The School of Public Health’s Summer Training and Research (SPH UM STAR) Program was launched in 2008 with funding from the National Institute of Health's National Health Lung and Blood Institute.

UM STAR is designed to provide traditionally underrepresented undergraduate students with two consecutive summers of a 10-week research training and career development program to enhance their potential to apply for and complete graduate degrees in biomedical and behavioral science relevant to preventing and treating cardiovascular disease.

• Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States
• Be enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year higher education institution and obtain junior or senior status by the Fall 2024 academic year
• Possess an excellent academic record including a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA
• Be interested in pursuing graduate study in one of the offered SROP programs at UMD
• Completion of the SRI or SOARE supplemental application which will require applicants to submit a current résumé or curriculum vitae
• Please note:  Priority is given to summer applicants who intend to pursue a research doctorate