AMCAS Grant Question..

[Mcat513]

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[MaxPlancker]

Any grant you obtain as an undergrad will probably be insignificant in terms of sheer numbers. What the grant shows is initiative and ability to obtain funding for your work, even if it's at an early stage. I would group it with other honors/accolades you have received during undergrad. Does your grant deserve its own slot? Probably not.

 

[Catalystik]

Is it worth listing a ~$400 research grant that I received from my university? I've seen arguments that only grants of significant magnitude should be listed (~$1000+), so I'm unsure of whether I should list it under my honors/awards/grants section.

Some input from the adcoms here would be much appreciated.

If you wrote the grant application yourself and can give information about how selective the process was (ie not given out to everyone who asked), it might be worth including, either grouped with other awards/recognitions, or added as an addendum to the affiliated Research space, to keep it in context.