<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><p><font face="Arial">Good afternoon,</font> </p><p>
<br><font face="Arial">The Nemours Summer Undergrad</font><font color="#000000" face="Arial">uate</font> <font face="Arial">Research Scholarship at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is accepting applications for the 2012 program. Online applications will be accepted from December 5, 2011 through January 20, 2012. <b><i> The deadline for application is January 20, 2012.</i></b><i> </i></font></p><p><font face="Arial">Applicants must be undergraduate students with a minimum GPA of 3.2 and interest in basic and applied sciences, healthcare, or related fields. During the 10 week paid scholarship program that begins June 4<sup>th</sup>, 2012 and ends August 10<sup>th</sup>, 2012, Nemours research </font><font color="#000000" face="Arial">faculty will guide</font> <font face="Arial">students through the process of formulating and testing hypotheses, interpreting data, and communicating results. Training will be provided on human subjects protection and animal welfare. Students are exposed to enrichment activities during the summer including the opportunity to shadow clinicians, </font><font color="#000000" face="Arial">attend grand rounds and</font> <font face="Arial">research seminars, and participate in discussions around medical and academic research careers. All students will present their research project and findings to the Nemours community at a final day symposium and celebration. </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Attached is the 2012 Summer Undergrad Research Scholarship announcement flyer – feel free to post.</font>
</p><p><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000"> <<2012 NemoursScholarsProgram flyer.pdf>> </font>
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<br><font face="Arial">Additional information and the online application is available at: </font><a href="http://www.NemoursResearch.org/Scholarship"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">www.NemoursResearch.org/Scholarship</font></u></a><font face="Arial"> .</font>
</p><p><font face="Arial">Please feel free to forward this message to colleagues and any students who might be interested. Any questions or concerns should be directed to: </font><a href="mailto:programcoordinator@nemours.org"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">programcoordinator@nemours.org</font></u></a><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Thank you!</font>
</p><p><font face="Arial">Kamin Johnson and Heidi Kecskemethy</font>
<br><font face="Arial">Program Co-Chairs</font>
<br><font face="Arial">Nemours Undergraduate Research Program</font>
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<br><p><font size="2" face="Arial">Nemours Biomedical Research</font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children</font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">1600 Rockland Road</font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Wilmington, DE 19803</font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Email:<u> </u></font><u><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial"><a href="mailto:programcoordinator@nemours.org">programcoordinator@nemours.org</a></font></u>
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