Honors in Biology Application (2025)

This is the application for the 2025 Scholars Honors or Research Honors program. Before completing this form, review the Honors Program eligibility and selection criteria.

This application will only be accepted until Noon (12PM CST) on April 28, 2025.

What honors program are you applying for?
Which academic criteria of the Honors programs do you meet?
One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.

A one-page statement describing motivation to pursue the Honors degree,
the thesis project, selection and qualifications of the mentor, overall
intellectual goals and any plans for post-graduate education.

One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.

A biographical sketch in the format of the Biosketch Template.

One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, pdf, doc, docx.

A scan of your U of C transcript (official transcript not needed)

One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.

A plan for all Biology and other science courses to be completed by
graduation. 

Maximum 2 files.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.
Research Honors: A project description formatted according to the Research Proposal Template Research Proposal Template.

or

Scholar Honors (note GPA requirement of 3.75 or above): Abstract 
of no more than 1/2 page describing overall project goals and
rationale and detailed project description in an appropriate format to the field,
covering the scientific problem and its significance, aims and methods of
study, anticipated results, pitfalls and alternatives, and broader impacts,
consisting of no more than 3 pages, inclusive of figures and tables, with 
numbered citations.

(Required w/ Abstract) Bibliography of up to thirty references in PNAS format,
with PubMed links to each paper.

One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx.

Additional supporting material can be provided of no more than ten pages,
including abstracts, manuscripts, etc.