DELLA KEATS/U-DOC SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
2008 Della Keats/U-DOC Program Dates:
June 29 - August 8
The Della Keats/U-DOC Summer Enrichment Program is a program offered through the University of Alaska WWAMI Biomedical Program. The goal of the Della Keats / U-DOC Program is to foster, affirm, and encourage high school students’ interest in the medical professions by allowing them to explore health-care careers and to obtain a valuable introduction to college life.
Current high school juniors and seniors who meet one or more of the following criteria are eligible to apply for the program:
- come from an ethnic minority background
- live in a rural area of Alaska (off the road system)
- be a first-generation American
- be the first in his/her family to go to college
- speak English as a second language, and/or
- be economically disadvantaged
There is no fee for participation in the program, and dormitory housing is provided at no charge. A small stipend may be provided to cover food costs and miscellaneous expenses of participating in this program.
The North Star project is a part of the Della Keats/U-DOC Program. The North Star project is a program of the Imaginarium which seeks to increase the number of Alaskan students that pursue health sciences in college and in their careers. To do that, it will work with participants in the Della Keats/U-DOC Program at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
- Della Keats/U-DOC students use digital cameras to document their experiences over the summer and to develop their research projects. The North Star project provides a web-based site (www.northstarak.org), blog, and forum through which students will maintain contact with UAA and Imaginarium staff and with each other. North Star gives students opportunities and knowledge with which to share their experiences with people across Alaska.
- North Star is a partnership between the University of Alaska Anchorage and The Imaginarium. The program is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Science Education Partnership Awards. North Star is a significant financial sponsor of the Della Keats/U-DOC and NIDDK Programs at UAA.
NOTE: Current high school juniors who wish to be considered for the Della Keats / U-DOC Program must identify an appropriate mentor in their home school or community who is willing and able to assist them with their North Star project during the 2008-09 academic year. A Mentor Form, to be completed by the mentor, must accompany any junior's application for that application to be considered. Click here to download the Mentor Form.
Applications are no longer being accepted for the
2008 Della Keats/U-DOC Summer Enrichment Program.
For 2009 program dates and application deadlines,
check back here again, beginning in December 2008.
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Dr. Ian van Tets, Director Phone: (907) 786-4789 |
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The UAA Della Keats/U-DOC and The Imaginarium / North Star Project The University of Alaska Sharing Scholarship The National Institutes of Health The UAA Division of Academic and Multicultural Student Services South Central Area Health Education Center The UAA WWAMI Biomedical Program |
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