You are eligible, if you meet all of the following criteria: ASM member U.S. Citizen, permanent resident, or DACA eligible Enrolled as full-time matriculating undergraduate student during the academic year at an accredited U.S. institution Involved in a research project Have an ASM member at your home institution willing to serve as a mentor Not receiving other financial support for research (i.e., Council for Undergraduate Research, Minority Access to Research Careers, Sigma Xi) during the fellowship Eligible faculty mentors must: Be an ASM member Have not had a student receive the ASM-URF in the previous two fellowship years Have an appointment at the same institution as the student applicant Have an ongoing research project Preference will be given to institutions and/or faculty with limited resources and those supporting underrepresented minority groups (URM) in the microbial sciences. The program supports research in all areas of the microbial sciences.