"Buddy System". When a new National Institute
of Mental Health - Career Opportunities in Research Education and
Training (NIMH-COR) Program student enters the program, s/he is
assigned to a student who has already been in the program for a
year and can serve as a "buddy", or guide, and help the
new student understand such things as the intricacies of the
NIMH-COR Program curriculum and the specifics of the research
requirements. The more advanced student also functions as a
friend, peer counselor, and somebody to count on for support, if
needed.
Dormitory. Hunter College is a commuter school and most
students live at home. However, the College has a dormitory on
25th Street and First Avenue. The Dean of Students holds six
rooms for NIMH-COR Program participants, which allows the program
to place students in the dorms on a permanent or temporary basis,
dependent upon needs of the particular individual. Thus, our
students circumvent the waiting list.
National NIMH-COR Program Colloquium. Each year, the
funding agency, NIMH, sponsors a National Colloquium at which
students present their research and meet with government
administrators, other students, and recruiters from graduate and
summer programs. If the research of the student has progressed
sufficiently, it may be submitted for presentation at the
Colloquium. Abstracts are written by the student and then
submitted to the Coordinator. The student then prepares a
presentation with the assistance of the mentor and NIMH-COR
Program administrators. In addition, during the weekly seminars,
these students are assisted with their presentations by their
fellow NIMH-COR Program scholars. All travel expenses are covered
by NIMH and the NIMH-COR Program. Students are given letters of
excuse to give their professors so that they are not penalized
for any missed work. NIMH-COR Program students are expected to
present at this Colloquium by their second year in the program.
NIMH-COR
Exchange Program with the University of Puerto Rico.
Hunter College has an exchange program with the University of
Puerto Rico that permits students to spend a semester or full
academic year taking courses at this sister institution. With
funding from NIMH, Hunter College has arranged research
placements in Puerto Rico so that interested NIMH-COR Program
students could take advantage of the program.
Contract. Every NIMH-COR Program student signs an
agreement with the NIMH-COR Program administration that describes
in detail the role of the trainees and staff. The contract allows
students to have a clear understanding of their obligations and
of what to expect from the Director, Coordinator, Steering
Committee, and individual mentors.
Use of Phone, Photocopying Machines and Computer.
Because NIMH-COR Program students may need to make long distance
phone calls, photocopy materials and do substantial writing, the
NIMH-COR Program provides facilities for them to use. Currently,
these facilities are housed in the NIMH-COR Program and
Psychology Department offices. Photocopies can be made only of
materials directly related to the NIMH-COR Program (such as
materials for research or applications to programs).
Finances.
All NIMH-COR Program students receive a stipend
to help compensate them for time invested in the NIMH-COR
Program. For Scholars, monthly stipends begin July 1 after
admission into the program and continue through June of the
second year in the Program. Associates receive stipends from
September through June. For 1995/1996, the monthly stipend for
Scholars was $638 and for Associates was $150.
NIMH-COR Program scholars are allowed one trip per year related to their research. This might be to attend a conference in their area of interest. This is in addition to the annual NIMH-COR Program Colloquium. NIMH-COR Program Associates may also be funded to travel to research related conferences, dependent up on the availability of funds. Travel to other functions, such as GRE conferences, graduate school interviews, and so forth, are occasionally covered, dependent up on the availability of funds.
NIMH-COR Program Associates may be eligible to receive work-study funding for their participation in the program. NIMH-COR Program Associates should apply for work-study through the Financial Aid office and inform the Coordinator of their eligibility status.
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