Student Training Programs
Starlab Summer Science Program

Thank you for your interest in the StarLab Summer Program. The 2010 programmatic year of the StarLab program will not be open for new enrollment.

Again, thank you for your interest and we do look forward to reviewing your application in the future.

OVERVIEW

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

• Member of an under-represented minority group as defined by the federal government http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Populations/populations.htm;

• Have academic potential in science;

• Completing the 6th , 7th, 8th or 9th grade at the time of selection;

• Have a GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.O scale;

• Willing to devote the required amount of time to the project; and

• Recommended by a science teacher.

Program Logistics

• June 8 – July 17, 2010

• Monday- Friday; 8am-3pm

• Clark Atlanta University

STIPENDS

• There is no cost to attend this program

• Stipends - Students receive a stipend for school supplies

• Meals – Meals are provided daily for students

DEADLINE

• Returning Students – April 01, 2010

• New Students – April 14, 2010

• Application Available - February 1, 2010

SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION TO
Attn: Allison Hornbuckle
Association of Minority Health Professions Schools, Inc.
1190 West Druid Hills Drive, Suite T-50
Atlanta, GA 30329