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Research Scholarship and Mentoring
PREP provides support for up to two years of research experience in a scientific laboratory. The program matches participants with a faculty mentor in their field of interest at the University of Kansas. Student participants complete research projects in conjunction with the mentor and present the results of the research project at local and national meetings. Special CourseworkParticipants enroll in program-sponsored seminars as well as specialized coursework to enhance skills needed for graduate study and research, including GRE preparation. Program ActivitiesAdditional program activities include services designed to prepare participants for graduate study, including personalized academic counseling, graduate school selection, travel to national meetings, an annual research symposium, and opportunities to enhance research and academic skills. |
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A broad range of areas qualify for this program. Examples include:
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PREP is now accepting applications for Spring 2010. You may download the application as a PDF file. Click here for application.
Lynn S. Villafuerte
Molecular Biosciences
Office for Diversity in Science Training
1200 Sunnyside Avenue
1002A Haworth Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-7534
Please remember to credit the National Institute of General Medical Science's support for your research in your publications and presentations. Your acknowledgments of NIGMS funding should read as follows:
"This publication was made possible by grant number 5R25GM078441 from the National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)."
or
"The project described was supported by grant number 5R25GM078441 from the National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)"
and as appropriate,
"Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of NIGMS or NIH."
Lynn S. Villafuerte
Program Coordinator
1002A Haworth Hall
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045-7534
(785)864-3641
lynnsv@ku.edu
