Application

Intensive Fellowship

UCLID fellows participate in a wide variety of activities including research skill building and practice, clinical responsibilities, and community involvement. UCLID fellows are students from the array of disciplines represented by core faculty. The intensive fellowship is an 8-12 month program (fall semester, spring semester, and summer term) which requires fellows to participate in UCLID activities 20 hours each week. Fellows receive a monthly stipend.

Practicums

UCLID practicum students participate in one of UCLID’s three interdisciplinary courses. Practicum students are accepted from the array of disciplines represented by core faculty. Practicum students may or may not receive a stipend, depending on their hourly commitment to UCLID. Students contributing 300 hours or more to UCLID activities are eligible for a stipend.

Clinical Practicum
This practicum provides an interdisciplinary clinical training experience to graduate students in the health sciences and education. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the impact of disabilities on children, families, schools, communities, and society through clinical activities. The UCLID clinical program implements a family-centered, culturally sensitive and community-connected model of care to children with disabilities and their families.

Community Practicum
This practicum provides an opportunity for students to practice and expand their skills in a community setting. Students will be mentored by a community leader and by a core faculty member.

Research Practicum
This practicum provides a research experience to graduate students in the health sciences and education. Students will identify a specific unanswered question in the domain of neurodevelopmental disabilities and will learn an experimental approach to reach an answer to that question. The student will participate actively in at least 2 phases of research: preparing a grant proposal, obtaining IRB approval, designing a study, gathering data, analyzing data, interpreting data, preparing a manuscript, giving a talk or poster presentation.

The following are requirements for application to the UCLID Practicum Program:

1) Application
2) 3 letters of recommendation
3) A curriculum vitae
4) Unofficial graduate program transcript

All applications for the Fall Term must be received by March 5, 2010 by 5:00pm.

Click on the link below to complete the application form. The completed application should be emailed as an attachment to uclid@pitt.edu. Recommendation letters should be submitted to the UCLID Center directly by the recommender. Materials, other than the application, should be mailed to:

Click Here for an application for both Fellowships and Practicums (MS Word)