Next Years Application cycle will be:
March 17th: Application deadline
March 31st: Notice of acceptance
May 30th – June 2nd: Orientation
June 5th – July 26th: Research Experience
Important Dates:
March 15: Application deadline
March 29: Notice of acceptance
May 27-31: Orientation
June 3 – July 26th: Research Experience
Selection Criteria
- Selection Criteria;
- Likelihood for success;
- Status representative of the nursing school population;
- Fifteen research slots are available.
Curriculum
- Apprenticeship model;
- Observe mentor's research program, learn data collection, lab techniques, attend PI's lab meetings;
- Journal Club/Journaling Experiences;
- Poster presentation at national conference.
Mentoring
- Principal investigator, graduate students, and peers;
- Guidance from the Director of SUNRISE, Office of Admissions and Student Success, Student Success Center;
- Exit interview to improve the SUNRISE program.
Institutional Resources
- The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs maintains a curated list of training grants, funding opportunities, open postdoctoral positions, and career development opportunities for early career investigators.
- PhD in Nursing Science, for those interested in Learning about our PhD program.
- F-Troop provides ands-on writing workshop that targets pre- and postdoctoral trainees who are preparing an application for a fellowship award.
- Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund Biomedical Research Academy seeking the very best rising high school Sophomores (current Freshman in 2023-2024 school year) to partner with outstanding biomedical scientists from UT Health San Antonio to promote excellence in scholarship and biomedical research training for a 3-year period.
Funding Resources
State Programs
Foundations
UT Health San Antonio