The CVRC student fellowship training program targets undergraduate junior or senior level college students with the goal to perform cardiovascular research. Cutting-edge therapies require modern technology as well as dedicated and innovative researchers. Sponsored by the UW-Madison Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC), the program requires mentors to be CVRC members who are experts in the field and have a solid track record of producing successful scientists. Collaboratively, we will provide a 10-week training experience for undergraduate trainees in laboratories that address diseases including cardiac arrhythmia, heart failure, myocardial regeneration, peripheral vascular disease, valvular disease, among others.
Requirements
- To be eligible for this program, an undergraduate student must be classified at the junior or senior academic status at the time of award activation, or may complete the fellowship immediately following graduation.
- Student must have been enrolled full-time in the previous Spring semester and/or a recent graduate of an undergraduate degree program at a four-year college or university.
- At the time of application, student must be a United States citizen, or a foreign national holding a student, exchange or permanent resident visa, including an F-1, H1, H1B, J1, PR, TC or TN visa.
Trainee Stipend: $4,000 per student for the 10-week research experience.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested students should apply using the following link by Friday, April 16 2021: Application CLOSED
Students should also submit a resume and a one-page summary of research interests in PDF format.
A Selection Committee will review each application and successful applicants will be paired with a Sponsor. An email will follow with an acceptance form that requires the trainee’s signature.
We will start the 10-week training with an orientation session mid June 2020. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for student trainees to meet program faculty and coordinator Ms. Katarzyna Borys. Laboratory safety, work ethic, and training expectations will be discussed.
On the last day of the training period, we will celebrate trainees’ completion of the program with a “mini symposium.” All student trainees, their sponsors, and the graduate students and/or postdocs who mentored student trainees will gather to recognize trainees’ achievement through their presentations.