• Contact Information: First name, last name, birthdate, email address, telephone, job/role, institute, major, street address, city, state/province (as applicable), postal code/ZIP, country, race/ethnicity.

• Academic Reference Letter: To come from a professor, instructor, or lab administrator at applicant’s college or university that can speak to the applicant’s role in lab, the applicant’s interest in life sciences, and why they deserve the DOORS Award. Recommendations should be one paragraph in length.

• Personal Impact: “In 600 words or less, describe the broader impact you hope to make through your career in biotechnology / life sciences. What change do you want to contribute to in your field, your community, or the world, and why does it matter to you? Please also share what the scholarship and mentorship opportunities would mean for helping you achieve that impact and provide specific examples."
  
  
• Abstract: “In 600 words or less, please provide a brief abstract of a research project the applicant has been, is, or will be involved in, during their current undergraduate program. Make sure to explain the project’s goals and applicant’s specific contribution working with the research team.”
  
  

• The scholarship award, in the amount of $5,000 USD, will be disbursed exclusively to the accredited educational institution at which the recipient is enrolled. For organizational, administrative, and legal reasons, funds cannot be paid or transferred directly to the individual recipient. Payment will be applied to the recipient's institutional account toward tuition, fees, and other qualified educational expenses.
• Recipients will participate in Promega mentorship sessions that include constructive feedback on their experimental design and research, providing scientific posters and/or white papers, and professional/career development.

By accepting the DOORS Award, the applicant agrees to share information or data collected for marketing or commercial purposes. Specifically, winners agree to:

• Share stories from their research with BTCI and subsequently Promega in the months following them receiving the scholarship award.
• Support promotional activities at BTCI or Promega’s request for 12 months following accepting the award, which could include, but is not limited to, interviews, webinar presentations, website story features, videos, photoshoots, blogging, data sharing, and/or presenting at conferences or seminars. This content will be shared on the BTCI website (btci.org), Promega website (promega.com), the Promega blog (promegaconnections.com) and Promega social media accounts including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

• In case of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered. The recipient may be required to provide evidence that they are the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry. Return of any award notification as undeliverable will result in forfeiture of the prize.

• Entry information shall be the property of BTCI and Promega. No prize transfer or cash redemption will be permitted. No prize substitution will be permitted, except by the sole discretion of BTCI and Promega, in which case a prize of comparable or greater value may be awarded.

• BTCI and Promega reserve the right to substitute any award of equal or greater value or to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the award at its sole discretion.

• By participating, applicants agree to abide by and be bound by the rules and decisions of BTCI and Promega which shall be final in all respects relating to this DOORS Scholarship Award, including without limitation the interpretation of this rule.
  
  
• Participants agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless BTCI, Promega, and their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, representatives, and respective employees from any and all claims, charges, injuries, liability, losses and/or damages of any kind resulting from or arising out of participation in the DOORS Award and/or the acceptance, use, misuse or possession of any products received through the DOORS Award.

• BTCI and Promega will arrange and cover direct round-trip transportation for the recipient between the town of the recipient's institution and the conference. Travel will not be routed, extended, or combined with any other conference, event, or destination, whether domestic or international. Any resulting costs or liabilities from requested itinerary changes will be the sole responsibility of the recipient.