Jill Barrett Research Award in Biology Grant

The Jill Barrett Research Award in Biology offers prestigious research opportunities for undergraduate students at Northeastern University. This competitive program focuses on environmental sciences and behavioral neuroscience, providing mentorship, advanced research skills, and professional development. Participants engage in an 11-week summer project, culminating in a formal presentation of their research. Paid positions are available with on-campus housing at the Oakland campus, ensuring a comprehensive educational experience.

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Award Details
The Jill Barrett Research Program provides prestigious research awards to outstanding undergraduate students who wish to pursue a rigorous research project in environmental sciences (from marine biology to the chemistry of plastics pollution and the socio-economics of fisheries), or behavioral neuroscience under the mentorship of a faculty member. Thus, awardees can expect to gain advanced research and lab skills, as well as scientific presentation skills. The program is structured as a research project under the mentorship of a participating NU faculty member and runs for 11 weeks at the MES Department/Marine Science Center in Boston/Nahant Massachusetts or for 10 weeks at the Mills College Oakland campus.
Students accepted into the program are expected to prepare for their summer research project during the Spring semester (e.g. reading scientific papers to learn about the research project and getting trained on procedures). At the end of the internship, participants will formally present their work as a talk at a Research Symposium. In many instances, research results may be suitable for regional or national conferences and or publications.
Award Benefits
The program is structured as an 11-week summer (June 2 – August 14) research project under the mentorship of a participating NU faculty member at the Boston/Nahant campuses. At the Mills campus, the program will be 10 weeks.
These are paid positions, and on-campus housing is provided at the Oakland campus only.
The Program includes weekly meetings with all Jill Barrett awardees, professional development and outreach activities, financial support for attendance at scientific conferences, and guidance on presentations for the Research Symposium.

Eligibility

US Citizenship Not Required
Priority is given to students in their sophomore and junior year and graduating seniors are eligible to apply.