Tuesday, October 17, 2017

TRAIN Scholarship Information and Application Link

The TRAIN scholarship program is a competitive program that provides funding of up to $10,000 per year, depending on need, for transfer students from Glendale Community College, Phoenix College, and South Mountain Community College, in a variety of science and math-related fields. It offers valuable training and mentoring throughout your undergraduate career. Program participation will make you more competitive for outside internships, provide you with more in-depth training in your STEM field of interest, and increase your laboratory or numerical modeling research skills.  The program funds the degrees listed in the post below:  Applied Computing, Applied Math, Statistics, Biology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Biotech and Bioenterprise, Environmental Science, and Forensics.  If you are a current or former S-STEM scholar, please consider applying for this amazing program!  The ASU application can be found here:  https://scholarships.asu.edu/scholarship/91946.  Contact Janene or myself if you have any questions.

Forensics is now Included!

Forensic Science (B.S.) – Use Biology MAPP, MAP - The forensics concentration emphasizes the study of scientific techniques used to solve crimes. Students pursuing the forensics concentration will take a more forensics-relevant set of courses than those students pursuing the BS in biology.  This degree uses the biology core curriculum with labs, including two semesters of introductory Biology (181 and 182), genetics, cell biology, adds biochemistry, and thirty six hours of Chemistry.  Additional requirements include Forensic Science courses which focus on toxicology, genetics, anthropology, in addition to industry-focused courses such as professional practices