Success Through Aging Research (STAR) Application 2026

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Name

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Home Address

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Major/Intended Major

Year in School

Expected Graduation (semester and year)

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Statement of Interest

Please discuss why you are interested in participating in the STAR Program at UWM, and how you see this experience relating to your overall educational and career goals. Please treat this as a short essay and be as specific as possible about your intended field of study and possible career goals. (approximately 300 words)

Experiences

Please describe any experiences (personal, professional, volunteer or community-based), skills, or courses that may have prepared you to be successful in this program. (approximately 150 words)

Interests

Please describe any other interests or activities that might help us understand you as a person.

Three Adjectives

Please list three adjectives that you believe describe you.

What aspects of aging interest you?

What aspects of health disparity interest you?

Which program faculty listed on the website (link below) would you be interested in working with on a collaborative research project?

Program Faculty

Are there other UWM faculty members doing aging-related work with whom you are interested in working?

Professional Reference

Please provide the name and email address of one professional reference.

While there are no GPA requirements for this program, a holistic review of the application, your transcript, feedback from your reference, and an interview will be used to determine admission to the program.