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Biochemistry Research and Opportunity Endowment
Overview and Deadlines
This fund supports faculty-mentored undergraduate research or experiential learning at the intersection of Biology and Chemistry. Proposals that blur traditional departmental boundaries are especially encouraged.
- Award Amount: $500 – $4,000, to be spent within the same fiscal year.
- Application Cycle: Applications are typically solicited during the Fall Semester.
- Deadline Policy: If a deadline falls on a holiday or weekend, it is extended by 2 days.
- Fiscal Rule: All awarded funds must be spent within the same fiscal year.
Proposal Priorities & Usage
- Scope: Proposals must address biochemistry-oriented problems or questions.
- Collaborative Focus: Funds are intended to support and "seed" new collaborative work between Biology and Chemistry labs.
- Usage: Funds may be used for undergraduate summer stipends, equipment, or supplies with a direct impact on the research opportunity.
- Donor Requirement: Recipients must commit to writing a follow-up letter to donors detailing expenditures as part of an annual project report.
Submission Instructions (Mandatory Formatting)
Applications exceeding page limits or missing required components will not be reviewed.
- Research Description (maximum 2 pages): Including figures, tables, and bibliography. This should be written by the student in consultation with the advisor for a biological/chemical audience.
- Itemized Budget (maximum 1 page): Clearly justified in the context of the research opportunity.
- Lay-abstract (maximum 150 words): Aimed at a general audience describing the project and how funds will be used.
- Letters of Recommendation: A letter from the research advisor. If the project involves a collaboration, a letter from the collaborating faculty may also be included (maximum of two 1-page letters total).
Compiling and Submitting (For Faculty Mentors)
- Compiling: All items must be merged into a single PDF document.
- File Naming: Student Last Name-Advisor Last Name-Biochem-Semester.pdf.
- Submission: The final PDF should be submitted via email to the Chair of your respective department.
- Resources: If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, use free resources such as or for generating merged PDF files.