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2008 Beckman Scholars Announced

Florencia Rago and Tyler Ford have been selected to recieve the 2008 Beckman Award.

Summer 2008 UROP Award Recipients Announced

Approximately 75 of 108 applicants were awarded UROP summer funding.

Beckman Scholars Program

Boston University is one of 15 schools selected to receive the 2008 Beckman Scholars Award.

Spring 2008 UROP Award Recipients Announced

Approximately 75 students were funded during our Fall 2007 competition.

Mary Erskine

We are sad to announce the passing of Mary Erskine, PhD, a BU Biology professor and former UROP Director.

New England Biolabs returns to UROP corporate sponsors program

New England Biolabs (Ipswitch, MA) has generously agreed to once again provide a summer student research award.

Eisai Inc joins UROP corporate sponsors program

The Eisai Research Institute in Andover, MA has generously agreed to fund a student conducting research in the area of cell and molecular biology during the summer of 2008.

UROP increases Summer Fellowships to $4,000

In order to remain consistent with UROP awards offered at other institutions nationwide, BU UROP has increased funding for the summer semester to $4,000.

Updated Application Form and Student Guide

We have clarified and streamlined the Student Guide and UROP Application Form. Please refer to the most recent version of these documents when applying for a UROP award.