MBRS RISE Program at Virginia Union University

Information

  • Research Project
  • 7223430
  • ApplicationId
    7223430
  • Core Project Number
    R25GM066924
  • Full Project Number
    5R25GM066924-03
  • Serial Number
    66924
  • FOA Number
    PAR-99-151
  • Sub Project Id
  • Project Start Date
    5/1/2005 - 19 years ago
  • Project End Date
    4/30/2009 - 15 years ago
  • Program Officer Name
    TUPAS, JERMELINA
  • Budget Start Date
    5/1/2007 - 17 years ago
  • Budget End Date
    4/30/2008 - 16 years ago
  • Fiscal Year
    2007
  • Support Year
    3
  • Suffix
  • Award Notice Date
    4/16/2007 - 17 years ago
Organizations

MBRS RISE Program at Virginia Union University

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Virginia Union University (VUU) is a private four-year, fully accredited, liberal arts, historically black institution located in Richmond, Virginia. In 1865, on the site of a former slave jail, VUU was founded to provide quality education when few opportunities were available to African-Americans at colleges across the nation. Although much has changed in the years since VUU held its first classes, it has remained committed to its fundamental mission and goals. Today, the University seeks, on a continuous basis, to upgrade itself and better prepare its students to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. The proposed MBRS RISE Program is designed to increase the interest, skills, and competitiveness of students in the Department of Natural Sciences in the pursuit of biomedical research careers. The specific goals of the program, therefore, are: 1) to increase the course completion rate of students in introductory biology and chemistry "gatekeeper" courses from the current 46% to 75% at the end of the four year award period, 2) to provide introductory research experiences to 15-20 sophomores (i.e., 25-33% of the average class) each year, and 3) to increase by 50% each year, the number of students who have the qualifications to participate in research training programs.

IC Name
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Activity
    R25
  • Administering IC
    GM
  • Application Type
    5
  • Direct Cost Amount
  • Indirect Cost Amount
  • Total Cost
    212491
  • Sub Project Total Cost
  • ARRA Funded
  • CFDA Code
    859
  • Ed Inst. Type
    SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
  • Funding ICs
    NIGMS:212491\
  • Funding Mechanism
  • Study Section
    MPRC
  • Study Section Name
    Minority Programs Review Committee
  • Organization Name
    VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY
  • Organization Department
    NONE
  • Organization DUNS
    066023870
  • Organization City
    RICHMOND
  • Organization State
    VA
  • Organization Country
    UNITED STATES
  • Organization Zip Code
    23220
  • Organization District
    UNITED STATES