Biology Honors Program - Application
1. Please fill in this form to apply to the Biology Honors Program. Prior to filling in this application, you must have identified a faculty member who has indicated they are willing to serve as your mentor.
2. Once you have submitted the form, email Alexa Bely (abely@umd.edu) and your mentor (and any co-mentor), together in one email, to let us know you have applied. Attach your UMD transcript to the email (downloaded file or screenshot is fine, but must be easily legible). Please write "Biology Honors Application" in the email subject.
3. Please ask your mentor to email Alexa Bely (abely@umd.edu) to indicate their willingness to serve as your mentor.  

If you have any questions, please contact Alexa Bely at abely@umd.edu.

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Email *
First Name *
Last Name *
Preferred first name (if different from First Name)
Pronouns *
UID *
Expected graduation semester (write Fall/Spring and Year, e.g., Spring 2024) *
Email address - UMD *
Preferred email address (Please re-write the email that is your preferred email address. This is the email we will use whenever possible for correspondence. However, please be aware that your UMD email may need to be used in some situations even if it is not your preferred email address, so make sure you receive UMD emails.) *
Phone (e.g., cell) *
Mentor's name. Please list the faculty member who has agreed to serve as your Biology Honors mentor. (A prerequisite for participation in this program is the sponsorship of a faculty member). *
Mentor's home department *
Mentor email address *
Biology co-mentor name (if applicable): If your mentor is outside of the Biology Department (in another campus department or off campus), list below the faculty member within the Biology Department who has agreed to serve as your co-mentor (the Biology Honors Program Director can advise you on this if you need). (If your mentor is in the Biology Department, leave this blank.)
Biology co-mentor email address (if applicable)
BSCI 399H section: If accepted into the program, you will be required to register for Biology Honors Research, BSCI 399H (or equivalent if your mentor is outside of the Biology program). Please ask your mentor for their BSCI 399H section number and fill it in below. (If your advisor does not know their section number or if they are not sure what you should register for, this can be determined later.)
Major *
Specialization (if appropriate)
Additional majors or minors
University of Maryland G.P.A. (grade point average) in all course work to date: *
Have you been in a campus living-learning program or similar type of program (e.g., University Honors, ILS)? If so, please list this here.
List any high school or college academic awards or scholarships:
Have you taken part in any high school or college honors curriculum or science project?  If so, please explain (a few sentences to 1 paragraph)
What are your major academic interests outside of the biological sciences? (Provide a list or a few sentences.) *
What are your long term goals and career objectives? (A few sentences or a paragraph) *
Why are you submitting this application to the Biology Honors Program? What do you hope to learn, experience, or benefit from by participation in this program? (A few sentences or a paragraph) *
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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