RISE Undergraduate Benefits

Thank you for your interest in the UTSA RISE Undergraduate program. After 45 years, and hundreds of undergraduates trained and launched into amazing scientific careers as doctoral level scientists, the UTSA RISE program has ended. We celebrate our students and their accomplishments and will continue to seek out ways to support the highly talented and dedicated future scientists at UTSA.

The Undergraduate level RISE program provided financial benefits as well as professional experience and training that helped students to enter and succeed in doctoral programs.

Research

  • Obtain "hands-on" research experience in laboratories focusing on Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, or Chemistry with a biomedical emphasis.
  • Work with a UTSA or UT Health San Antonio faculty mentor.
  • Students were expected to work 15 or more hours per week in the laboratory during the semester and full-time (40 hours) during the summer.*

* Please note: Since this was a research training program, students were expected to spend sufficient time in the laboratory to complete their research projects. Although stipends on this training grant had to be distributed in an hourly fashion, this was NOT a job. There were times when undergraduates had to invest longer hours to complete their projects.

Financial

  • $14/hour
  • Funding for a scientific conference

Conference Attendance

All RISE participants received full funding to attend one scientific conference annually. Paid was airfare, hotel (maximal cost per room varied by city; room sharing was required), registration fees, per diem (generally a flat $35-$45/day for food when it was not provided), and other travel related to attending the conference.

Professional Development

  • RISE/MARC colloquium, seminar, and Lunch with the Speaker (direct professional training and networking sessions)
  • Research Careers and Professional Skills Development course
  • Conference attendance
  • Mentoring by program faculty and staff
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