University of Idaho
Neuroscience Program
Morrill Hall 104
PO Box 443017
Moscow, ID 83844-3017
(208) 885-6242
neuro@uidaho.edu
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Admissions
Recruitment | New Applicants | Transfers | Fellowships | Travel
Recruitment
Recruitment of students is international in scope. Applicants who are entertaining alternative graduate options may be invited for a recruitment visit by their potential major professor.
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Admissions Policy - New Applicants
Applications are initially reviewed by the Neuroscience Graduate Affairs Committee, composed of Neuroscience faculty elected for this purpose. Admission to this program is highly competitive. Even exceptional applicants are admitted only when there is an opening with one of the participating faculty. For full consideration for financial support your application should be received by February 1 to begin in the following fall. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required of all applicants; successful applicants must have a total score of at least 1200+4 (verbal+quant, analytical writing score). All applicants must provide three letters of reference that speak to the applicants aptitude for graduate research. For applicants for whom English is a second language, a TOEFL score of at least 600 (250 computer-based or 100 IBT) is required. Successful applicants must also have at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA. In exceptional circumstances, these requirements may be adjusted. Applications that meet these criteria are forwarded to the appropriate faculty for review. Students who are then accepted by Neuroscience faculty are accepted by the Neuroscience Program.
Once accepted, students have the following options for financial support:
- Students may apply for a Graduate Fellowship through the Neuroscience Program (see below).
- Students may be supported by Graduate Research Assistantships through their major professor.
- Students may apply for Teaching Assistantships in participating Departments. The Neuroscience Graduate Affairs Committee will provide participating Departments with a list of Neuroscience students interested in Teaching Assistantships.
The Graduate Affairs Committee will also review the academic background of each applicant to determine any areas of deficiency. The following undergraduate courses (or their equivalents) are required: biology, cell biology or biochemistry, genetics, introductory psychology, general and organic chemistry, statistics, mathematics through calculus, physics and computer science. Identified deficiencies will be noted for future use by the students graduate committee should the student be accepted.
Those wishing to apply should go to the University of Idaho Graduate Admissions website. Applicants must provide three letters of reference and a statement of research interests that identifies the research he or she would like to pursue and why he or she wishes to pursue it at the University of Idaho. Note: students with specific research projects directed by specific Neuroscience faculty who have agreed to direct this research will have priority in admissions decisions it is the responsibility of the student to identify these research topics and to obtain the commitment from faculty.
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Admissions Policy - Transfers from other UI graduate programs
Any current UI graduate student with Neuroscience faculty as their major professor may apply to the Neuroscience Program at any time. The Neuroscience Graduate Affairs Committee will review all applications for the criteria described above, and in addition will review the students UI graduate transcript and curriculum vitae for evidence of satisfactory progress toward a graduate degree, to include graduate-level coursework in Neuroscience or Neuroscience-related areas and a chosen research emphasis in Neuroscience or a Neuroscience-related area. The Graduate Affairs Committee will recommend one of the following: acceptance into the program with no changes to study plan; acceptance with the following changes to study plan; no acceptance.
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Graduate Fellowship Applications
All students admitted into the program are eligible to apply for a Neuroscience Fellowship. These are one year fellowships for approximately $21,000/year and include a fee waiver; two/three will be awarded each year. The Neuroscience Graduate Affairs Committee will use the following criteria for selection of Fellowship recipients:
- Information in the students application (e.g., GPA, letters, etc.)
- Letter of nomination from the student's major professor.
The Committee will maintain as a goal to offer one fellowship in each of the three major areas of Neuroscience at UI: neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience/behavior, and computational neuroscience. An additional goal is to offer these fellowships to students who are at or near the beginning of their graduate studies.
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Graduate Travel Award Applications
In April of each year, the Neuroscience Program will offer a competition for three $1,000 travel awards for Neuroscience graduate students to attend the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and present their research. Interested students must supply an abstract of their intended presentation and a brief discussion of why they wish to attend the meeting. Alternative national meetings will be considered but the applicant must provide justification. The Graduate Affairs Committee will review all applications and make offers prior to the abstract deadline for the Neuroscience meeting.
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