- US. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Be a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior (not graduating prior to May 2022, unless continuing research from 2020-2021)
- Be African-American, Hispanic American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Native Pacific Islander
- Be registered full-time at TAMUG
- Have and maintain a cumulative GPR of at least 2.5
- Have a strong interest in engaging in Faculty sponsored research (in application narrative)
- Demonstrate intention to pursue graduate school (in application narrative)
- Intend to graduate from TAMUG
- Be available to work >10 hours/week on the project during the academic year
- Have a Faculty sponsor