West Conn is opening applications for undergraduate students at all colleges across the country to compete for a fellowship grant to conduct a biology research project with a WCSU faculty member during the summer.  West Conn is offering two $4,000 grants.  Students will work on an intensive research project requiring a minimum of 30 hours' field and laboratory work per week over an eight- to 10-week period next summer.  Academic requirements and prospective mentors in the West Conn Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences faculty are listed on the university's website. Applicants are required to contact the faculty member to discuss specific research interests and seek the assistance in developing and writing a project proposal. The deadline for submission of applications is March 10.