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HCESSS common application

VCU Acceleration and Alliance programs require two letters of recommendation and official transcripts from each college attended in order to complete the application process.

Mail all supplemental materials including application fee to:
HCE/SSS Pipeline Programs
1000 E. Marshall St.,
Room 203-b
P.O. Box 980124
Richmond, Virginia 23298

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Summer Research Opportunity - Exploring Biomedical Research Opportunities (EBRO), VCU Alliance Research Program and the new Health Educational Research Opportunities (HERO)

• For all research programs, housing is arranged for students on the MCV Campus in Cabaniss Hall. More details will be given to students once they are accepted into the program.

Step-Up: Travel to the May 29 symposium will be at no cost to students, you will be contacted by SCG Travel regarding arrangements.

These programs offer college sophomores and juniors a hands-on, intensive research workshop at a nationally recognized research institution.

To apply for the VCU Alliance and the HERO programs, please follow the link to the HCESSS Common Application. The deadline is April 15, 2008.

The STEP-UP Program application process is closed for 2008.

This National Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood (NHLBI) sponsored program provides 10-week summer research experiences for undergraduate students and first year medical or dental students. Student have the opportunity to work with VCU faculty on research projects in the areas of heart, blood vessels, lung and blood diseases; blood resources; and sleep disorders. This program provides hands-on research experiences and career development opportunities for undergraduate students from racial and ethnic minority or disadvantaged backgrounds.

The VCU Alliance Program provides a hands-on research experience for undergraduate sophomores and juniors from racial and ethnic minority or disadvantaged backgrounds. Students spend at least 10 weeks during the summer working on a research project in a VCU lab selected according to their research interests.

EBRO is a new research program at VCU sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Short-term Educator Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP). The 10-week, non-residential program is designed to increase the number of underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students “in the pipeline” who are committed to a career in biomedical, behavioral, clinical or social sciences research. 

 

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