The Stinski Undergraduate Research Fellowship is an endowed fund created in 2013 with proceeds from a successful patent awarded to Professor Mark F. Stinski. Professor Stinski was on the faculty of the Department of Microbiology from 1973-2011 and continues his affiliation with the Department in Emeritus status. The fellowship's purpose is to support undergraduates in pursuit of research in the field of microbiology. As a result of the generosity of Professor Stinski, the Department of Microbiology is able to provide one fellowship each year.
Amount:
- Stipend of $1049.00/month for up to 12 months
- Fall and spring tuition scholarship for the stipend period
- One (1) fellowship per year
Eligibility:
- Must be an undergraduate student seeking first baccalaureate degree in Microbiology.
- Must have a minimum 3.0 UI and cumulative GPA.
- Must be enrolled as a full-time student during the application period.
- Must continue full-time as an undergraduate student in Microbiology the year of the award.
- Must have at least Junior status at the time of application with one full year until completion of degree
- At the time of application, applicants must have arranged with a Microbiology faculty mentor for undergraduate research in their laboratory during the award period.
- Must enroll in undergraduate research (MICR:4161 or MICR:4171) for not less than three credit hours per semester during the fellowship period.
- Continuation of the award into the second semester is contingent on receiving a grade of B or better in the research course.
- May not undertake other employment paid by the Department of Microbiology during the term of the fellowship.
- Must present at the spring Microbiology Undergraduate Poster Session during the year of award.
Application Requirements:
- Complete the online application.
- One letter of recommendation from a science instructor.
- Identification of student’s mentor for the fellowship period the student will be working in their lab during the fellowship period.
- If the student's letter of recommendation comes from their proposed mentor, then that single letter can serve both purposes.
Renewability:
- This scholarship is not renewable.
Previous Awardees:
| 2014-15 | Elizabeth Mueller |
| 2015-16 | Erika Feutz |
| 2016-17 | Juan Pablo Munoz Gonzalez |
| 2017-18 | Emily Hoeper |
| 2017-18 | Vishual Perera |
| 2018-19 | Evan Lamb |
| 2019-20 | Alexandria Sturtz |
| 2020-21 | Shelby Andersen |
| 2020-21 | Lindsey Grady |
| 2021-22 | Micaila Kurtz |
| 2021-22 | Miranda Sturtz |
| 2022-23 | Joseph Kesteloot |
| 2023-24 | Olivia Fortman |