Have you always dreamed of being a doctor?  Maybe you've wanted to contribute to the medical field in other ways through studying diseases or biological clocks.  Perhaps field work interests you, or botany.  Are you considering a future in fisheries or wildlife biology?  Regardless of what area of the biological sciences interests you, you will undoubtedly benefit from a hands-on research experience.

The Howard Hughes Program at ULM provides students a way to do research with a faculty mentor while earning credit and a stipend.  Winning one of our undergraduate research awards affords you the opportunity to engage in meaningful scientific research with one of the ULM biology, chemistry, computer science, geosciences, math, or physics faculty members. Recipients earn a cash stipend of $1,000 per semester (for up to two semesters), up to $500 in supply money for their project, and a chance to compete for a summer research award.  Students also earn course credit through independent research courses in their department.

Selected students can also participate in the summer research program.  HHMI and ULM sponsor a 10 week, off-campus experience for two undergraduates who have participated in the program for one year and wish to continue their work during the summer.  The program can place you with scientists working on research projects that appeal to you.  Examples of past summer program research include studying fish at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, doing microsatellite DNA research on endangered frog populations at Oregon State University, and studying the pathology of sheep nematodes at Louisiana State University.

Interested?  Please contact either Ms. Sami Owens or Dr. Ann Findley for more information, including applications. You can read about our latest award on HHMI's website here.