The iDREAM post-baccalaureate program in Neuroscience is for students:
- Who are recent (within two years) graduates from undergraduate institutions that do not currently offer PhD’s in the biosciences
- Who want to pursue a PhD in neuroscience
- Who are looking to get more research experience and help strengthen their grad school applications
Students who meet the NIH criteria for underrepresented status are encouraged to apply. (see FAQ for details)
**Next application period will open in December 2024.**
Benefits of the program:
- Bootcamp introduction to research
- Near-peer mentorship from Neuroscience PhD students
- 2-year paid research experience
- Access to both undergrad and graduate level courses (tuition paid)
Our list of mentors includes faculty members who have completed the Culturally Aware Mentoring workshop as part of Dr. Angela Byars-Winston's NIH NRMN U01.
$ 1,200
Travel funds annually
$35k/year
Salary for program participants
2 Years
of research and grad school application help
More About - Iowa Neuroscience Institute
The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has committed a transformational $45 million grant to the University of Iowa that allowed for the creation of a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary neuroscience center within the Carver College of Medicine. Led by Ted Abel, PhD, the Iowa Neuroscience Institute conducts research to find the causes of — and preventions, treatments, and cures for — the many diseases that affect the brain and nervous system.
Click on the link below to visit the INI Website to learn more.
Iowa Neuroscience Institute Website
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