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The ÁùºÏ±¦µä ENDURE program is designed for undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds, who participate in the program their junior (third) and senior (fourth) year. 

Applicants for the program must meet the following criteria:

  • US citizen, non-citizen national, or permanent resident
  • Current University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno or TMCC student who will be a junior at the University in the upcoming Fall semester (i.e., current sophomore/second-year student)
  • Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher
  • From a background that is underrepresented in neuroscience at the doctoral level, : underrepresented racial or ethnic minorities, first-generation college students, economically disadvantaged students, or students with documented disabilities.
  • Able to commit to two years of training
  • Committed to pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience or neuroscience-related field 

The goal of the ENDURE program is to develop a diverse pool of undergraduates to transition into and complete neuroscience or neuroscience related doctorate programs (e.g., Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.). The program is not intended for students who plan to pursue a medical degree only.

Program benefits

  1. Financial Assistance 
    • Get paid to do research, and have all your travel expenses covered by the program
    • Tuition assistance
  2. Research Opportunities 
    • Gain valuable experience doing neuroscience research here on campus and at our partner universities 
    • Opportunities to present your research
  3. Exciting travel opportunities 
    • 10 weeks doing paid research at one of our partner universities (Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, or University of Michigan)
    • Travel to annual conferences
    • All expenses covered and food stipend while away
  4. Grad School Preparation
    • Learn about neuroscience grad programs and which would be a good fit for you
    • Learn about fully funded opportunities (at no cost to you, you will actually get paid to go to grad school!)
    • Grad application assistance 

Faculty mentors

The University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno neuroscience faculty on the faculty mentors page represent the first roster of ENDURE academic year mentors. Each has a strong record of mentoring and is interested in mentoring ENDURE scholars in their research labs. The ENDURE Directors and Program Coordinator will handle the placement of new ENDURE scholars in research labs (so there is no need for applicants to contact these faculty), however, reading about them might help to inform applicants’ statements of research interests.

Interested in joining the program?

Learn how to apply and .