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Summer Research Program 2008
The Center for Neural Science hosts a summer research experience program for
undergraduates with an interest in neuroscience. This program is designed
to foster entry into a neuroscience
research-centered career. Students apply for positions in a 10-week summer program during which they actively participate in research projects
in the laboratories of New York University science faculty. We match students to
laboratories primarily on the basis of their background preparation and areas of
interest. They work either directly with faculty or with graduate students or
postdoctoral fellows. Each student conducts a research project under the
direction of his or her mentor. The projects involve on-going research in
the host laboratory. The students are involved in all phases of the research
process from experimental design to data analysis and communication of
results. In addition to the research experience, the students meet regularly
for neuroscience seminars at which faculty and graduate students of the
NYU research community from the downtown Washington Square Campus and the NYU Medical School present summaries of their work, and the summer students discuss their own projects. At the end of the program, the students each give a presentation of their own work. They prepare an abstract and write a journal-style report on their work, and give a 20-minute oral presentation in a special summer research conference.
The primary goal of this program is to extend the Center's robust
neuroscience research opportunities to non-NYU students. Financial
support is available to non-NYU students through the NSF REU-Site
Grant.
The dates of the 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Program are:
May 27 -- August 1.
Applications for the 2008 SURP are no longer being accepted.
Further information: Contact surpinfo@cns.nyu.edu
Requirements:
- Applicant must be US Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Applicant should have strong academic records with courses in biology, mathematics, psychology, and if possible, neuroscience, and a GPA of 3.0.
- Applicants from any institution will be considered. Priority will be given to
minority students and women. Priority will also be given to pre-PhDs.
- Applicants must be undergraduates completing their sophomore or
junior year and with at least one course completed in the field of
neuroscience.
- Applicants from any institution will be considered. Priority will be
given to minority students and women
from small colleges with limited research opportunities.
Application Deadline (all supporting documents must be received by this
date): March 17th, 2008.
The department will begin to review applications on a rolling basis
beginning February 20.
Applications accepted anytime, up to March 17.
Web-based application will be available here around February 2008.
Click here
for frequently asked questions.
Click here for a PDF of the 2007 syllabus.
Click here for a PDF of the 2006 abstracts.
Click here for a PDF of the 2005 syllabus.
Click here for our photo gallery from summer of 2004.
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