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The Life Sciences Scholars Scholarship was established in June 2018 to provide support for Life Sciences students.

Grade Level/Age
11th or 12th grade
Organization
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Category
Career Related
University Scholarships
Award information
  • Up to $10,000 per recipient.

  • Potential for sponsor engagement.

  • Paid summer internships.

  • Participation in the UCLA HHMI Pathways to Success program. The UCLA-HHMI Pathways to Success Program is a 4-year, intensive, honors-level program for undergraduate students majoring in the life sciences, with an interest in the bio-sciences.

Eligibility Requirements
  • Interest in the Sciences – Students who aspire to obtain a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. are strongly encouraged to apply.

  • Majors (Biology, Computational & Systems Biology, Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Human Biology and Society (B.S.), Integrative Biology and Physiology, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics, Molecular, Cell Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Psychobiology).

  • A high school cumulative GPA of 3.8 or above.

  • At least four years of math and three years of science.

  • Students who are members of groups that are historically underrepresented in STEM are especially encouraged to apply.