SPURA - Summer Program for Undergraduate Research in Addiction

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的培训计划将支持在一个机构（南达科他州的大学），招收了第一代大学生（超过三分之一）的高比例从主要农村环境的本科夏季研究经验。该计划解决了在全国范围内促进与药物滥用和心理健康问题相关领域的严格研究教育的迫切需要，并将更好地为南达科他州的学生在基础科学或临床研究领域的研究生职业生涯做好准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed training program will support an undergraduate summer research experience at an institution (the University of South Dakota) that enrolls a high percentage of first generation college students (over one third) from a primarily rural environment. This program addresses a critical need of promoting rigorous research education in areas related to substance abuse and mental health issues throughout the country, and will better prepare students in South Dakota for post-graduate careers in basic science or clinical research fields.