The Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Max Planck Honors Program provides college undergraduates with exclusive enrichment opportunities, including courses taught or co-taught with Max Planck scientists. The program empowers students to work with world-class faculty researchers through a summer research program and the possibility of directed independent research and an honors thesis with program faculty. Cutting-edge neuroscience training courses include technologies such as 2-photon imaging, super resolution microscopy, electron microscopy, electrophysiology and optogenetic technology.

In the program, students learn to think critically, propose research questions, design experiments, collect and analyze data, interpret results, communicate research findings and gain appreciation for the ethical standards of the field. Completion of the program prepares students for continuation of their education in a graduate program and/ or for the highly competitive STEM job market. Located on FAU’s John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter, Florida, the honors in the major program is offered across three degrees in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science: B.S. in biological sciences; B.A. in psychology; and B.S. in neuroscience and behavior; and as a track in four concentrations of the Wilkes Honors College: Biology, Biological Chemistry, Neuroscience, and Psychology.