citatins shuld be frmatted as fllws (Authr Last name, Year) Example: The immune system plays an essential rle in prtectin as ne f its main functins is the clearance f viral antigens (Thibdeau, 2005). The dcument shuld be a.dcx r a.pdf. with all figures incrprated within the dcument. The paper must cntain the fllwing sectins: 1. Title Page: Must include the fllwing infrmatin Research Title Faculty mentr Infrmatin: Name, Department, , and Phne number Student Infrmatin: Name, Address, , and Phne Number Semester and year research was cmpleted 2. Abstract: Write a cncise summary f the prject in 200 wrds r less

5 3. Intrductin: Discuss the backgrund and ratinale behind the prject using peer-reviewed literature t supprt yur prject justificatin and hypthesis. 4. Materials & Methds: State yur materials & methds (in paragraph frm, nt as an rdered list) with enugh detail that thers culd repeat them exactly. 5. Results: Cncisely describe the data that yu cllected r helped smene cllect. Include figures and tables where apprpriate. 6. Discussin: Discuss yur results, cnclusins, study limitatins, and pssible future directins using peer-reviewed literature t supprt yur ideas. 7. References: List f references t the scientific literature that supprted yur research. References shuld be rdered alphabetically and in the fllwing frmat: Last-name, First initial. Title f paper. Jurnal Name. Year f Publicatin; Vlume (Issue); pagenumbers Example Cx J, Engstrm RT. Influence f the spatial pattern f cnserved lands n the persistence f a large ppulatin f red-cckaded wdpeckers. Bilgical Cnservatin. 2001; 100 (1):