SELECTION
PROCESS & STIPENDS
Course
Selection Process: The number
of places on Cold Spring Harbor courses is strictly limited
to ensure an excellent instructor: student ratio. Each year,
the instructors are confronted with the difficult task of
selecting the students for our courses from a large number
of well-qualified applicants. To facilitate the application
process, students are asked to provide information documenting
their request for a place in the course. First and foremost,
applicants should give their reasons for wanting to take the
course. As part of this, you should briefly outline your career.
It is highly recommended that you supplement your application
with one or more letters of recommendation. Applicants should
remember that selection is based upon the degree to which
they would benefit from this training opportunity; this will
be judged from the information given by the applicants. The
decisions often take several weeks after the application deadline
to be finalized and announced. Applicants will be notified
by mail and/or e-mail whether or not they have been accepted
to attend.
Stipends:
Scholarship support for certain courses is now primarily
available only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents due
to restrictions mandated by U.S. federal funding agencies.
However the Laboratory has made available some additional
funds specifically earmarked for qualified foreign students.
Any candidate requesting financial assistance MUST request
it when submitting the application. Attach a separate letter
stating the amount requested and give a full justification
for the required support. The amount awarded will be based
upon the availability of funding. TRAVEL SUPPORT IS NOT AVAILABLE
TO ANY APPLICANT.
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