How to Apply
The deadline to apply to the Amgen Scholars Program for Summer 2008 has passed.

If you are a Columbia University or Barnard College undergraduate student and wish to be considered for the Amgen Scholars program, you should apply to the SURF program and you will automatically be considered for both programs (unless you specify otherwise).

The application will ask you to briefly describe your laboratory experience, career plans, and why you wish to participate in the program.

• You should ask two people to write you letters of recommendation addressing your suitability for this fellowship. Specify their names and email addresses on the application form and they will receive instructions via email. Be sure to notify them before you fill in their e-mail address. All recommendations must be emailed through the application website by 5pm on February 1st, 2008. Be sure to submit your application with ample time for the people writing your recommendations to email them by February 1st.
  
  
• Arrange to have an official transcript mailed to:

  Dr. Alice Heicklen MC2454 Columbia University 1212 Amsterdam Ave. New York, NY 10027

• Acceptance into the Amgen scholars program requires that you:
  

  • Work in the designated lab for 10 weeks following Memorial Day
  • Not have participated in Amgen Scholars previously
  • Not work or study anywhere else during this time period
  • Attend weekly meetings
  • Present your research during a weekly meeting
  • Attend the Amgen Scholars National Symposium
  • Write a research paper summarizing your results
  • Not have a bachelor's degree

Unfortunately, we receive many more applications than we have fellowships available. If you submit an application but are not accepted into the program, you may still submit an application in future years.