FSU Medical Student Research Program
External Research Opportunities
Explore research fellowships, summer programs, grants, internships, and other opportunities offered by institutions and organizations outside Florida State University. This is not a comprehensive list.
Program requirements, eligibility, deadlines, and application procedures are determined by the sponsoring organization. Students should review the program website for the most current information before applying.
Browse by Specialty & Research Area
Open a category to explore opportunities. Programs relevant to more than one area appear in each applicable category.
Cardiovascular & Vascular Surgery
Heart, blood vessels, and vascular research
Yearlong fellowship
Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Research Area: Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular sciences
Opportunity Type: 1-year research fellowship for M2 or M3 students
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
Harvard-Longwood Short-Term Research Training in Vascular Surgery (NIH T35)
Institution/Sponsor: Harvard-Longwood
Research Area: Molecular and cell biology, biomechanics, coagulation, thrombosis, angiogenesis, and vascular surgery
Opportunity Type: Summer research training for 10 - 12 weeks
Deadline: January of each year
Research funding
Society for Vascular Surgery Student Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: Society for Vascular Surgery
Research Area: Vascular disease
Opportunity Type: Student research funding grant for proposed project
Deadline: February of each year
Emergency Medicine & Injury Prevention
Emergency care and injury research
Research opportunity
EMF/SAEMF Medical Student Research Grant
Institution/Sponsor: SAEM Foundation / Emergency Medicine Foundation
Research Area: Emergency medicine
Opportunity Type: Medical student research grant
Deadline: December of each year
Research opportunity
National Student Injury Research Training Program
Institution/Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Research Area: Injury research and prevention
Opportunity Type: Medical student research training
Deadline: January of each year
Endocrinology & Diabetes
Diabetes, obesity, and metabolic research
Research opportunity
NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes and Obesity
Institution/Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center / NIDDK
Research Area: Diabetes, hormone action, physiology, islet cell biology, and obesity
Opportunity Type: Medical student research program for M1, M2, or M3 students
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
Joslin Diabetes Center Summer Student Research Internship Program
Institution/Sponsor: Joslin Diabetes Center
Research Area: Diabetes-related biomedical research
Opportunity Type: Summer research internship
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
Vanderbilt Medical Research Student Research Training Program (SRTP)
Institution/Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Research Area: Diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and digestive disease
Opportunity Type: Summer research training
Deadline: January of each year
Gastroenterology
Digestive disease and inflammatory bowel disease
Summer opportunity
Vanderbilt Medical Research Student Research Training Program (SRTP)
Institution/Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Research Area: Diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and digestive disease
Opportunity Type: Summer research training
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
Mass General Brigham for Children Digestive Disease Summer Research Program
Institution/Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
Research Area: Digestive disease
Opportunity Type: Summer research program for 10-weeks in Boston, MA
Deadline: March 15 each year
Research funding
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Student Research Award
Institution/Sponsor: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
Research Area: Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis
Opportunity Type: Student research award funding proposed research project
Deadline: March of each year
Hematology
Blood and blood disorders
Research funding
American Society of Hematology HONORS Award
Institution/Sponsor: American Society of Hematology
Research Area: Hematology
Opportunity Type: Research award for funding of proposed project
Deadline: February of each year
Infectious Disease
Infectious disease and health disparities
Summer opportunity
Kennedy Krieger Institute Ferguson RISE Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Research Area: Infectious disease research and health disparities
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship at various partnering instituitions
Deadline: End of January, beginning of February each year
Nephrology
Kidney disease research
Summer opportunity
Vanderbilt Medical Research Student Research Training Program (SRTP)
Institution/Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Research Area: Diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and digestive disease
Opportunity Type: Summer research training
Deadline: January of each year
Neurology & Neurosurgery
Brain, nervous system, and cerebrovascular research
Yearlong fellowship
Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Research Area: Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular sciences
Opportunity Type: 1-year research fellowship for M2 or M3 students
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
American Brain Tumor Association Jack and Fay Netchin Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: American Brain Tumor Association
Research Area: Brain tumors and cancer
Opportunity Type: Summer fellowship
Deadline: January of each year
Research funding
American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Summer Research Scholarship
Institution/Sponsor: American Academy of Neurology
Research Area: Neuroscience
Opportunity Type: Summer research scholarship for proposed project
Deadline: March of each year
Research funding
Congress of Neurological Surgeons / CSNS Medical Student Summer Fellowship in Socioeconomic Research
