NUTGAP is open to Fort Valley State University or Savannah State University students interested in pursuing graduate study in nutritional biology.

All applicants to NUTGAP must….

• be sophomores or juniors at Fort Valley State University or Savannah State University;
• hold a grade point average of at least 3.0;
• agree to complete a course(s) relevant to their summer research before the start of the internship that will be identified in consultation with the HBCU and UC Davis mentors.

Applications will consist of

1. this web form completed by the applicant;
2. college transcripts — unofficial ones are OK;
3. a one-page, single-spaced statement of purpose that describes the student’s research interests. To help track applications, please name this file nutgap_lastnamefirstinitial_application.   
4. a letter of recommendation from a HBCU faculty member in the sciences;