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The MU Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program is designed for a select group of bachelor's degree recipients who lacked sufficient research experience, or who came from a resource-limited institution, or who faced other circumstances that prevented them from pursuing a biomedical research Ph.D. We provide independent mentored research experience and individualized professional development to prepare these students to enter a top-rank biomedical Ph.D. program.

We encourage applications from students who have great enthusiasm and promise and who by their eventual entry into the U.S. biomedical research workforce would help to both expand the workforce and generate the very best and most innovative biomedical science.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet all the following criteria to be eligible for MU’s Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program.

  1. You must be a US Citizen, National or Permanent Resident.
  2. You must have graduated or be in the process of graduating with a BA/BS degree in a biomedical relevant science, from an accredited US college or University, no more than 36 months before your expected matriculation into our program and not be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program.
  3. You must plan to apply to a PhD granting program in a biomedical related field after successful completion of our program.
  4. You must:
    1. have been unable as an undergraduate to obtain sufficient research experience to prepare for success in a Ph.D. program, or
    2. have come from a resource-limited institution, or
    3. Have experienced circumstances that prevented you from pursuing a Ph.D. in a biomedical research field. Such circumstances might include but are not limited to: financial hardship; return from military service; career delay or change; or family responsibilities

In your Personal Statement, you will be asked to describe how you will significantly benefit from our program including how your participation in our program, given your specific background and your educational and life experiences, will both increase the likelihood of successfully pursuing a Ph.D. degree and expand and enhance the quality and effectiveness of the U.S. biomedical research workforce.

Application Process

We are now accepting applications for entry Summer 2027.

  1. This link will take you to the MU PREP Scholars Application page.
  2. From that page, please click on “First-time users: Create an account to start a new application”
  3. On the next screen, click on “Start New Application”
  4. On the pop-up screen, click on “Create Application” and at that point you will enter the MU PREP Scholars Application.
  5. All instructions are embedded in the MU PREP Scholars Application
  6. There is no application fee for the MU PREP Scholars program

Deadline:

Applications are processed continuously. We will begin reviewing applications in February and continue accepting applications until all positions are filled. The number of MU PREP Scholar positions is limited, so early application is encouraged!

Questions:

If you have questions about the MU PREP Program, please contact: Dr. John David, MU PREP Program Director, at PREP@missouri.edu.