The Undergraduate Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (U-RISE) is a program that encourages minority undergraduate students at minority serving institutions to pursue research opportunities and experiences. Funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the goal of UTEP’s U-RISE program is to increase interest in and diversify the pool of candidates in biomedical graduate level programs and research careers. Participating students work with a faculty mentor on a research project and are compensated for their time. UTEP also has a graduate student version of this program, G-RISE, which was created to develop scientists in biomedical research and pays particular attention to career development.
