BHI Brain Health Scholar Application Process
- Read the description of Brain Health Scholar position below.
- Complete the online Application form.
- Download the Parent Consent form and have your parent(s)/guardian read the Brain Health Scholar position description and sign form.
- Send the signed consent form to kaylen.rivers.bhi@gmail.com.
BHI Brain Health Scholar Application Process Description
The BHI Brain Health Scholar Program is designed for emerging leaders, starting with high school honor students aged 15 and older and undergraduate and graduate student leaders. Eligible participants include those involved in youth development programs, enrolled in schools or school districts (or schools within them), or attending colleges, universities, and medical schools collaborating with the Brain Health Initiative. Special consideration may be given to others who demonstrate exceptional qualifications.
BHI Brain Health Scholars can participate in a hybrid model with Brain Health Initiative clinicians, faculty, and scientists. Specifically, Scholars participate in the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of the community engagement, research, and innovation agenda with the Brain Health Initiative to better understand and take action on the brain health and well-being concerns, values, priorities, and attitudes of both youth and adults. Scholars participate in didactic training related to the science of brain health and the scientific process of community-based research that translates science into action to promote and protect brain health, fight brain illness, and improve brain performance for all ages.
The Scholars learn how to translate science into action to impact themselves and those they care about. This program is also strategically planned to personally support thought leaders and those they interact with through the stressful period of adolescent and young adult development, to normalize and destigmatize their lived brain health and illness experiences, and to share the science of brain health and performance.
The Brain Health Scholar must have reliable internet access. Some elective research, community engagement, and outreach responsibilities will require transportation. All scholars will receive an annual certificate of participation documenting service hours.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
● Complete confidentiality agreement.
● Attend and complete a self-paced didactic training, including webinars, labs, and presentations on the science of brain health and research methods.
● Upon completion of training, serve as a BHI Certified Brain Health Community Educator.
●Contribute personal insights on brain health risks and protective factors within their community and play a role in shaping and implementing the ongoing research, community engagement, and intervention agenda.
● Assist in all stages of the research process on various BHI projects, including needs
assessment, planning (program design), implementation and evaluation. BHI research projects may be descriptive, qualitative, quantitative, or exploratory.
● Assist in creating communications and recruitment of future Brain Health Scholars.
● Assist with creating press releases and participating in media events regarding the BH Scholar program.
● Serve as Brain Health Champions in schools, on campus, and at community events.
● Manage and respond to project-related emails.
● Receive support in the college undergraduate, graduate, and medical school admissions process through letters of introduction and personal outreach by BHI faculty to the scholars’ top college choices.