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Personal Information
First Name
Middle Initial
Last Name
Email Address
Phone Number
Current Address (please include full mailing address with City, State and Zip Code)
Home Address (please include full mailing address with city and state)
Gender
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Non Binary
Female
Male
Transgender
Prefer not to say
Other
Pronouns
Undergraduate Education
Undergraduate College/University
Graduation Date
Month/Year
Does your undergraduate college/university have doctoral degree programs in neuroscience-related biomedical sciences?
Yes
No
Uncertified Transcript
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Research Experience (Please note formal research experience is not required, but please indicate what, if any, exposure you have had to any type of research)
Please provide a short paragraph description of any research experience you have had in the past.
Interests/Personal Statement
Letter of Interest/Personal Statement
If applicable, please include how you have overcome personal or academic adversity on your career and educational path.
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Interest 1
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Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Psychiatry
Biology
Neurology
Mathematics
Biomedical Engineering
Biochemistry
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Pediatrics
Interest 2
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Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Psychiatry
Biology
Neurology
Mathematics
Biomedical Engineering
Biochemistry
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Pediatrics
Interest 3
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Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Psychiatry
Biology
Neurology
Mathematics
Biomedical Engineering
Biochemistry
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Pediatrics
Reference 1
Letters of reference should be sent from the letter writer to
iowa-neuroscience-institute@uiowa.edu
with the name of applicant in subject line.
First Name
Last Name
Title
Organization
Email
Phone Number
Reference 2
Letters of reference should be sent from the letter writer to
iowa-neuroscience-institute@uiowa.edu
with the name of applicant in subject line.
First Name
Last Name
Title
Organization
Email
Phone Number
Reference 3
Letters of reference should be sent from the letter writer to
iowa-neuroscience-institute@uiowa.edu
with the name of applicant in subject line.
First Name
Last Name
Title
Organization
Email
Phone Number
NIH criteria for underrepresented status
(please check any that apply)
First generation to attend college
Yes
No
URM: Are you part of one of the following racial/ethnic groups described below?
Yes
No
Underrepresented Minorities (URM)
- Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis (see data at
https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/showpub.cfm?TopID=2&SubID=27
) and the report
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
). The following racial and ethnic groups have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research: Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
Disadvantaged Background: Do you meet two or more of the following criteria?
Yes
No
Disadvantaged students must meet 2 or more of the following: homeless (past or present), foster care (past), Pell grant qualified, free and reduced lunch program, food stamps/WIC qualified (past or present), 1st Generation student, or grew up in a disadvantaged community (rural, low-income).
Disability: Do you meet one or more of the following criteria?
Yes
No
Prefer not to answer
Individuals with disabilities
, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, as described in the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended
. See NSF data at,
https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2017/nsf17310/static/data/tab7-5.pdf
.
Citizenship: Are you citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence?
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
Yes
No
Other
How did you learn about the iDREAM postbaccalaureate program?
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Social Media
ABRCMS
SfN
Website
Friend or Colleague
Mentor/Advisor
Other
Applications are due by Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Reviewing will begin on February 3. However, applications may still be accepted up until March 2, 2025.
Applications are due by Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.
Reviewing will begin on February 3. However, applications may still be accepted up until March 2, 2025.
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