The Stinski Undergraduate Research Fellowship is an endowed fund created in 2013 with proceeds from a successful patent awarded to Professor Mark F. Stinski. Professor Stinski was on the faculty of the Department of Microbiology from 1973-2011 and continues his affiliation with the Department in Emeritus status. The fellowship's purpose is to support undergraduates in pursuit of research in the field of microbiology. As a result of the generosity of Professor Stinski, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology is able to provide one fellowship each year.

Amount:

• Stipend of $1049.00/month for up to 12 months
• Fall and spring tuition scholarship for the stipend period
• One (1) fellowship per year

Eligibility:

• Must be an undergraduate student seeking first baccalaureate degree in Microbiology.
• Must have a minimum 3.0 UI and cumulative GPA.
• Must be enrolled as a full-time student during the application period.
• Must continue full-time as an undergraduate student in Microbiology the year of the award.
• Must have at least Junior status at the time of application with one full year until completion of degree
• At the time of application, applicants must have arranged with a Microbiology faculty mentor for undergraduate research in their laboratory during the award period.
• Must enroll in undergraduate research (MICR:4161 or MICR:4171) for not less than three credit hours per semester during the fellowship period.
• Continuation of the award into the second semester is contingent on receiving a grade of B or better in the research course.
• May not undertake other employment paid by the Department of Microbiology during the term of the fellowship.
• Must present at the spring Microbiology Undergraduate Poster Session during the year of award.

Application Requirements:

• Complete the online application.
• One letter of recommendation from a science instructor. 
• Identification of student’s mentor for the fellowship period the student will be working in their lab during the fellowship period.
• If the student's letter of recommendation comes from their proposed mentor, then that single letter can serve both purposes.

Renewability:

• This scholarship is not renewable.

Previous Awardees:

The 2025-26 application will be available in Fall 2025; please be sure to return for details. 

Direct questions about the fellowship to Professor Aloysius Klingelhutz.