Faculty mentor/student relationship established.

Research skills developed both library and laboratory.

Personal and emotional counseling.

GRE preparation.

Aid in graduate school admissions.

Research stipends.

Tutoring and support group involvement.

Assistance in securing appropriate financial aid.

Academic advisement.

Various seminars and workshops related to graduate education.

Conference travel and possible graduate school visitation.

Tuition assistance.

Population Served
Students who have completed sophomore year (60 semester hours) and
1. Are first generation college student and low income
2. Are from a group underrepresented in doctoral studies.

Creative, independent, undergraduates with good writing skills and a GPA of 3.0 who posses intellectual curiosity and who are interested in conducting research under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

Students interested in completing doctoral studies in one of the following targeted programs.

-Anatomy and Cell Biology
-Physiology
-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
-Psychology
-Biology
-English
-Chemistry
-Sociology
-Counseling
-Pharmacology
-Education
-Business(academic)
-Engineering
-Computer Science
-Microbiology and Immunology
-Mathematics
-Physics
-Other Programs possible-on individual basis