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DannyHolland2025-04-14T13:07:21-05:00

2026 Research Scholars Application

** Applicants must be a Mississippi resident (or attending an in-state institution), 18 years of age or older, a US citizen, classified as an undergraduate at their institution and have passed two science courses with a lab component to apply. Students who will have taken and passed two science courses with a lab component by the end of the Spring 2026 semester are also eligible to apply. **

  • Students who will have taken and passed two science courses with a lab component by the end of the Spring 2026 semester are also eligible to apply.

  • Mentor Preference

    Please list your three chosen mentors by order of preference. If you are accepted to the program, Mississippi INBRE personnel will assign you to one of the three chosen mentors. Student mentor assignment is based on multiple factors, including student preference, mentor’s current lab space/personnel openings at the time of application and mentor demand, among other variables.
  • Please list the first name, last name and institution of your first preferred mentor (the mentor you would prefer most to be placed with).
  • Please list the first name, last name and institution of your second preferred mentor.
  • Please list the first name, last name and institution of your third preferred mentor.

  • Applicant Information

  • State your future goals and how you think this program will help you reach those goals.
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  • Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, pages, xlsx, xls, Max. file size: 10 MB.
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    • If your institution is not listed, it is classified as a Research Intensive Institution (RII). Students enrolled at a Mississippi RII are not eligible to apply and participate in the program.
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    • Please enter a number from 0 to 10.
    • Upload a document listing the classes you are taking for the Spring 2025 semester, as well as their corresponding credit hours. We recommend downloading your schedule as a .pdf from your academic institution's website if possible. If you are not able to download your schedule as a .pdf, please provide a screenshot of the schedule. Please be sure that the document shows the credit hours for each class you are taking.
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    • What area of research in the biological/biomedical sciences are you interested in?
    • Did either of your parents and/or guardians complete college? If not, then you would be considered at first-generation college student.
    • Select as many as apply.

    • Acknowledgement & Submission

    • By submitting this application, I agree that all information provided is truthful representation of myself as a student applicant for consideration of award.
    • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

    Contact Information:

    Mississippi INBRE
    The University of Southern Mississippi
    118 College Drive #5018
    Hattiesburg, MS 39406

    msinbre@usm.edu

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    “The Mississippi INBRE program is supported by Award Number P20GM103476 from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences. The content of this website is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences or the National Institutes of Health.”

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