The MARC U-STAR Program at Montclair State University is funded by the National Institutes of Health and is designed to offer extensive research experiences in biomedical and behavioral sciences to talented students from underrepresented minority groups. The primary objective of the MARC U-STAR Program is to provide these students with the resources (research skills, stipends, partial reimbursement of tuition and fees, and academic advising) needed to successfully pursue Ph.D. degrees and careers in biomedical and behavioral sciences.