Biostatistics

The BEST Diversity Program is funded to serve undergraduate students who come from backgrounds currently underrepresented in Biomedical and Public Health research. All eligible students are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must represent one of the following groups: 

• Racial/ethnic minorities (African-Americans, Hispanic/Latino-Americans, Native Americans or Alaskan Natives)
• Economically disadvantaged; these include:
  • Students currently receiving or who in the past have received: federal disadvantaged assistance, Health Profession Student loans (HPSL) for Disadvantaged Student Program, or scholarships from the U.S. DHHS under the Scholarship for Individuals with Exceptional Financial Need.
  • Students from social, cultural, or educational environments that have demonstrably and recently directly inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to develop and participate in a research career.
• Physically or mentally disabled

Application Requirements

Qualified applicants to the program must:

• Be enrolled and have completed at least one year of undergraduate work at an accredited school or university OR be enrolled at a community or junior college, completing at least 3 courses per academic term.
• Have completed at least 1 semester of college calculus (regardless of academic major)
• Be U.S. citizens or non-citizen nationals of the U.S. OR lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
• Complete and submit a program application by February 1, 2012 (see below)
• Possible phone interview with a member(s) of the BEST admissions committee (following application submission)

How to Apply

Those interested in applying must complete the following:

• The online application
  
• All college transcripts
• A personal statement describing the applicant’s reasons for applying and tentative career goals
• 2 letters of reference (both of which must come from college instructors)

Following submission of a completed application, eligible students will be contacted by a member of the BEST admissions committee to arrange a phone interview. Applicants selected for the program will be notified no later than April 1, 2012.