You are eligible, if you meet all of the following criteria: ASM member, U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, enrolled as full-time matriculating undergraduate student at an US accredited institution, planning to continue your undergraduate studies immediately after the summer research experience, involved in a research project, have an ASM member at your home institution willing to serve as a mentor, and not receive financial support for research from other sources (i.e., Council for Undergraduate Research, Minority Access to Research Careers, Sigma Xi) during the fellowship If you are from a non-research-intensive institution, such as a community college or minority serving institution, or from an underserved population in science, you are encouraged to apply. Eligible research areas include, but are not limited to: metagenomics, microbial genetics and molecular biology microbiomes, microbial evolution and diversity pathogenesis, immunology and virology clinical science and public health food, agricultural and industrial sciences biotechnology Your faculty mentor is eligible, if s/he has: an appointment at the same institution, ASM membership, ongoing research project, and desire to serve as your mentor for the duration of the research experience.