Click here to see pictures and text about the summer 2002 program.

Click here to see pictures and text about the summer 2003 program.

The PREMAT program is a summer program for high school students in two categories. These categories are:

• Rising Senior (high school student finished with Junior year)
• Graduating Senior (Student going to college at Chicago State(preferred) or elsewhere)

The program is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health which has given a grant to Chicago State to enourage minority students to pursue science majors in college leading to graduate school and focused on a research career in biomedical research. The PREMAT program is part of this MBRS grant. Other parts of this grant enable students to gain tuition scholarships, financial support to do research and opportunities to give papers on undergraduate research results to scientists. Summer research opportunities at various NIH facilities or working on research at Chicago State are possible. Students can gain tuition scholarships for four years if they maintain an adequate grade point.

The summer program hires students to carry out a group research project in epidemiology,chemistry, physics, and chemistry on the South side of Chicago and prepares the students for college. Graduating Seniors can earn a stipend of up to $1500. The actual value of the stipend is determined by hours worked and the quality of the work. All participants must submit an application to Chicago State and must take all of the entrance examinations. Students who matriculate at CSU will earn a tuition scholarship that can last for four years if their grade point is maintained. There are also opportunities for CSU participants to obtain a job during the academic year involved in science and research. Students must have at least a 17 on the ACT examination to enter Chicago State.

The program announcement and more details can be found here. The requirements for the application must include a letter from a faculty member, an essay indicating a serious interest in biomedical careers and an indication of high school grades and ACT score (if graduating senior) and grades if junior). The application form can be found here. Print out the announcement and application or call Professor Sam Bowen at 773-995-3804 or send email s-bowen@csu.edu Dr. Samuel Bowen.