SPARK Research Mentorship Program at Mayo Clinic in Florida
Science Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge
Attention rising Juniors and Seniors
The mission of SPARK Research Mentorship Program at Mayo Clinic in Florida is to provide high school students in Duval and St. Johns Counties mentored research experiences in world class laboratories at Mayo Clinic in Florida which will help them develop a basic understanding of scientific research and produce a highly-competitive science fair project. Juniors and seniors enrolled in Duval and St. Johns County schools who are interested in biomedical science, will be provided an opportunity to design and carry out research projects within world class research laboratories in the Discovery Translation Labs at Mayo Clinic in Florida for the purpose of entering science fair competitions.
It is expected that a minimum of 20 lab hours per week will be required during the summer break for a
successful project to be completed for deadlines of the Science Fair. Should additional time be needed after school resumes, a flexible schedule will be determined and agreed upon between the student and faculty mentor.
Learn about eligibility to apply for the
SPARK Research Mentorship Program at Mayo Clinic. The purpose of the competitive program is to
provide experiential learning opportunities in biomedical research and STEM while completing a project to enter into the science fair.
The program will host its third cohort starting in June 2019, but
applications are posted online now and are due by February 1.
Rising juniors and seniors
in public or private schools in
St. Johns and Duval Counties are eligible to apply. The complete criteria can be found online and on the attached handout.
The number of students in the program varies annually and is dependent on the volunteer faculty members. For the next cohort we anticipate that
approximately 18 students will be selected.
Also included are bios from the first cohort in 2017, and project titles from current, 2018 scholars for your review. Below are some links to external videos that were featured recently on First Coast News that may be of interest as well: