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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Eligibility/How To Apply

Eligibility

Summer fellowships are competitive for high school students in their junior or senior year as well as undergraduate students with a 3.0 or better GPA are eligible. Applicants should be US citizens and have an interest in pursuing a career in biomedical research or medicine. Criteria for selection include academic record, essay and interest in obtaining research experience.

Specified area(s) of research interest can help place selected students in an appropriate laboratory or clinical setting.

How To Apply

Complete the online application for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Please note that besides your personal information, the online application will ask you you to provide the following items:

  1. Essay: A one page description of career goals and your motivation for wanting to obtain research experience in this program. Be sure to include the area(s) of research interest or the faculty member with whom you would like to work.
  2. Resume: Please include your resume for completion of your application.
  3. References: Letters of recommendation are not required.
  4. Transcripts: Will be requested for completion of online application.

Deadline: March 1st

Award: The stipend for Summer 2008 is approximately $3,200.

Next Year: Applications for the Summer 2008 fellowship will be available beginning November 1, 2007.

Update Your Application

If you need to update the information you submitted for your application, you may do so by logging in to the application system. You will be required to present the user name and password that was emailed to you when you first submitted your application.

Contact Us

For more information about the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's, email wanda.downton@cchmc.org or call (513) 636-9281.