These faculty members will serve as mentors and thesis committee members. As part of their MARC studies, each participant will undertake a research project that will culminate in a senior thesis. Travel to one major scientific meeting each year for all full-year students is also provided. In addition, the Scholar's tuition and fees are also paid for by the MARC grant. Students selected for the full year MARC program must be able to participate in research for an average of fifteen hours per week during both semesters of the academic year and full-time for eight weeks in the summer.
Appointments are for the last two years of undergraduate study.
NIH hopes that a student will spend two or three years in the program. Students will be required to attend departmental seminars and to participate in on-campus MARC research symposia. The applicant must have junior standing by the first semester of participation in the MARC program or be at least two years from graduation. Also, the applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.5.