How and When to Apply

Requirements

Students eligible to apply to become a B-NETS Fellow must meeting all of the following criteria:

• Be a member of a group defined by the National Institutes of Health as an individual from a racial and ethnic group that has been shown by the U.S. government to be underrepresented in the biomedical or behavioral sciences on a national basis, specifically: Blacks or African Americans; Hispanics or Latinos; American Indians or Alaska Natives; or Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders. Other eligible under-represented groups include individuals with disabilities, defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities (registered with the college’s Center for Student Disabilities Services) and individuals from low socioeconomic status backgrounds (defined by certain criteria). Eligibility related to financial status will also be confirmed with the college’s Office of Financial Aid.
• Be a U.S. citizen, noncitizen national, or a permanent resident (green card holder)
• Be majoring in a subject plausibly related to doing research in the neurosciences
• Be a second-semester sophomore or first-semester junior when applying and able to spend at least two summers and two full academic years as a B-NETS Fellow
• Have a GPA of at least 3.00
• Be committed to applying to a Ph.D. program in a neuroscience-related area after graduation

To Apply

To start the application process, students should contact one of the PIs (professors Forlano, Hainline, or Stewart for Brooklyn College students, or Dr. Patwary for MEC students) to discuss your career interests and credentials. Students deemed to meet basic program requirements will be asked to complete a short application, including a statement of qualifications as being from an under-represented group (see above), and a statement of purpose that describes the student’s college career to date, any research experience the student has already engaged in, the student’s career goals, and any other information about the potential to apply for and be accepted to a neuroscience doctoral program. Also required are two letters of recommendation from professors whom the student had in a science or mathematics class and/or with whom the students has done prior undergraduate research. All applicants whose credentials are competitive will also be invited to be interviewed by program staff.

When to Apply

Apply here. Applications are due no later than June 30 in order for Fellows to be selected in time to begin the program at the start of the summer.