ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS now through March 1, 2022 for trainees (potential fellows of associates) to start fall 2022
ELIGIBILITY:
- Current 1st- or 2nd-year students strongly encouraged to apply
- Current 3rd-year students may apply, but it may be hard to complete the program and your dissertation, etc., as a 4th-year student
- Must be sponsored by an eligible faculty mentor (currently, mentors should be from PSYC:BNS, PSYC:CLIN, PSYC:DEV, PSYC:L&C, LING, SLHS, ESPY, or GGS); normally, mentors and trainee candidates are from the same program
- Applicants can apply to be a:
- Fellow (funded, only US citizens & green card holders)
- Associate Trainee (not funded, access to incentive funds and full training program)
REQUIREMENTS:
- SLAC Seminar, Fall (3 credits)
- SLAC Practicum, Spring (3 credits)
- SLAC Skills, Fall (professional development) (1 credit)
- Outreach Seminar, Spring (1 credit)
- Talk series – Talk Shop (Mondays 12:20)
- J-Term Primers (last week of winter break)
- Join at least one committee
- Interdisciplinary research – participate in at least one of the Challenge Team research group
- Stay actively involved in the program throughout your time at UConn as per Definition of Active Participation
BENEFITS OF SLAC TO TRAINEES:
- Financial:
- Fellows get one year of full support
- Incentive funds, travel support, training opportunities available to fellows & associates
- Unique elements of grad training:
- Training in science communication
- Problem-based approach
- “Challenge teams” (more information on this coming soon)
- Preparation for academic as well as non-academic career paths
- Internship/summer rotations with industry and non-profit partners
- Extend our intellectual community in interesting directions
Email SLAC@uconn.edu for further information