2 week Summer Training Program
The NSU College of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is excited to offer a 2-week discovery-based NSU Neuroscience half-day training program high school students. Training program is scheduled for July 11 - 22, 2022. We will host a luncheon for parents where students will present work from their research projects on July 22nd.
Students will participate in workshops with NSU faculty-experts with demonstrations.
Examples include:- Hormones and Behavior, with Dr. Jaime Tartar
- CRISPR, with Dr. James Munoz
- DNA Investigation, with Dr. William Kochen
- Exercise and the Brain, with Dr. Lisa Robison
- Cognition, Stress and the Brain, with Dr. Jonathan Banks
- The Winning Brain, with Dr. Allie Holschbach
- Receive a certificate upon completion
- Work with esteemed professors- making the transition from high school to college more familiar, less stressful
- Advance their skills in research, problem‐solving, and critical thinking
- Present their own findings at a presentation luncheon and receive feedback from professors and peers
- Become better prepared to enter competitive undergraduate physical and social science programs
The NSU 2022 Neuroscience Program is intended for high-school students who will be entering their junior or senior year in fall 2022. The number of participants will be kept small (maximum 18) due to lab space limitations and to allow for individualized attention and optimal use of equipment.
The Neuroscience program fee $300 (includes a $50 registration/processing fee). This covers tuition, supervision, program materials & equipment, daily mid-morning snack, and presentation luncheon.
Registration is currently closed as we are at capacity for the 2022 training program. Please check back for details on the 2023 Summer Neuroscience Training Program.
Students who wish to apply must submit the following items no later than April 30, 2022. Registration will occur on a "rolling admissions" basis until we reach maximum capacity (18 students).
- A completed application form. Click HERE.
- A completed waiver form
- Registration payment of $300 is due at the time of registration. Click HERE to submit your payment.