A complete application consists of the following:

  • Application form (this web form)
  • Career essay that answers the following questions: (sent as an attachment with this form)
    • What type of career / profession do you wish to pursue after receiving your baccalaureate degree?
    •  What is your interest in pursuing a graduate degree in a STEM field?
    • Do you have any prior research or relevant work experience?
    • Why are you interested in the research projects of the selected mentors?
    • Which publications of the selected mentors did you review?
    • What relevant courses have you completed?
  • Current transcript (unofficial transcripts are acceptable, sent as an attachment with this form)
  • One letter of recommendation from a professor, graduate student, lab instructor, supervisor in any science, technology, engineering and mathematics discipline.
    Letters of recommendation should be sent to moereu@unlv.edu with the applicant's name in the subject line; letters from non-scientists will not be accepted.
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NSF funded programs are available only to U. S. citizens or permanent residents (green card holder).

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Education
Years of schooling completed by end of current academic year (June 1)

Students receiving their bachelor's degree in May/June of the current academic year are not eligible for this program.

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Letters of recommendation should be sent to moereu@unlv.edu with the applicant's name in the subject line.