This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $443,508 to Michigan State University to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on plant genomics. The program will train 10 students per summer over 3 years (2025-2027) on conducting faculty-mentored research in areas such as plant genomics, molecular genetics, and computational biology. The goal is to develop the next generation of plant...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) awarded a $464,968 project grant to the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc. This 3-year REU site grant, effective April 15, 2024, will support the training of 30 undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds in plant genome research at the Boyce Thompson Institute on the Cornell University campus. The students will develop interdisciplinary skills in data analysis, bioinformatics, experimental...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $324,987 to the Missouri Botanical Garden to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates site award. The award will fund research training for 10 undergraduate students per summer over three years (2023-2025) at the Garden, totaling 30 trainees. Students will conduct individual research projects mentored by Garden scientists, focusing on botany and conservation biology. Projects...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $432,891 to Washington University in St. Louis to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on plant and microbial bioscience for sustainability. Over three summers from 2025-2027, the program will train 30 undergraduate students, primarily from institutions with limited research opportunities, in conducting research projects exploring topics such as...
This $327,972 National Science Foundation project grant supports the Research Experience for Undergraduates in Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics and Data Science program at Florida A & M University from March 2022 through February 2025. The program will provide research experience and training to 24 undergraduate students over three summers, with 8 students participating each summer for 10 weeks. Students will gain hands-on experience in cutting-edge omics technologies and data science by...
This $393,283 National Science Foundation Biological Sciences project grant will support the Chicago Botanic Garden's Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site program from 2022 to 2025. The program will provide research experiences and professional development to 30 undergraduate students over three summers, with the goal of increasing careers in plant conservation. Students will conduct 10-week research internships at the Garden's Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $477,292 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside). This three-year grant, active from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2028, will support a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on next-generation plant biology and plant-microbe interactions. The grant will enable UC Riverside to train approximately 30 students, primarily from schools...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program grant in the amount of $465,089 awarded to the Chicago Botanic Garden will support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program from 2025-2028. The program will train 10 undergraduate students per summer for 10 weeks to conduct plant biology and conservation research at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Students will gain foundational knowledge and skills for careers in plant science through...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation provided $292,773 to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site from March 2021 through February 2023. The REU site supports undergraduate students in plant science research projects at the Center under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The Biological Sciences program aims to advance basic biological research and strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise. As an...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program will provide $415,780 to the University of Washington (UW) to support a 9-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site focused on "Novel Genome-Scale Technologies and Big Data Science". The program, running from the summers of 2025-2027, will train 10 undergraduate students annually in cutting-edge genomics and computational biology research. Students will work...