High school students who have completed the junior year and who have achieved a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25. By special application, available after January 1, 1997. Ave., Montgomery, AL 36106. The goal is to increase the number of minority science freshmen entering college, to improve the average retention of minority freshmen and sophomores who are interested in the sciences, and to increase the number of minority graduates in science. This program will benefit commuters and residential participants.
All students receive a stipend.
Residential students are provided with housing and three meals a day. Commuters are provided with lunch. Participants should be pre-college students and apply to college, preferably Talladega College, in order to benefit from our extended Bridge program. Participants should have at least a 3.0 grade average, be interested in the sciences, and have a high school science background. Additionally the HHMI offers careers in the biomedical and health sciences and related disciplines in order to increase the number of minorities in these areas.