Institution/Sponsor: Congress of Neurological Surgeons / Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
Research Area: Socioeconomic issues in neurosurgical practice
Opportunity Type: Summer fellowship award funding proposed research project focused on a socioeconomic issue impacting neurosurgical practice
Deadline: April of each year
Oncology
Cancer research, prevention, and treatment
Summer opportunity
Summer Oncology Research Fellowship (SORF) Program for Medical Students
Institution/Sponsor: Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC) and at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
Research Area: Cancer research
Opportunity Type: Summer Research Fellowship Program; Full time, on-site, 8-12 week program during May-August
Deadline: Early application deadline: November of each year
Standard application deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
MSK Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center
Research Area: Cancer research
Opportunity Type: Summer Research Fellowship Program; 8-week program during June-August in Manhattan, New York
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
American Brain Tumor Association Jack and Fay Netchin Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: American Brain Tumor Association
Research Area: Brain tumors and cancer
Opportunity Type: Summer fellowship
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
MD Anderson Cancer Prevention Research Training Program Summer Research Experience
Institution/Sponsor: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Area: Cancer prevention research
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 10-weeks in Houston, Texas
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
MD Anderson Medical Students Summer in Oncology at Anderson Research (SOAR) Program
Institution/Sponsor: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Area: Cancer research
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 8- to 10-weeks in Houston, Texas
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
Siteman Cancer Center Leah Menshouse Springer Summer Opportunities Program
Institution/Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine / Siteman Cancer Center
Research Area: Cancer research
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 10-weeks, in St. Louis
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
St. Jude Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program
Institution/Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Research Area: Oncology laboratory and clinical research
Opportunity Type: Summer research program for 9-10 weeks in Memphis, Tennessee
Deadline: February of each year
Summer opportunity
Cancer in Underprivileged, Indigent, or Disadvantaged (CUPID) Summer Translational Oncology Program
Institution/Sponsor: Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Area: Translational oncology
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 8-weeks on site, either Indianapolis or Baltimore
Deadline: February of each yar
Summer opportunity
ASTRO Medical Student Fellowship Award
Institution/Sponsor: ASTRO: American Society for Radiation Oncology
Research Area: Radiation oncology
Opportunity Type: Summer research program; student secures mentor from list of volunteer mentors prior to applying
Deadline: February of each yar
Ophthalmology
Vision and eye health
Summer opportunity
UC San Diego Short Term Research In Vision & Eye Health Program (STRIVE) Program
Institution/Sponsor: UC San Diego, Shiley Eye Institute
Research Area: Ophthalmology, vision research, and eye health
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 8- to 12-weeks in San Diego, CA
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
John Hopkins Wilmer Summer Research Scholars Program
Institution/Sponsor: John Hopkins - Wilmer Eye Institute
Research Area: Cornea, oculoplastics, retina, or glaucoma.
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship,7- to 9-week structured program at Johns Hopkins Medical Campus in Baltimore, Maryland
Deadline: February of each year
Orthopedics
Musculoskeletal research
Summer opportunity
Hospital for Special Surgery Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: Hospital for Special Surgery
Research Area: Orthopaedic basic science, translational science, and clinical orthopaedic research
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship for summer after M1 year
Deadline: January of each year
Pediatrics
Child-focused research programs
Summer opportunity
St. Jude Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program
Institution/Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Research Area: Oncology laboratory and clinical research
Opportunity Type: Summer research program for 9-10 weeks in Memphis, Tennessee
Deadline: February of each year
Summer opportunity
Mass General Brigham for Children Digestive Disease Summer Research Program
Institution/Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
Research Area: Digestive disease
Opportunity Type: Summer research program for 10-weeks in Boston, MA
Deadline: March 15 each year
Primary Care
Integrated healthcare and culturally sensitive care
Summer opportunity
Kaiser Permanente Virtual Introduction to Integrated Healthcare Program
Institution/Sponsor: Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Area: Primary care and culturally sensitive care
Opportunity Type: Hybrid summer program
Deadline: January of each year
Pulmonology
Cystic fibrosis research
Traineeship
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship
Institution/Sponsor: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Research Area: Basic science, biomedical research, clinical research
Opportunity Type: Student traineeship
Deadline: November of each year
Radiology & Interventional Radiology
Imaging, interventional procedures, and medical devices
Summer opportunity
SIR Foundation Summer Medical Student Internship Program
Institution/Sponsor: SIR Foundation
Research Area: Interventional radiology research, medical device development, and vascular and interventional radiology
