IMSD Undergraduate Application

-IMSD Eligibility Requirements

• 1st and 2nd year Virginia Tech undergraduates
• Underrepresented minorities, students with disabilities, first-generation college students and students with significant financial need
• Interested in a Ph.D. and research career in biomedical and/or behavioral research in science or engineering
• 3.4 or higher GPA (High School GPA will be use for 1st semester Freshmen)
• US Citizens or Permanent resident

IMSD Undergraduate Scholars Program Eligibility Requirements

• 3rd and 4th year Virginia Tech undergraduates
• Underrepresented minPREorities, students with disabilities, first-generation college students and students with significant financial need
• Interested in a Ph.D. and research career in biomedical and/or behavioral research in science or engineering
• 3.4 or higher GPA
• US Citizens or Permanent resident

Though all students who meet the above criteria are encouraged to apply, preference will be given to students with at 3.4 cumulative GPA.

Benefits

• Academic community-based supportive environment
• Strong Biomedical/Behavioral and Life Sciences educational atmosphere
• Professional development skills
• Participate in research programs as well as receive assistance in identifying and applying to research opportunities

First Name

Last Name

Current E-mail Address

Interested in

PRE-IMSD (Freshmen & Sophmores)
IMSD Undergraduate Scholars Program (Juniors & Seniors)

Are you a US Citizen or Permanent US Resident?

Yes
No

If not a US Citizen or Permanent US Resident, please provide your Alien registration #

Gender

Male
Female

Race/Ethnicity

Native American/Alaskan Native
Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Asian or Asian American
African-American/Black
Hispanic/Chicano/Latino
Caucasian/White
Mixed Race

Which of the following describes you?

1st generation college student
Economically disadvantaged background
Student with disabilities
Underrepresented minority student
None of the above
Other

Please indicate your first research area choice.

Please indicate your second choice.

Please indicate the Faculty member(s) you are interested in working with (please visit http://www.apsc.vt.edu/academics/vtimsd/mentors- research/index.html for faculty in your discipline of interest) *If you are interested in someone not listed on the site, please let us know!

Please list any Doctoral Program you may be interested in applying to in the future

Current Address:

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Permanent Address:

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Primary Phone Number:

Expected graduation date (e.g. Spring 2014, etc.)

Major

Minor

Overall High School GPA:

Overall Undergraduate GPA:

**PLEASE NOTE: A completed application also requires:

• Your Unofficial Transcripts
• Your Resume
• A 100 word max description of your career interests
• A 150 word max description of your research interests
• A 200 word max description of what you hope to gain from participation in this program and how it contributes to your career plans and related decisions
• A 100 word max explanation about what you think you can contribute to the program and why we should choose you as an IMSD Undergraduate Scholar
•Contact name and information for at least one, but no more than 2 people who have served as a mentor to you
•If you have had previous research experience, 200 word max description of what you learned from the experience

Send these additional materials by mail or e-mail to:

IMSD Program Director
Comparative Genomics Lab
Animal and Poultry Sciences Department
2250 Litton-Reaves Hall
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-6797
fax: 540-231-3010
esmith@vt.edu