Agents of Change (AoC) SF Build Merck Scholarship

Spring 2024 Application

  • Awarding Department: SF BUILD
  • Scholarship Intent: Professional development in biomedical research.
  • Criteria:
    1. Intent to pursue a biomedical research career relevant to community health.
    2. Interest in working with historically underrepresented communities.
  • Major: Any
  • Class Level: Undergrad: Freshmen, Sophmore, Junior, Senior and Graduating Senior and 2nd BA Grad: Masters
  • Enrollment Status: Continuing and Entering SFSU Students.
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a Requirement
  • Citizenship: Any
  • GPA: HS GPA: N/A; Undergrad GPA: N/A; Grad GPA: N/A (No minimum GPA Requirement)
  • Contact Person: Audrey Parangan-Smith
  • Campus Address: SF BUILD/ Biology Department Hensill Hall
  • Street Address: 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415) 338-2742
  • Email: sfbuild@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: https://sfbuild.sfsu.edu/
  • Number of Awards: varies
    Amount of Awards: varies
  • Awardee Requirements and Expectations
    Participate in one SF BUILD AoC (Agents of Change) Workshop or asynchronous online module.
    Complete an essay reflecting on the impact of this scholarship on your academic path at the end of the semester.

Award
$2,000
Scopes
Biology
Deadline
02/12/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please confirm that you are enrolled at least part-time for the Spring 2024 Semester
  2. Please note that for the 2023-2024 program year you can only be awarded once
  3. How will this scholarship support you in your pursuit of a community engaged biomedical research career? Please respond in 250-500 words
  4. This scholarship requires that you have an intent to pursue a biomedical research career that impacts community health. Share more about your aspirations in this area and what you hope to achieve. Please respond in 250-500 words
  5. List all of your recent work experience (within the last 18months). This can include volunteer work, internships, employment, research, service learning, ect.
    • Employment (if none please type none)
    • Internship Work (if none please type none)
    • Research (if none please type none)
    • Service Learning (if none please type none)
    • Service Learning (if none please type none)
    • Volunteer Work (if none please type none)
  6. Please describe your current, or recent, involvement with biomedical research projects that impact community health. This can be one of the work activities you described in the previous question. Please respond in 250-500 words
  7. Choose one of the following topics to read about
  8. Which topic area did you select and why? Please respond in 250-500 words
  9. How has institutional and/or systemic oppression influenced your experience in biomedical science? Please respond in 250-500 words
  10. Identify the strengths you've gained from your culture or community that has supported your persistence in science? Please respond in 250-500 words
  11. How have you, or how do you hope to impact, or influence the culture of science? Please respond in 250-500 words
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