Opportunity Type: Summer internship
Deadline: January of each year
Rehabilitation Medicine
Physical medicine, function, and recovery
Summer opportunity
Northwestern University / Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Summer Extern Experience
Institution/Sponsor: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine / Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Research Area: Rehabilitation and acute and chronic disabilities
Opportunity Type: Summer externship for M1 or M2 students
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
Association of Academic Physiatrists Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students (RREMS)
Institution/Sponsor: Association of Academic Physiatrists
Research Area: Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Opportunity Type: Summer research experience
Deadline: January of each year
Rheumatology
Rheumatology research and preceptorships
Research funding
Rheumatology Research Foundation Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship
Institution/Sponsor: Rheumatology Research Foundation
Research Area: Rheumatology
Opportunity Type: Award funding proposed clinical or research preceptorship project
Deadlines: February, May, August, and November of each year
Urology
Urologic research
Research funding
American Urological Association Summer Medical Student Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: American Urological Association
Research Area: Urology research
Opportunity Type: Summer fellowship funding for proposed project
Deadline: March of each year
Public & Global Health
Population health, prevention, and health disparities
Internship
Harvard Medical School Visiting Research Internship Program (VRIP)
Institution/Sponsor: Harvard Medical School
Research Area: Research methodology, health disparities, ethics, and career development
Opportunity Type: Visiting research internship
Deadline: December of each year
Summer opportunity
MD Anderson Cancer Prevention Research Training Program Summer Research Experience
Institution/Sponsor: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Area: Cancer prevention research
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 10-weeks in Houston, Texas
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
New York Academy of Medicine David E. Rogers Student Fellowship Award
Institution/Sponsor: New York Academy of Medicine
Research Area: Clinical investigation, public health, epidemiology, health policy, and community health
Opportunity Type: Student fellowship award to fund projects for summer after M1 year
Deadline: January of each year
Research opportunity
National Student Injury Research Training Program
Institution/Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Research Area: Injury research and prevention
Opportunity Type: Medical student research training
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
Kennedy Krieger Institute Ferguson RISE Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Research Area: Infectious disease research and health disparities
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship at various partnering instituitions
Deadline: End of January, beginning of February each year
Internship
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Public Health Internship Program
Institution/Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, funded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of National Institute of Health
Research Area: Environmental and occupational health
Opportunity Type: Public health internship with focus in participating in cutting-edge biomedical research for 12 weeks in New York City.
Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Research opportunity
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Global Health Disparities Research Training Program
Institution/Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Research Area: Global health disparities
Opportunity Type: mentored research abroad program, sites include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, and South Africa. 1-week in NYC for Orientation, 11-weeks international site
Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Medical Humanities
Medical history, humanities, and writing
Research funding
American Osler Society Bernadett Family International Medical Student Scholarship Award
Institution/Sponsor: American Osler Society
Research Area: Medical humanities
Opportunity Type: Student research funding award for proposed research, 4-week program required in United Kingdom
Deadline: November of each year
Essay award
Alpha Omega Alpha Helen H. Glaser Student Essay Awards
Institution/Sponsor: Alpha Omega Alpha
Area: Medical humanities and writing
Opportunity Type: Essay award
Deadline: December of each year
Research opportunity
American Osler Society Bean Award
Institution/Sponsor: American Osler Society
Area: Medical history and medical humanities
Opportunity Type: Award to support medical student research
Deadline: March 1 annually
Multiple Specialties
Broad research programs and funding opportunities
Summer opportunity
Joint FSUCOM & Mayo Clinic Florida Summer Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: FSUCOM, Mayo Clinic
Research Area: Clinical research
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship for 10-weeks in Jacksonville, FL
Deadline: November of each year
Internship
Harvard Medical School Visiting Research Internship Program (VRIP)
Institution/Sponsor: Harvard Medical School
Research Area: Research methodology, health disparities, ethics, and career development
Opportunity Type: Visiting research internship
Deadline: December of each year
Summer opportunity
LSU Medical Student Summer Research Program
Institution/Sponsor: LSU Health: New Orleans
Research Area: Laboratory and clinical research
Opportunity Type: Student summer fellowship; Interns are matched with mentors in laboratories or clinics in New Orleans (LSUHSC-New Orleans campus, Stanley S. Scott Cancer, University Medical Center, or Children's Hospital of New Orleans), and throughout the state (e.g., Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge).
