The STAR Program is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) #5R25 HL103180-02.  Basic overview …

• Each STAR participant must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident who has completed one college level mathematics and one college level science series (Freshman level); with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.  **Preferred candidates for positions will also have 2 or 3 quarters, mentored experience in a biomedical/biobehavioral laboratory.

• According to each individual’s background, laboratory participants will receive a mentored laboratory experience

• Each participant will receive up to $5500 for the summer experience (paid in installments), round-trip travel funds are available to out-of- area students, who meet criteria

• Program dates are either:   

1.  June 18 through August 17, 2012:  Semester system school

           2.  June 18 through September 7, 2012:  Quarter system school  

• STAR students will present in two poster sessions: 

1.     UW Summer Research Poster Session:  Wednesday, August 15, 2012

2.   STAR Program Poster Session:  Tuesday, August 14, 2012 (TENTATIVE)