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Student Programs

Academic Personal and Professional Excellence (APPEX)

APPEX is scholarship program that provides financial support plus transition assistance, academic support, STEM career development, and well-being and resilience training to incoming Freshman STEM majors that have been invited to join the UTSA Honors College.

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Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC)

MARC is an Honors research training program that develops its trainees as exceptional applicants and trainees for doctoral programs in the behavioral and biomedical sciences. Trainees are also automatically admitted to the UTSA Honors College; you do not need to be an Honors student to apply. A MARC-2 program is available for applicants that do not meet MARC program requirements or are not admitted.

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Teaching and Research in Environmental Ecology (TREE) / Educating Youth in Ecology (EYE)

TREE/EYE is a model to integrate mentoring between community entities to promote and enhance career development for underrepresented minorities in agriculture and natural resources.

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Urban Monarch Conservation Internship Program

The Urban Monarch Conservation Internship Program introduces students to career opportunities in positions in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and to job settings where they will gain practical experience and training in natural and cultural resource fields.

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UTSA COS Rising Researchers Pre-Research Training Program

Rising Researchers is a research training and support program designed to provide an introduction to laboratory research and aid in a successful transition into college life.

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UTSA Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD at UTSA)

IMSD at UTSA is a research professional development program that provides financial and training support for doctoral students for the first three years of their training.

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UTSA Jefferson Scholars Program

UTSA Jefferson Scholars is a mentoring and training program for undergraduate students who aspire to become leaders in environmental science and ecology.

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UTSA STEM Transfer and Pre-Research Academy (STEM Academy)

The UTSA STEM Transfer and Pre-Research Academy is a research training and support program designed to support and connect transitioning community college students with the UTSA research community.

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UTSA Tuggle Scholars Program

UTSA Tuggle Scholars is a mentoring and training program for graduate students who aspire to become leaders in environmental science and ecology.

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UTSA Work Study Research Training Program (WSRTP)

WSRTP is a research training program that allows work-study-eligible undergraduates to be paid for performing research in a UTSA research laboratory.

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Student Summer Programs

Alamo Colleges CIMA-LSAMP Program at UTSA

CIMA-LSAMP is a 10-week summer research program held on the UTSA main campus that allows Alamo Community College students to gain hands-on research experience in biology, chemistry, computer science, geological science, physics, and psychology projects.

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Community Programs

Educating Youth in Environmental Science (EYES)

EYES is a K-5 educational outreach program that presents a series of lessons in conservation and natural resources to fifth graders.

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UTSA RISE Office

The UTSA RISE Office develops and implements training programs designed to broaden access to research careers. It includes "in-house" pre-research programs as well as federally-sponsored research training programs. Several of the CRTS student programs are also RISE Office programs.

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