Fellowship components are the same for both campuses unless otherwise noted.
| Stipend | $6,500 |
| Duration | 10 weeks (1 week of orientation and training, 8 weeks in lab, 1 week wrap-up). |
| Travel |
Round trip airfare or mileage. |
| Room | Mix of doubles, triples, quads |
| Board | Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided. |
| Daily transportation |
Connecticut - Daily van transportation to laboratory is provided. Maine - Students walk or bicycle to the laboratory except when raining. Transportation is also provided to students requiring mobility assistance. |
| Bicycles | Recommended; are not provided by JAX. (We will have more information on bicycles in the spring). |
| Work hours | Regular work hours are 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. These hours may vary given individual research goals, experimental schedules, etc. |
| Weekends | Generally reserved for formal and informal group outings and recreation. |
| Sponsored trip | Joint campus Retreat in June (location and dates TBA). |
| Restrictions | Students must not hold other jobs or internships during the program. |
Applications:498
Awards: 36 (26 in Maine; 10 in Connecticut)
The JAX Summer Student Program welcomes applications from all students interested in conducting genetics and genomics research and who meet our basic prerequisites. The class profile data below represents a snapshot of the program in a single year and does not indicate specific admissions policies that favor one type of student over another. Students are selected on the basis of a range of attributes as reflected in their application, of which academic year and school are only two of many factors.
Year at time of application and acceptance
High school senior =1
College first-year =6
College sophomore =10
College junior =17
Other/non-traditional =2
Colleges represented: Amherst College, Ball State University, Brigham Young University, Brown University, College of the Atlantic, Cornell University, Emory University, Ferris State University, George Mason University, Grinnell College, Harvard College, Holliston High School, Johns Hopkins University, Juniata College, Linfield College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Ohio State University, Pomona College, Purdue University, Rutgers University New Brunswick, St. Norbert College, The College of Wooster, Trinity College, University of Southern California, University of Connecticut, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Maine, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, University of Texas San Antonio, Williams College
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