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Applications for the August 1st, 2025 start date open on November, 11th, 2024!

Eligibility

Neuroprep participants must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment. Additionally, participants must have a baccalaureate degree in a biomedically relevant science from an accredited college or university awarded no more than 36 months prior to when they start the Neuroprep program, and may not be currently enrolled in a post-graduate degree-granting program. The 3-year eligibility limit may be extended by parental, medical, or other well-justified leave for personal or family situations. It may also be extended by national service (Peace Corps, or service in the National Guard or Armed Forces Reserves).

WashU Neuroprep is focused on training individuals from undergraduate institutions that offer limited research opportunities.

All individuals selected as participants will apply to neuroscience doctoral degree programs (PhD) during the research education program.

Questions? Email Neuroprep Program Coordinator Blanka Hodzic: bhodzic@wustl.edu.

2025 Neuroprep Application

Due March 3, 2025

2025 Neuroprep Application

Name

First

Last

Phone

Address

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Country

Please select your status:

US citizen

Permanent resident

Date of birth

Pronouns

College or University where you received or will receive your bachelor’s degree

GPA

Major

Date conferred or to be conferred

How did you learn about WashU Neuroprep? How did you learn about WashU Neuroprep?

If you are not selected for Neuroprep, do we have permission to share your application with other post-bacc training programs in neuroscience?

Yes

Why do you want to become a Neuroprep Scholar? Please describe in 500 words or less.

If you have research experience, please describe your project in 500 words or less. What was the question you aimed to address? What was your hypothesis? What did you do? What did you find? What did you conclude? If you have not had research experience, what types of neuroscience questions interest you?

Upload your college transcript. A copy or unofficial transcript is acceptable. Candidates accepted into NeuroPrep will be required to have their transcripts sent directly from the school’s registrar.

Maximum file size: 51.2MB

Please list the names and contacts of two references who will provide letters of reference. They will upload their letters by March 3, 2025 to this folder: https://wustl.box.com/s/4ikdcz898cm1gjvscdonqdcc751wt6mc. Your application is not complete and will not be considered until all documents have been received.

Name of first reference

First

Last

Phone

Name of second reference

First

Last

Phone

Website/URL

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