Start Your Career
Start Your Career
Life stipends, academic support, and success coaching for young Durham residents as they pursue new Life Science careers.
“The only way to correctly predict the future is to pave it, to brave it.”
— Amanda Gorman'
Make it.
Student Information
If you’re a student or young adult in Durham and you’re looking for opportunities in the BULLS Life Sciences Academy, you can find details about upcoming Information Sessions and more right here.
Recruitment for Cohort 10 is CLOSED
If you received an application C10, your completed submission is DUE NOV 24!
DON’T WORRY: Recruitment for Cohrot 11 will begin in December 2024!
Mandatory Information Sessions to apply to C11 of the BULLS Life Sciences Academy will begin soon. Links, a QR code to join Zoom meetings and information will be posted below. For now, SAVE THE DATES below to join an Info Session so that you can apply. We will see you for Cohort 11!
Wednesday, December 11 at 12:00pm
Wednesday, January 15 (‘25) at 12:00pm
Wednesday, February 5 (‘25) at 12:00pm
Acceptance.
Interested in BULLS?
We’ve got information for you! Download a flyer to learn more about BULLS.
COHORT 10 INFO FLYER
[PDF - 244KB]
GENERAL INTEREST FLYER
[PDF - 2.2MB]
Is BioWork for you?
Watch the videos below to get ready for your Life Sciences journey (and as part of your application process)!
The Story of BULLS
An opportunity existed.
In early 2020, Made in Durham led a collaborative of organizations in Durham resulting in the creation of an initiative now known as BULLS. The initiatives purpose was to explore ways to scale and connect Durham’s Education-to-Career system to the Triangle’s high growth-high wage industry sectors.
The effort grew in response to concern that area talent demand was outpacing workforce development supply systems in the region , especially in specific growth industry sectors.
We began with community.
The BULLS collaborative engaged key institutions in the community that played a role in the current Education-to-Career system in a series of discussions to identify the most effective solutions.
We learned to scale.
The goal was to learn how to scale best practices while also addressing the system’s existing inequities, specifically for Durham’s young adults of color. The result was a BULLS System Scale Plan that identified the process for scaling existing programs and creating Academies within our scaled system for young adults of color and underserved populations.
Employing this process, the BULLS collaborative identified Biopharma Manufacturing as the most appropriate first industry sector to scale and create an Academy to support.
Life happens.
The most unique feature of the BULLS Life Sciences Academy is the inclusion of $10,000 Life Stipends. Each Academy participant is eligible for $10,000 in living expenses as they complete requirements over the 17 weeks of the BULLS Life Sciences Academy program.
Partnerships
We are grateful for our valued partners.
Key partners are necessary to build an effective BULLS. We’re grateful for the support to scale existing systems of the BULLS Life Sciences Academy. Our valued partners have included:
