FOR ACCEPTED INTERNS
If you have been accepted into the STEP-UP Program for the current calendar year, please use this page to find important deadlines as well as downloadable forms and abstract/presentation examples from previous years. Do not hesitate to contact your Program Coordinator should you have any questions or concerns. The 2024 National Symposium will be held August 6-9, 2024 on the NIH campus in Washington, D.C.
IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES
Early April
- Deadline to submit Statement of Acceptance Form indicating acceptance/declination of STEP-UP internship
- Deadline to submit Welcome Packet forms
(Our office must receive the original, notarized copies via postal mail)- Participation Response Form
- Parental Consent Form
- Photographic Release Form
- Participant Contact Information Form
- Rules and Guidelines
- Assumptions of Risk
- Medical Form
- WH-1 Form
- W-8BEN Form
- Additional Information: Lab coat size, school calendar, copy of passport/ID
May
- Complete and pass the Online Training Quiz
- Complete any other training requirements required by your mentor
June
- Begin research with mentor
July 3, 2024
- Deadline to submit Project Abstracts (Email to hawaii.stepup@gmail.com)
July 26, 2024
- For seniors, deadline to submit Poster Files (Email to hawaii.stepup@gmail.com)
August 1, 2024
- Deadline to submit Final Powerpoint Presentation (Email to hawaii.stepup@gmail.com)
DOWNLOADS
WELCOME PACKET FORMS
- WH-1 Form (Rev. 2023)
- W-8BEN Form (Rev. 2023)
- Assumptions of Risk
- Guidelines for Parents
- Parental Consent Form
- Photographic Release Form
EXAMPLES & INSTRUCTIONS
- Abstract Example
- Poster Instructions
- Powerpoint Presentation Instructions
- Research Project Guidelines
- Rules of Conduct and Disciplinary Actions
MANDATORY TRAINING MATERIALS