Table 1.
Program | Academic level | Yearly schedule | Sample year | % Under-represented minority applicants (n) | % Under-represented minority participants (n) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brains Rule! Neuroscience Exposition | Middle school | 2 d in March | 2004 | NA | ∼99 (180) |
Brain Camp | Middle school | 1 wk in summer | 2004 | NA | 100 (30) |
Institute on Neuroscience | High school | 8 wk in summer | 2004 | >33 (81) | 50 (10) |
Seminar series | Early undergraduate | 16 wk in fall | 2001 | NA | 79 (24) |
Research internship | Early undergraduate | 11 wk in spring | 2002 | NA | 91 (20) |
Research apprenticeship | Early undergraduate | 10 wk in summer | 2002 | 64 (102) | 84 (56) |
NA, not applicable.