Deadline: January of each year
Research opportunity
Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: Alpha Omega Alpha AΩA
Research Area: Clinical investigation, basic laboratory research, epidemiology, social science, and health services research
Opportunity Type: Student research fellowship for M1 and M2 students with active AΩA chapter
Deadline: January of each year
Summer opportunity
Cleveland Clinic Akron General Summer Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Research Area: Multiple specialities dependent on mentorship availability
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship, 8-week structured educational opportunity in Akron, Ohio
Deadline: February of each year
Summer opportunity
Atrium Health Medical Student Summer Scholars Program
Institution/Sponsor: Atrium Health
Research Area: Biochemistry, cell biology, clinical trials, molecular biology, outcomes research, physiology, and proteomics
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 9-weeks at various partnering institutions
Deadline: February of each year
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November Deadlines
Joint FSUCOM & Mayo Clinic Florida Summer Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: FSUCOM, Mayo Clinic
Research Area: Clinical research
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship for 10-weeks in Jacksonville, FL
Deadline: November of each year
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship
Institution/Sponsor: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Research Area: Basic science, biomedical research, clinical research
Opportunity Type: Student traineeship
Deadline: November of each year
American Osler Society Bernadett Family International Medical Student Scholarship Award
Institution/Sponsor: American Osler Society
Research Area: Medical humanities
Opportunity Type: Student research funding award for proposed research, 4-week program required in United Kingdom
Deadline: November of each year
Summer Oncology Research Fellowship (SORF) Program for Medical Students
Institution/Sponsor: Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC) and at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
Research Area: Cancer research
Opportunity Type: Summer Research Fellowship Program; Full time, on-site, 8-12 week program during May-August
Deadline: Early application: November of each year
December Deadlines
Alpha Omega Alpha Helen H. Glaser Student Essay Awards
Institution/Sponsor: Alpha Omega Alpha
Area: Medical humanities and writing
Opportunity Type: Essay award
Deadline: December of each year
EMF/SAEMF Medical Student Research Grant
Institution/Sponsor: SAEM Foundation / Emergency Medicine Foundation
Research Area: Emergency medicine
Opportunity Type: Medical student research grant
Deadline: December of each year
Harvard Medical School Visiting Research Internship Program (VRIP)
Institution/Sponsor: Harvard Medical School
Research Area: Research methodology, health disparities, ethics, and career development
Opportunity Type: Visiting research internship
Deadline: December of each year
January Deadlines
LSU Medical Student Summer Research Program
Institution/Sponsor: LSU Health: New Orleans
Research Area: Laboratory and clinical research
Opportunity Type: Student summer fellowship; Interns are matched with mentors in laboratories or clinics in New Orleans (LSUHSC-New Orleans campus, Stanley S. Scott Cancer, University Medical Center, or Children's Hospital of New Orleans), and throughout the state (e.g., Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge).
