Eligibility Requirements
To Participate in U-RISE you must:
- Be a full time student at the University of New Mexico-Main Campus
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher
- Be 2 years away from graduation
- Have a commitment to pursuing a Ph.D. in a biomedical research field
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Be a member of an underrepresented group: individuals belonging to ethnic or racial groups underrepresented in the biomedical science or from a disadvantaged background
- Have completed at least the first 2 years (60 credit hours) of the curriculum leading to a B.S. degree in Biology, Psychology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering (or other fields related to biomedical science)
Feel free to contact us if you have questions!