Students who have graduated and participated in the NEA Summer Program for Undergraduate Research at UMass Amherst are eligible to apply for admission to the UMass Amherst NEAGEP Internship Program. During the Fall term, interns take graduate level courses or courses to prepare them for graduate school and they work in the laboratories of faculty mentors. They receive a stipend and the program pays tuition, health insurance and most fees. If interns perform satisfactorily in the laboratory and in classwork, their contracts will be renewed through the next semester and the summer. They are expected to apply to graduate school during the fall semester of the program. They will also participate in mentoring and professional development programs coordinated by Dr. Barbara Pearson.