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.
Funded by NINDS
iDREAM is funded primarily by NIH Research Education Program (R25) grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS.) The overarching goal of the R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
Life in Iowa
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Student Benefits, Funding, and Support
Learn more about the program and what benefits are available.
$ 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
Neuroscience Graduate Program
Learn more about our Interdisciplinary Graduate Program at Iowa.
Will Provide:
Near peer mentorship
Coursework - depending on what courses individual students need in order to be competitive for graduate school
News and Resources
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Including updated @UIowaNeuro Notes: a monthly newsletter written by INI Director, Ted Abel
INI in the News
Information about the Scientific Editing Core Services
Neuroscience at Iowa (bi-annual newsletter)