2025 Application

Use the arrows below to expand/collapse each section. Before you start the application, have the following items readily available:

electronic version of unofficial college transcripts (merge into one file if more than one transcript)
names and contact information for two individuals who could provide a letter of reference
500-word personal statement
500-word research experience statement

All letters of reference must be received no later than February 1, 2025 (application deadline) at the following email address:
HCCC-ICAREpostbac@uiowa.edu Ask permission from your letter writers early in your application process so they can have time to prepare a letter in advance of ICARE contacting them.

Acknowledgement

Pursuant to Federal law, you are hereby informed that the information supplied in this application may be used for research and evaluation of this program. Please check that you have read and understand this statement.

Personal Information

First Name (legal)

Middle Initial

Last Name (legal)

Nickname or preferred name (optional)

Email address at your college/university

Phone Number

Current/Residing Address (city, state, zip)

Home/Permanent Address (city, state, zip)

Gender

What pronouns do you use? (optional)

Email address - personal (not associated with your college/university)

Undergraduate Education

Undergraduate University/College

Area of study

Include your major(s); and minor(s) if applicable

Graduation Date

Month/Year of actual or expected graduation date

Unofficial Transcript(s)

One file only.
50 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, avi, mov, mp3, ogg, wav, bz2, gz, sit, svg, tar, zip.

Thank you for considering postbaccalaureate training at the University of Iowa. We want to make sure that you have every opportunity to tell us about your interest in the cancer pathway program to which you are applying. The questions below provide applicants with the opportunity to share additional context on their academic or personal background as well as their preparation for a specific program. The ICARE selection committee wants to understand how your academic and lived experiences have shaped you for success. Each of these questions is optional. If you have addressed these topics sufficiently elsewhere in your materials, or these questions are irrelevant to your application, you may skip one or both of these questions, responses are limited to 200-350 words.

Belonging and Success

Please share how your insights and experiences would contribute to an inclusive community of belonging and success in which students with an array of perspectives, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences can learn and collaborate productively and positively.

Extenuating Circumstances

Please address any concerns you may have in your application. If, for example, you do not believe that your academic credentials demonstrate your true capabilities, please explain why. Also, describe any gaps in your academic career and work experience, or any extenuating circumstances in your profile of which the selection committee should be made aware.

Research Experience, Personal Statement, Interest Areas

Research Experience

Please provide a short paragraph describing any research experience you have had in the past.

Personal Statement

Please describe your motivation for participating in this post-baccalaureate program and your long-term career goals in cancer research, control, prevention, or treatment.

Cancer Research Interest Area 1

Indicate your FIRST priority for a cancer research area you're interested in

Cancer Research Interest Area 2

Indicate your SECOND priority for a cancer research area you're interested in

Cancer Research Interest Area 3

Indicate your THIRD priority for a cancer research area you're interested in

Letter of Recommendation 1

Provide contact information for a faculty member familiar with your skills and aptitudes (particularly in the biological sciences). Faculty members will receive an email from HCCC-ICAREpostbac@uiowa.edu requesting a response with the letter of recommendation no later than February 1, 2025.

First Name

Last Name

Job Title

Organization

Email Address

Phone Number

Letter of Recommendation 2

Provide contact information for a second faculty member familiar with your skills and aptitudes (particularly in the biological sciences). Faculty members will receive an email from HCCC-ICAREpostbac@uiowa.edu requesting a response with the letter of recommendation no later than February 1, 2025.

First Name

Last Name

Job Title

Organization

Email Address

Phone Number

Demographic categories for students historically underrepresented in science

Per the SCOTUS ruling in June 2023, demographic information is collected for institutional reporting purposes only. This information will be masked and not provided to the selection committee.

Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent resident?

It is requirement of this program to have U.S. citizenship or permanent residency

Do you identify in one of the follow racial/ethnic groups described below?

Underrepresented Minorities (URM) - Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis). The following racial and ethnic groups have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research: Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.

First generation to attend college?

At the University of Iowa, first-generation students are those students who do not have a parent(s) or legal guardian(s) who completed a four-year degree.

Do you come from a background which is considered educationally, environmentally, or economically disadvantaged? (must meet 2 of these categories)

Disadvantaged students must meet 2 or more of the following: homeless (past or present), foster care (past), Pell grant qualified, free and reduced lunch program, food stamps/WIC qualified (past or present), First-Generation student, or grew up in a disadvantaged community (rural, low-income).

Disability: Do you meet one or more of the following critiera?

Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, as described in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. See NSF data.

Other (please specify) (optional)

How did you find out about Holden's ICARE Post-Baccalaureate Fellows Program?