HHMI Undergraduate Research Studio

Undergraduate research in a studio environment exploring the boundaries of disciplines from Nanocience to engineering

Last year, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded $1.5 million to scientists in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas to implement a program that will draw more minorities, women, and those students who might not consider careers in science into studies in the sciences.

Fulbright College faculty members will create specialized teams, pairing up six to 10 freshman students with researchers who will combine their expertise in physics, chemistry, and biological sciences to study scientific problems from various perspectives.

If you are a freshman student and are interested in applying, go online to the application page.

Freshman/sophomore courses such as:

Fabrication at the nanoscale
chemical, physical, and biological processes at the nanoscale
Research at the nanoscale

So what happens if I am selected?

If you are selected, you will be placed in a small group of six students. You will be with this group for four semesters and one summer. During the summer you will receive a scholarship and living expenses.

So what classes do I sign up for?

If you are selected, this will be done for you during orientation. Completing the two-year studio carries credit for two semesters of freshman chemistry lab, two semesters of physics lab, quantitative analysis lab, and biology lab.