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Duke University Neuroscience Experience (DUNE)
DUNE provides high school students with a cutting-edge research experience in neuroscience laboratories at Duke University and encourages participation by students from underrepresented minority groups in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Participating students will be paid a stipend.
Mission
Our mission is to enable future neuroscientists/STEM leaders of socioeconomically disadvantaged populations in the local community an educational fun experience in neuroscience, all while removing barriers to entry for those populations.
Eligibility
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Participating students must be:
- Rising juniors (summer after sophomore and before junior year) OR
- Rising seniors (summer after junior year and before senior year) OR
- Graduating seniors who have not yet applied to college
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- Be at least 15 years old by the program’s start date
- Attend a high school in the research triangle area of North Carolina
- Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend in person programming on campus
Important Dates
- Mid-February: Application opens
- Late March: Application deadline
- April: Admissions decisions announced
- June - early August: program runs for 8 weeks
Contact Information
Tiffany Scotton, DUNE program manager
Email: duneprogram@duke.edu
Phone: 919 684 3422