Applications are open! Application deadline: January 16, 2025 (Thursday) at 8am PST
2024 USRP participants Max Scherer, Sybren van den Bedem, and
Irenka Saffarian-Deemyad enjoying lunch with Dr. Brad Zuchero
The Sapp Family CS Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program (USRP) provides an immersive ten-week full-time hands-on experience in the lab that is enhanced by weekly faculty talks, workshops, and other events, creating a supportive community helping to develop our students into scientific researchers. All levels of research experience are welcome! We highly encourage first-time researchers who have not had hands-on lab experience to apply.
Over 1000 undergraduate students have participated in the Bio-X USRP since 2006. Many of our alumni have gone on to pursue a PhD or MD, published in high-impact journals, received prestigious awards, and accepted exciting positions in industry. Some have started their own companies and/or have become faculty members at numerous institutions including Stanford. Countless participants have indicated that the Bio-X USRP experience changed the course of their time at Stanford and influenced their future careers.
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| Application Opens | October 15, 2024 (Tuesday) |
| Application Deadline | 8am PST on January 16, 2025 (Thursday) *including email confirmation of mentorship from faculty |
| Finalist interviews (via Zoom) | begin February 3, 2025 (Monday) |
| Award Notification | mid-late February 2025 |
| Program Dates | June 23, 2025 (Monday) - August 29, 2025 (Friday) |
| Poster Session | August 28, 2025 (Thursday) |
| Award | $8000 stipend (with a need-based supplement of up to $1500 for eligible students) |
| To Apply | Carefully review the detailed information and eligibility requirements before clicking the APPLICATION FORM link below. Email faculty letters confirming mentorship of the student's summer program to biox_undergrads@stanford.edu |
2024 Stanford Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participants.
The Sapp Family CS Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program
- Full-time research in the lab for ten weeks on a project the student designs with their faculty mentor
- Weekly faculty talk series that exposes students to cutting edge research taking place on campus
- Weekly lunches with faculty members and the student cohort to share ideas and build a community
- Weekly enrichment events such as scientific skill-building workshops, journal clubs, and panel sessions with Bio-X USRP alums
- Research showcase poster session at the end of the summer
See what the 2024 cohort and previous cohorts accomplished and experienced!
Check out our virtual info session to learn more about the program!
*Since the video is meant for Stanford undergraduates only, please click here to log in with your SUNet ID to watch.
Learn about the program and hear from USRP alums in the video!
Curious to know what the Bio-X USRP participant experience is like?
Meet Grace Soontornviwath, 2023 USRP Participant, in the video!
READ ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES OF 2024 USRP PARTICIPANTS, NICHOLAS NEOMAN AND SELENA NIEMI!
Photo by Aaron Kehoe: USRP Participant Nicholas Neoman in the lab.
Photo by Aaron Kehoe: from left, Dr. Cassie Eng, research assistant
Howard Fung, and USRP Participant Selena Niemi.
Application
- The application may be completed by the student or faculty mentor after they have collaborated and agreed on a project.
- The faculty mentor must email their confirmation of mentorship by the application deadline for the application to be considered.
- The proposal must be for full-time effort (35+ hours per week) on-campus hands-on lab work. Remote plans will not be considered.
- In the application, you will be asked to describe the project in 100 words, explain how it is interdisciplinary, and identify a direct mentor.
- Preference will be given to projects which are interdisciplinary in nature and are explicit in the methods (knowledge, techniques, or other skills) that the student would learn during the 10 weeks.
2022 and 2023 Stanford Bio-X USRP Participant Chris Basco (left) presenting at the poster session.
Eligibility
- The Stanford undergraduate student may come from any department on campus.
- Co-terms who have not conferred their undergraduate degree may apply. Students paying graduate tuition during or before Summer 2025 are ineligible.
- The faculty mentor must be a Bio-X affiliated faculty member (cannot be consulting faculty). A list of Bio-X affiliated faculty may be found here. To become a Bio-X faculty affiliate, please email us.
Program Commitments
- The entire program requires in-person participation. To accept the award, students are required to confirm full in-person participation in faculty talks, enrichment events, and poster session. Students will be given ample advance notice of the schedule to ensure they work with their faculty mentor to prioritize these commitments.
- Exceptions to participating in an event are not at the faculty mentor's discretion; these must be discussed with Bio-X program administrators prior to making any arrangements.
- Additional commitments cannot conflict with Bio-X programming; if taking an additional internship, job, or volunteer position, it cannot occur during work hours.
Stanford Bio-X reserves the right to rescind funding at any given point should they be apprised of any policy violations as outlined above or if the commitment to our summer programming is not met.
2023 Stanford Bio-X USRP Participant Kristine Pashin (right)
presenting at the poster session.
Reference Materials:
- A list of Bio-X affiliated faculty can be found here.
- Summer research openings shared with Bio-X can be found here.
- A list of Stanford faculty who have previously mentored students in the program is available here. (You are not limited to faculty members on this list.)
- See previous projects here.
Questions? Email biox_undergrads@stanford.edu.
Apply:
Please review all of the program details and requirements above before applying.
2022 Stanford Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program participants.