The UNCF Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship is intended to encourage the interest of African-American undergraduate students in furthering their science education and pursuing science careers by providing tuition support and opportunities for research experience in a state-of-the-art industrial laboratory. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.3, both cumulative and in the major subjects. Each award is up to a maximum of $35,000 and consists of a scholarship award of up to $15,000: two summer internship stipends at a Merck research facility to the award recipient totaling $10,000; and a grant of up to $10,000 to the department of the award recipient's major subject. Students may contact the faculty representative who serves as the liaison to the UNCF Merck Company Foundation for application details.