About the Program

The Duke/UNC ADAR program will provide sustained mentored research training for undergraduate students enrolled at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill of all backgrounds. 

The training will consist of three main components: 

• Mentored individualized “hands-on” paid experiences in aging research.

• Weekly seminars aimed at enhancing skills and knowledge in aging and resilience research, and fostering career development

• Facilitated engagement activities with peers, older adults, and the scientific community. 

We will leverage our rich infrastructure and resource of multidisciplinary scientists at the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development and UNC Chapel Hill with expertise in aging and resilience research. Mentors will include faculty from these groups and affiliated units. 

Up to six new students will be selected every year to participate in this two-year program. They will be paired with a primary mentor and will have access to a larger network of junior and senior scientists to serve as secondary mentors. Together the student and primary mentor will develop an Individual Development Plan with input from others in the mentoring team and the program’s Steering Committee.