Applications for PREP@UGA Now Open!

If you are a student with a strong interest in infectious diseases OR any area of biological life sciences, this program offers you a bench science experience in any one of a number of research laboratories conducting cutting-edge research across a broad and exciting array of disease problems. PREP@UGA scholar research opportunities include: Biochemistry, Cellular Biology, Ecology, Environmental Health, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Institute of Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacy, and Population Health. This experience will prepare you for graduate training and a successful career in science. We are committed to helping you to prepare an application that will be competitive for the very best PhD and MD/PhD programs in the US.

PREP@UGA offers:

• A one-year long intensive research training experience

• A competitive stipend with access to health insurance

• Access to tuition-free course work, GRE preparation, and other formal instruction as part of an individualized development program

• A research mentor and a mentoring team to provide a supportive and proactive training experience

• Integrative activities that provide opportunities to interact and learn with graduate students, PREPing scholars for graduate school

• Ample opportunities to hone oral, written, and graphic communication and presentation skills

• Funding to attend and present research at at least one national or international scientific conference