Funding Opportunity: CSUBIOTECH - Presidents' Commission Research Scholars Program (Undergraduate Summer Research)
CSUBIOTECH - Presidents' Commission Research Scholars Program (Undergraduate Summer Research)
Deadline: Monday, February 9, 2026 by 5:00 pm; Faculty mentors are responsible for submitting the complete proposal and all applications will need to be routed through Sponsored Programs Foundation before they can be submitted.
Award Amount: $8,000 – Students receive $6000 as a scholarship. $2000 of the award can support the faculty mentor’s research program.
ABOUT: The Presidents’ Commission Scholars program aims to support up to 11 CSU undergraduate students for a summer experience in Summer 2026. Students will conduct biotechnology-related laboratory-, field-, clinic- or community-based research for the first time. Sponsoring faculty mentors will receive funding to support their research program.
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to first and second-year CSU undergraduates, and first-year incoming transfer students from non-four year institutions. Students must also have no prior industry, community college or university level research experience, including previous or existing funding, support, or academic credit received for a research experience.
CSUBIOTECH welcomes and encourages applications from CSU student-faculty teams in all disciplines related to the current practice of biotechnology, including but not limited to life sciences, physical sciences, clinical sciences, math, computer science, agricultural science, engineering, and/or business.
APPLY: Faculty mentors should submit the complete proposal, after it’s completed the internal routing process, in either Microsoft WORD or Adobe PDF format, before the deadline using CSUBIOTECH's InfoReady electronic submission system. For more information and to apply, please visit the CSUBIOTECH Grant & Award page.
For questions or more information about the program, please reach out to Christine Montgomery at rmontgomery@sdsu.edu or CSUBIOTECH at csubiotech@sdsu.edu.
CONTACT: If you are interested in applying or have any questions, please contact our Pre-Award Specialists Pia Gabriel at pg12@humboldt.edu, Kaz Wegmuller at kaz.wegmuller@humboldt.edu, or Jocelyne Takatsuno at jt366@humboldt.edu ASAP. Students are strongly encouraged to consult with the financial aid office prior to applying to determine the potential impact of awards and grants on financial support provided through the university, especially financial aid packages. Awards paid directly to students will be processed through the campus financial aid office.
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