EDAR Program

About the EDAR Program

EDAR is a two-year virtual training program that will engage psychology trainees in alcohol research during the transition through internship application and postdoctoral fellowship by: 

• Providing enhanced access to alcohol research
• Offering structured didactic training and mentorship to:
  
  • Develop written application materials and interview skills
  • Enhance professional development and scholarly productivity.
  • Provide networking opportunities
  • Develop trainees' mentoring skills to establish them as near-peer mentors.
• Providing financial support to trainees
• Offering all training activities remotely!

Should I Apply for EDAR?

If you're interested in the EDAR program, you should apply if you meet the following criteria:

• Trainees currently enrolled in a doctoral psychology program that requires an internship year and applying to internship programs this Fall 2024.
  
  Review our Curriculum (Word doc) for more information.

EDAR Program Goals

• Attract psychology trainees into internship programs with robust alcohol research training opportunities.
• Retain psychology trainees in alcohol research by engaging them in NIAAA-supported T32 programs and providing them the skills to become near-peer mentors.

EDAR Program Provisions

• Individual mentoring from established investigators and near-peer mentors, including personalized guidance through the internship and postdoctoral application phases.
• Mentorship focused on the development of an independent alcohol-focused research project (e.g., poster or oral presentation) for presentation at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA).
• Mentorship training to become a near-peer mentor for other trainees interested in alcohol research.
• Didactics on internship and postdoctoral applications (workshopping CVs, application essays, cover letters), professional development, and managing challenges in academia.
• Training in scientific writing (manuscripts, identifying grant mechanisms, grant writing).
• Financial assistance with internship applications, travel to on-site interviews, and financial support to attend the annual RSA conference in the form of annual stipends.
• Networking opportunities with NIAAA-sponsored T32 postdoctoral fellowship program directors and training faculty.
• Bi-annual evaluations with individual mentors and the EDAR Leadership Team.
• Training in the responsible conduct of research.

EDAR Mentors

Click here to view the list of mentors, and their availability.