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NSF is committed to increasing opportunities for early science education and to increasing the numbers of under-represented individuals in the sciences. The success of undergraduate students in science depends both on academic performance and early involvement in the scientific community. It is through working closely with an experienced scientist that students acquire a sense of the methods and norms of the scientific process. Moreover, working with other students in an active research setting can promote the collaborative approach that is the hallmark of the best efforts of the scientific enterprise and is one of the most personally rewarding aspects of doing science. Doing research in a laboratory with other students and faculty active in research can provide an appropriate introduction. Brown University is committed to fostering diversity in education. This is evident in Brown’s forty-year association with Tougaloo College. Currently Tougaloo College has strong biology programs, but there are not many opportunities for undergraduates to participate in behavioral neuroscience research. As a part of the Brown-Tougaloo Brain and Behavior Research Program, one or two Tougaloo students each year will receive a fellowship to do research in the laboratory of Rebecca Burwell . If funding is available, students may also be able to take one neuroscience course in Brown’s Summer Studies Program. Fellowships are available for one or two Tougaloo students to spend eight to ten weeks at Brown working on an undergraduate research project in the Burwell Lab and possibly taking a neuroscience course (if funds are available). The Fellowship includes housing and a stipend of $300/week. |