Future Biotech Leader Scholarship Application Guidelines
Application Deadline: Monday, March 18, 2024
Page Limit: Two pages including any table, images, or figures.
Title: Very brief, but descriptive title.
Introduction: One short paragraph that describes:
- the question your experiment hopes to answer
- why this question is interesting/important
- any background information or initial observations
Hypothesis: One to two sentences to describe what you think the outcome of your experiment will be.
Materials and Methods: One to three paragraphs that describe your experiment in detail:
- what did you do
- what materials did you use,
- how did you collect your data, how long did it take, etc.
- (optional) drawings or photographs, if appropriate
Data and Results: Provide a summary of observations and data, if appropriate in table, chart, and/or graph formats. Be sure to label tables, charts, and graphs with titles, legends, X and Y axis labels, etc. You may include drawings, diagrams, or photographs, if appropriate.
Conclusion: One to two paragraphs considering the below questions.
- Was your hypothesis correct? What in your data and results led you to this decision?
- If your results did not provide enough evidence to accept or reject our hypothesis, what would you change for a second experiment?
- Did you make any mistakes in conducting the experiment, and if so, how would you fix such mistakes if you were to conduct your experiment again?
- What are the impact of your results in the question you raised in the introduction?
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