{"id":36,"date":"2016-07-01T14:18:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T14:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsf.utdev1.wpengine.com\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:51:13","slug":"amgen-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/listings\/amgen-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Amgen Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amgenscholars.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4840 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/amgenscholars-slideshow-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1360\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/amgenscholars-slideshow-3.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/amgenscholars-slideshow-3-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/amgenscholars-slideshow-3-1024x377.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/amgenscholars-slideshow-3-768x283.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amgenscholars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amgen Scholars<\/a> allows undergraduates from across the globe to participate in cutting-edge research opportunities at world-class institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen institutions across the U.S., Europe and Japan currently host the summer program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box-light card tennessee orange tx brd-\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amgenscholars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amgen Scholars Program Website<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Deadline: February 1<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Deadline to Receive URF Draft Support: January 14<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Notes:<\/h4>\n<p>\n<\/div><strong>Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents;<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate students enrolled in accredited four-year colleges or universities in the United States, Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories; and sophomores (with four quarters or three semesters of college experience), juniors or non-graduating seniors (who are returning in the fall to continue undergraduate studies).<\/li>\n<li>A cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or above; and<\/li>\n<li>An interest in pursuing a Ph.D. or M.D.-Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application Process:<\/strong><br \/>\nEach U.S. host institution has its own application process. 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