VISRA
Undergrad Program

June
– July Session

Thank you for the
interest in the Vanderbilt International Summer Research Academy (VISRA)!

Participants in the
Vanderbilt International Summer Research Academy conduct a biomedical research
project under the supervision of a Vanderbilt faculty scientist.

The June to July
section of VISRA is open to any currently enrolled international undergraduate
student. The 2016 sum
mer session will run from June 6 until July 29,
2016.

The application
period for 2016 June-July VISRA will run from October 1, 2015 until
January 15, 2016. No applications submitted after January 15 will be
considered.

Benefits:

·
Students
will be able to interact socially and academically with other students, both
international and domestic, who are participating in similar programs.

Students
will get to know current Vanderbilt biomedical PhD students and faculty,
as well as present their research at the end of VISRA.
Students
will attend weekly mentoring sessions with Vanderbilt faculty.

·
Students
will have the opportunity to attend Graduate Record Exam (GRE) preparatory
seminars designed to improve achievement on the GRE (the standardized test that
most US universities require applicants to take), as well as be given the
opportunity to take the GRE during the program.

When
you apply, you will be able to list up to 6 Vanderbilt Faculty that you
are interested in working with for your research project. You can
find a complete list of all Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty here.
While we will make every effort to accommodate applicant preferences, we
cannot guarantee that you will be able to work with the faculty you select
on your application.