Amgen Scholars Program

Made possible through a 12-year, $50 million commitment from the Amgen Foundation, Amgen Scholars allows undergraduates from across the globe to participate in cutting-edge research opportunities at world-class institutions. 17 leading institutions across the U.S., Europe and Japan currently host the summer program.

Undergraduate participants benefit from undertaking a research project under top faculty, being part of a cohort-based experience of seminars and networking events, and taking part in a symposium in their respective region (U.S., Europe or Japan) where they meet their peers, learn about biotechnology, and hear from leading scientists.

Learn more by visiting amgenscholars.com and following the #AmgenScholars hashtag on Twitter. 

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Meet Amgen Scholars Alumni Alex B. Munster
To learn more about the Amgen Scholars Program, please visit our website and check out the #AmgenScholars hashtag on Twitter.

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Europe 2017 Travel Award Cycle Opens
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The Amgen Scholars Spring 2017 Travel Award Opens
The Amgen Scholars Global Program Office is now accepting applications for Spring 2017 U.S. Alumni Travel Awards. The deadline for application submission is April 21, 2017.

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Alice Heicklen: Enriching the Amgen Scholars Experience at Columbia
To design and execute a summer research program like Amgen Scholars is no easy feat. The 10-week program at Columbia University and Barnard College in New York requires year-round planning to nail down faculty lectures, laboratory tours, graduate student and career panels, housing, flights, social events, and seminars in science communication.

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Meet Amgen Scholars Alumni Anh Cao Vu Quynh
As a child, I was more interested in watching science documentaries about wildlife and human disease than cartoons. I still remember that my favorite show was about the diseases most dangerous to mankind. I always had an interest in science, so I decided to major in it in college.

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Meet Amgen Scholars Alumni Arvind Kumar
It started with an interest in math and grew from there. In high school, I got involved with my school’s math team and was president. That experience was about learning how to think through problems and solve them in different ways, using what math we knew. Through the math team and my coursework, I began to see important ties between math and science and human health.

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Meet Amgen Scholars Alumni Vera Thornton

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Meet Amgen Scholars Alumni Nicole Półtorak
As a child, I was surrounded by nature and thought a lot about why we as humans exist, and why the world exists. But one experience in particular started my passion for science.

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Meet Amgen Scholars Alumni Bryan Peacker
I’ve always been curious. When I was 8, I moved from Lima, Peru to the US, and I saw science everywhere—and not just in my new school. When I went with my dad to the eye doctor one day, I remember reading educational pamphlets that lined the wall. I was just fascinated by the drawings and diagrams of eyes and eye diseases. That was a defining experience.

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Meet Amgen Scholars Alumni Elisa Paoluzzi Tomada
I have always been curious about human biology and have had a desire to help others. This has motivated me to study human diseases and to pursue a career in which I could help others through medicine and scientific research.

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