Dear Students,

Independent research is a pivotal feature of the undergraduate 
experience at Carnegie Mellon.  We are fortunate to have a grant from 
the Howard Hughes Medical Institute that will provide hourly wages for 
you to engage in an independent research project.  Our ultimate goal is 
to raise your professional trajectory in a STEM career 
(Science-Technology-Engineering-Math).  Preference is given to projects 
related to Biological or Biomedical science in some way, but many 
students have been funded with non-Biological projects as well.

Your first step is to contact a prospective research advisor to discuss 
possible research projects in his/her lab.  We can support you to 
conduct research in labs at Carnegie Mellon, the University of 
Pittsburgh, Hillman Cancer Center, Allegheny Hospital, the Carnegie 
Museum, and many other sites in the area.

We are now accepting applications for Spring 2010 student research 
positions. The application deadline is Wednesday, January 5, 2011, and 
we will notify award recipients by Monday, January 10, 2011.  Yes, 
applications are competitive, but we do not look only at your GPA.  You 
may not receive academic credit for your paid research hours.

Late applications will be considered as long as funds are available.

Please apply online through our website
http://www.cmu.edu/bio/hhmi/academic_researcher/index.html
(The website will soon be updated with the Spring deadline information, 
but you can apply now.)

Feel free to contact your academic advisor or me if you have any questions.

Best wishes,
Aaron P. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological Sciences
Director, HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program