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Choosing the right program

All Research and Mentoring Program activities are open to academically eligible students without regard to race, gender, national origin or other characteristic. In addition, programs are designed to increase, encourage and support the inclusion of under-represented groups in science, i.e. (members of racial/ethnic minorities, women, students with disabilities, those who are the first in their family to attend college, veterans and students with demonstrated financial need). All programs require that applicants are full-time, matriculated undergraduate Hunter College students that are United States Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States.

The following table outlines eligibility criteria for each of the research and mentoring programs to help you decide which program may be the right fit for your research interests and academic and career goals. To see a detailed outline of the eligibility requirements for each program please see this document.

Program	Class Standing	# of Credits Earned	Academic Interests	Major	GPA	Eligibility	Offers Summer Research Opportunities	Additional Information
AstroCom NYC	Freshman through Graduate Students		Physics or Astronomy	Physics or Astronomy	No restriction	Any, and students from groups underrepresented in the sciences - e.g., African Americans, Hispanics - are particularly encrouaged to apply	Yes	Must be enrolled in a CUNY 2-yr or 4-yr college, and show interest in pursuing a career in physics and astronomy through essays, major, and/or courses.
BP-Endure	Sophomores, Juniors	60	Neuroscience	Any Major	3.0	Member of an underrepresented group in research or First-generation college student or Low income or Demonstrated financial need	Yes	Post-Baccalaureate students are not eligible to apply
Catalyst	Juniors	60	Geoscience	Computer Science, Envi. Earth Science, mathematics, Statictics, Physics	3.0	Member of an underrepresented group in research or Low income or Demonstrated financial need
DIDARP	Freshman through Graduate Students			Interest in drug abuse research	No restriction			Must be nominated by a faculty member
HHMI (Scholars)	Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors	60		Biology (only)	3.2	Member of an underrepresented group in research or Low income
HHMI (CSHL)	Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors			Biology (only)	3.2		Yes	Completed BIOL 300 and BIOL 302
HHMI (MBL)	Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors			Biology (only)	3.2		Yes	Completed BIOL 200 and BIOL 202
IGERT	Graduate Students		Radiochemistry	Chemistry				Apply Via the CUNY Graduate Center
LSAMP	Freshman through Graduate Students	12		STEM major*	3.0	Member of an underepresented group in research	Yes	Post-Baccalaureate students are eligible to apply
MARC	Sophomores, Juniors	60	Biomedical & Biophysical research	Biology, Chemisrty, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology	3.0	Member of an underepresented group in research	Yes	Post-Baccalaureate students are not eligible to apply
MBRS-RISE	Sophomores through Graduate Students		Biomedical & Biophysical research	Biology, Chemisrty, Physics, Psychology	3.0	Member of an underepresented group in research
McNair	Juniors, Seniors	60 - 94		Any major in Arts & Sciences	3.0	Member of an underrepresented group in research or First-generation college student AND Low income or Demonstrated financial need	Yes	Post-Baccalaureate students, and students seeking a graduate degree in Business (M.B.A.), Law (J.D), Dentistry (D.D.S.), Medicine (M.D.), K-12 Education (M.S.E.D.), and Social Work (M.S.W.) are not eligible to apply
MIND Alliance	Freshman through Seniors	Any	Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Geology, Engineering, Physics, Psychology	Any major	No restriction	Racial and Ethnic Minorities with Disabilities	Yes	For undergraduates, also provides financial assistance for STEM internships
MMUF	Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors	36 - 100	Arts & Sciences	Any major	3.0		Yes	Must be nominated by a faculty member
NOYCE	Juniors	65	Teaching in Math and Science	Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Geography	3.0	Adolescent Education in Math and Science		Must also be admitted to the School of Education
QUBI	Freshman through Seniors	N/A	Bioinformatics	Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics	3.0			Must declare Bioinformatics as a concentration
RAISE-W	Sophomores	Over 25	Any STEM* field, including psychology and neuroscience	Any major	No restriction	Students must be in a lab already (any STEM lab) and make a one-year commitment		Accepted students will attend an orientation meeting in August
Verizon Scholars	Juniors and Seniors	Any		Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics	3.0	Need-based; students must have a demonstrated financial need for the award which is about $1500 per semester		Students must declare their major before applying

* General STEM majors/fields (include but are not limited to): Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Mathmatics, Psychology, Physics, Statistics.

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