Open to graduating high school seniors and incoming college freshmen. Open to all undergraduates. Develop an individual's career interest in research by providing a positive mentor relationship and the opportunity to participate in original research projects.
Awards are competitive and are made to the successful applicants.
The research topics submitted by the mentors is mailed to all North Dakota University System campuses, Tribal Colleges, and Upward Bound facilitators. North Dakota high school counselors and science and mathematics teachers receive the Science Bound topics to distribute to high school students. A faculty review committee ranks the applicants. All programs give priority to under represented groups in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, North Dakota residents, and people enrolled or employed at one of North Dakota's institutions of higher education. Awardees and mentors meet to determine that the mentor relationship is appropriate.