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Eligibility Statement
Amgen Scholars must
- Be sophomores (with at least 4 quarters or 3 semesters of college
course work), juniors, or non-graduating seniors attending 4-year
colleges or universities in US, Puerto Rico, other US territories
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2
- Not be under any disciplinary sanction
- Be US citizens or permanent residents
- Have an interest in pursuing a PhD or MD/PhD
Students who have been an Amgen Scholar, at any U.S. site, are not
eligible. Please consider applying through the Caltech SURF program.
Requirements
Upon receiving an Amgen Scholarship, students sign an agreement to
fulfill the following requirements:
- To devote full effort to conducting the Amgen Scholars project
(Scholars are strongly discouraged from taking courses or holding
a job)
- To submit progress reports signed by their mentors
- To attend the mid-summer Amgen Scholars conference
- To submit an abstract of their project
- To submit a written technical report approved by the mentor
- To give an oral presentation on one of the scheduled seminar
day symposia
- To abide by Caltech's Honor Code
Compensation
Students receive a $5,500 stipend for the ten-week period. For information
on payroll tax issues, please contact sfp@caltech.edu and we will
forward your question to the Amgen Scholars payroll coordinator.
Stipend payments will be distributed in equal installments on the
first business day in July and August.
Students will also receive a room and board allowance, and non-Caltech
students will receive reimbursements for their travel to and from
Pasadena.
Funding
Amgen Scholar stipends are funded from a generous grant from the
Amgen Foundation. Mentors pay all research-related costs and provide
space.
Amgen Scholar Summer Activities
To enrich the research experience, Amgen Scholars may participate
in the following activities:
- Amgen Scholars weekly lunch meetings to bring participants together
for discussions, special programs, and to meet faculty
- Weekly seminars by Caltech faculty—lunch is provided
- A participatory discussion series on developing a research career,
graduate school admissions, and other topics of interest to future
researchers
- Social and cultural activities
- Weekly subsidized dinners give small groups of students the chance
to get together with two to four faculty members for informal conversation
at local restaurants
- Special field trips
Housing
Non-Caltech Amgen Scholars will live in Caltech housing during the
ten-week summer period, and they can move into rooms on the first
day of the summer program. For more information on Caltech housing, click
here.
