Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

  • Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Human Ecology

Class Year Eligibility:

  • First Year (undergrad)
  • Second Year (undergrad)
  • Third Year (undergrad)
  • Fourth Year + (undergrad)

Open to:

  • Cornell Undergraduate Students

Diversity and Equity in Nutrition Research Summer Stipend

Required qualifications:

  • DNS major (Human Biology Health and Society, Nutritional Sciences, Global and Public Health Sciences) in CALS or CHE
  • Underrepresented in extramural scientific workforce (Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islanders)  
  • Research is being done with a Cornell faculty member  
  • At least one semester remaining at Cornell after the summer  
  • Research experience must be at least 4 weeks long and 25 hours per week (totaling at least 100 hours for the summer)

Recommended additional qualifications:

  • Research is being done with a DNS faculty member  
  • Release of transcripts and financial aid information

Selection based on:

  • Research experience details
  • Potential impact of research experience on student’s academic or career goals
  • Financial need for funding over the summer