Applications are for SNIP 2025 are closed. The final deadline for submitting a complete application was FEBRUARY 1st, 2025.
To complete the application, you will need the following (files can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format):
- Copies of academic transcripts from each college or university that you have attended (merged into a single PDF). Please label this file as “last Name-Transcripts“
- A copy of your updated CV. Please label file as “last Name-CV“.
- A one-page personal statement articulating your reasons to apply to our program. Please label file as “last Name-Personal Statement“.
- Names and contact information (telephone and email address) of two referees who will submit a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) on your behalf. LORs should be completed by faculty members of courses that you have taken, laboratories that you have worked in, or academic supervisors/mentors. To limit the workload of referees, we will only request LORs to applicants selected for an interview.
- Choice of up to three UF neuroscience mentors whose research aligns with your own interests (see list below).
We will contact applicants who meet preliminary selection criteria by email to arrange a zoom interview with members of the SNIP selection committee. During the interview, Interviewees will be asked to elaborate upon their research interests and career goals, will discuss potential lab placement for the summer, and will be given the opportunity to ask questions about SNIP and the overall training environment at UF. Importantly, this initial interview is not a guarantee of acceptance into the program.
Once all interviews are completed and selection is made, applicants will be notified of acceptance into the program by email. This notification will also contain information about the faculty mentor who they will be assigned to work with.
Applicants not accepted into the program will be notified by email by March 14th, 2025.