Rutgers University of New Jersey


How to Apply > 2010 Program Announcement


 


The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research offers
Project L/EARN, an exciting program designed to increase graduate school
enrollment among students from groups that are traditionally
under-represented in health-related graduate programs, such as students from
economically disadvantaged families; first-generation college-attendees;
African-American, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islanders. 

We invite sophomore and junior students (college students) with an interest
in health, mental health, or health services research to apply to the
Project L/EARN Summer 2010 research training program. Students from any U.S.
college or university are welcome to apply. Applicants must satisfy all four
of these criteria: 

*	have at least one full academic year left to complete their
undergraduate degree,
*	have completed at least one course in statistics or quantitative
methods by the time the summer program begins. Click here
<http://www.ihhcpar.rutgers.edu/projectlearn/downloads/approvedstatprereqlis
t.pdf>  for list of approved courses. 
*	be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident attending a U.S.
university.
*	and be a member of at least one of the groups specified above as
under- represented in graduate education.

The Project L/EARN application consists of 

*	a page of demographic and educational information,
*	an official college transcript, and 
*	five short essays

(one double-spaced page each; Times New Roman 11 point type); 

*	Essay 1: Educational & Career Goals, 
*	Essay 2: Research Interests 
*	Essay 3-5: Select 3 faculty members from the list of mentors for
2010
<http://www.ihhcpar.rutgers.edu/projectlearn/downloads/2010mentorbios.pdf>
provided and write an essay for each describing why you would like to train
with that faculty member and how your research interests described in essay
# 2 overlap with the research interests of that faculty member. 

Applicants will be evaluated by potential faculty mentors on the basis of
their academic records and the compatibility of their interests and skills
with faculty projects. 

Important dates: 

*	Applications for summer 2010 will be due Feb. 16, 2010. Applications
for summer 2010 will be available in late December 2009.
*	Intern selections will be announced in early April 2010.

Online <http://www.ihhcpar.rutgers.edu/projectlearn/howtoapply.asp?v=3>
application and instructions 




 

 


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