NeURO fellowship 2023-24
Scientific laboratories can feel like a foreign world, with their own language of specialized vocabulary and cutting-edge techniques — but they are exciting opportunities for discovery for anybody with dedication, curiosity and creativity. The Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Opportunity (NeURO) fellowship program supports you as you join a research lab to help advance our understanding of how the brain works (and why it sometimes doesn't). NeURO fellows do research during the spring and summer quarters and engage in scientific and professional development activities during the summer. No previous research experience is necessary, just a spirit of exploration and a desire to work hard!
Stanford freshman, sophomore, and junior undergraduate students are welcome to apply. Students who do not have previous laboratory experience and/or are from groups underrepresented in STEM fields are particularly encouraged to do so.
Students must apply in collaboration with a Stanford faculty member who welcomes the applicant to join their lab (this is called “Faculty Advisor'' in the application). Prospective applicants who have not yet found a lab are encouraged to explore online the neuroscience research being done at Stanford, and to contact labs of interest to them.
NeURO fellows must agree to participate in all program elements, which include:
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10 weeks of part-time (8-10 hours/week) research in the host lab during spring quarter
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10 weeks of full-time (40 hrs/week) research in the host lab during the summer (end of June to end of August)
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Program orientation and summer skill-building workshops on scientific and professional development
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Program evaluations (i.e. surveys)
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End-of-program Poster Session
Applicants must be currently enrolled (not on Leave of Absence).
For more information, visit the NeURO program Application & Eligibility webpage.
