How to apply to Research Track
1. In 2023, we have the following Departments/Institutes that provide funding for student slots in the Research Track. We are only accepting applications for projects that fall within these Departments/Institutes and for projects with approved mentors (see #2 below).
The departments currently available for funding include:
- Barbara Davis Center (diabetes)
- Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
- Cancer Center
- Fort Collins Branch
- Ludeman’s Center for Women’s Health Research
- Neurology
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Orthopedics
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Urology Research Enterprise
- Radiation Oncology
- Radiology
- Surgery
2. Identify potential mentors/projects from the list of Approved Mentor Names. You must work with one of the mentors on the approved list. Not all departments participate in this program.
3. Download a copy of the Research Track Application
4. Meet with potential mentors to discuss possible projects. Come to a mutual decision with a mentor to apply and then work with that mentor to complete the application.
5. Submit application materials electronically (by emailing coloradoresearchtrack@cuanschutz.edu). The deadline for submitting applications is 11:59 on October 2, 2023. Required materials to submit include:
- A completed application form
- Both a student and mentor's CV or NIH-format biosketch. Please make sure the mentor highlights, or otherwise designates, past or current mentees on the list of publications in the mentor’s CV.
- A separate email from the mentor confirming their willingness to serve as the student’s mentor. The mentor should include that he/she is aware that a core requirement of the Research Track is that the student will submit a first authored publication to a peer reviewed journal by February 1st of their fourth year.
Applications will be reviewed by the Research Track Steering Committee and results announced around the first week of November.