Research: Young Scholars Summer Program


How to Apply

**2008 PNR&D Scholars have already been chosen. Please apply for 2009. Thank you.**

The requirements for the PNR&D Scholars are as follows:

  1. Must be enrolled in a four-year college or university (entering freshmen and graduated seniors are acceptable).
  2. Must work 10 40-hour weeks during the summer of 2008 (these weeks are flexible and contingent on the student's summer schedule).
  3. A background in neurology and/or previous laboratory experience is preferable, but not necessary.

To apply for the PNR&D Young Scholars Summer Program 2008 you must submit the following:

  1. A resume including your contact information, educational background and experience (must include e-mail).
  2. Your college transcript (if you are an entering freshman, please submit your high school transcript).
  3. Two recommendations (we suggest these be from either professors or previous employers).
  4. A brief (one page) letter on why you wish to be a PNR&D Scholar, and what you hope to accomplish over the summer.

Submit applications to:
Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., PNR&D Director
Young Scholors Summer Program
University of Michigan Health System
Department of Neurology
5017 BSRB, 109 Zina Pitcher Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200

Applications must be received by March 7, 2008. Applicants will be notified of their status the week of March 31, 2008. If you wish to tour a PNR&D laboratory, contact PNR&D Administrator Carol McTaggart at 734-615-8933 or cmctagga@med.umich.edu.

If you have any other questions, contact the PNR&D Director, Dr. Eva Feldman at 734-763-7274 or efeldman@umich.edu.