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 The
StarLab Summer Program is a six-week program
designed to encourage under-represented
minorities to consider pursuing careers in
the public health sciences. Annually the
program targets between 40-50 junior high
and high school students enrolled in
metro-Atlanta schools. The program is
conducted in collaboration with the National
Organization for the Advancement of Black
Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBBChE),
the Association of Minority Health
Professions Schools (AMHPS) and
scientists from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
During the program, students are exposed to
laboratory demonstrations, and hands-on
laboratory experiments on selected topics in
chemistry, biology, medical technology and
engineering. In additions, students are able
to network/interact with minority scientists
from local colleges, agencies and
laboratories. In addition to completing
laboratory demonstrations, students are
placed in groups where they conduct a
laboratory experiments. The culminating
event for the program is a group
presentation on the findings from their
laboratory research.
ELGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
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Be a member of a
minority group;
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Have academic
potential in science;
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Be completing the
6th , 7th, 8th or 9th grade at the time
of selection;
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Have a GPA of 2.5
or better on a 4.O scale;
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Be willing to
devote the required amount of time to
the project; and
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Be recommended by
a science teacher.
LENGTH OF PROGRAM
STIPENDS &
ALLOWANCES
DEADLINE
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Returning Students
– April 01, 2008
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New Students –
April 14, 2008
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Application
Available - February 1, 2008
CONTACT INFORMATION
Allison
Hornbuckle:
ahornbuckle@minorityhealth.org
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