2025 Pauley Heart Center NIH R25 Undergraduate Research Fellowship Application |
Please review the following important information below about the Pauley Heart Center 2025 NIH R25 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship application. More information about this fellowship program can be found on our website here. If you are unable to find the information you need on our website, please contact us at pauley.undergradfellowship@vcuhealth.org.
This fellowship is open to all full-time undergraduate students who are sophomore, junior, or senior students at our six partner institutions listed on our website and in the application portal below (in rare cases, exceptional freshmen may be considered). Students from under-represented backgrounds (as defined by the NIH) are strongly encouraged to apply. (You may review VCU's Notice of Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action here.)
In addition to completing all required fields in the application form below, please note the following application requirements:
Transcripts:
- Transcripts from all undergraduate institutions you have attended must be uploaded via this application form. If you have transferred into your current university from another undergraduate institution, please make sure to include any prior undergraduate transcripts (please ensure letter grades are included).
- PDF format preferred.
- Unofficial transcripts are acceptable as long as all grades are included.
Recommendations:
- Two recommendations are required and must be submitted using our official Recommendation Form, which can be downloaded from this application form below.
- At least one recommendation should be from an individual, preferably a faculty member, who can speak to your academic/research accomplishments.
- Recommenders must email their completed forms to pauley.undergradfellowship@vcuhealth.org by 11:59 p.m. on November 15, 2025.
All application materials are due by 11:59 p.m. on November 15, 2025.