Deadline: January of each year
Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Research Area: Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular sciences
Opportunity Type: 1-year research fellowship for M2 or M3 students
Deadline: January of each year
Hospital for Special Surgery Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: Hospital for Special Surgery
Research Area: Orthopaedic basic science, translational science, and clinical orthopaedic research
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship for summer after M1 year
Deadline: January of each year
Northwestern University / Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Summer Extern Experience
Institution/Sponsor: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine / Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Research Area: Rehabilitation and acute and chronic disabilities
Opportunity Type: Summer externship for M1 or M2 students
Deadline: January of each year
NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes and Obesity
Institution/Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center / NIDDK
Research Area: Diabetes, hormone action, physiology, islet cell biology, and obesity
Opportunity Type: Medical student research program for M1, M2, or M3 students
Deadline: January of each year
Summer Oncology Research Fellowship (SORF) Program for Medical Students
Institution/Sponsor: Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC) and at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
Research Area: Cancer research
Opportunity Type: Summer Research Fellowship Program; Full time, on-site, 8-12 week program during May-August
Deadline: Early application deadline: November of each year
Standard application deadline: January of each year
MSK Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center
Research Area: Cancer research
Opportunity Type: Summer Research Fellowship Program; 8-week program during June-August in Manhattan, New York
Deadline: January of each year
American Brain Tumor Association Jack and Fay Netchin Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: American Brain Tumor Association
Research Area: Brain tumors and cancer
Opportunity Type: Summer fellowship
Deadline: January of each year
MD Anderson Cancer Prevention Research Training Program Summer Research Experience
Institution/Sponsor: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Area: Cancer prevention research
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 10-weeks in Houston, Texas
Deadline: January of each year
MD Anderson Medical Students Summer in Oncology at Anderson Research (SOAR) Program
Institution/Sponsor: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Area: Cancer research
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 8- to 10-weeks in Houston, Texas
Deadline: January of each year
UC San Diego Short Term Research In Vision & Eye Health Program (STRIVE) Program
Institution/Sponsor: UC San Diego, Shiley Eye Institute
Research Area: Ophthalmology, vision research, and eye health
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 8- to 12-weeks in San Diego, CA
Deadline: January of each year
SIR Foundation Summer Medical Student Internship Program
Institution/Sponsor: SIR Foundation
Research Area: Interventional radiology research, medical device development, and vascular and interventional radiology
Opportunity Type: Summer internship
Deadline: January of each year
Siteman Cancer Center Leah Menshouse Springer Summer Opportunities Program
Institution/Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine / Siteman Cancer Center
Research Area: Cancer research
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 10-weeks, in St. Louis
Deadline: January of each year
Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: Alpha Omega Alpha AΩA
Research Area: Clinical investigation, basic laboratory research, epidemiology, social science, and health services research
Opportunity Type: Student research fellowship for M1 and M2 students with active AΩA chapter
Deadline: January of each year
New York Academy of Medicine David E. Rogers Student Fellowship Award
Institution/Sponsor: New York Academy of Medicine
Research Area: Clinical investigation, public health, epidemiology, health policy, and community health
Opportunity Type: Student fellowship award to fund projects for summer after M1 year
Deadline: January of each year
National Student Injury Research Training Program
Institution/Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Research Area: Injury research and prevention
Opportunity Type: Medical student research training
Deadline: January of each year
Joslin Diabetes Center Summer Student Research Internship Program
Institution/Sponsor: Joslin Diabetes Center
Research Area: Diabetes-related biomedical research
Opportunity Type: Summer research internship
Deadline: January of each year
Association of Academic Physiatrists Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students (RREMS)
Institution/Sponsor: Association of Academic Physiatrists
Research Area: Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Opportunity Type: Summer research experience
Deadline: January of each year
Vanderbilt Medical Research Student Research Training Program (SRTP)
Institution/Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Research Area: Diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and digestive disease
Opportunity Type: Summer research training
Deadline: January of each year
Harvard-Longwood Short-Term Research Training in Vascular Surgery (NIH T35)
Institution/Sponsor: Harvard-Longwood
Research Area: Molecular and cell biology, biomechanics, coagulation, thrombosis, angiogenesis, and vascular surgery
Opportunity Type: Summer research training for 10 - 12 weeks
Deadline: January of each year
Kaiser Permanente Virtual Introduction to Integrated Healthcare Program
Institution/Sponsor: Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Area: Primary care and culturally sensitive care
Opportunity Type: Hybrid summer program
Deadline: January of each year
Kennedy Krieger Institute Ferguson RISE Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Research Area: Infectious disease research and health disparities
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship at various partnering instituitions
Deadline: End of January, beginning of February each year
February Deadlines
St. Jude Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program
Institution/Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Research Area: Oncology laboratory and clinical research
Opportunity Type: Summer research program for 9-10 weeks in Memphis, Tennessee
Deadline: February of each year
Cancer in Underprivileged, Indigent, or Disadvantaged (CUPID) Summer Translational Oncology Program
Institution/Sponsor: Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Area: Translational oncology
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 8-weeks on site, either Indianapolis or Baltimore
Deadline: February of each yar
ASTRO Medical Student Fellowship Award
Institution/Sponsor: ASTRO: American Society for Radiation Oncology
Research Area: Radiation oncology
Opportunity Type: Summer research program; student secures mentor from list of volunteer mentors prior to applying
Deadline: February of each yar
Cleveland Clinic Akron General Summer Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Research Area: Multiple specialities dependent on mentorship availability
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship, 8-week structured educational opportunity in Akron, Ohio
Deadline: February of each year
John Hopkins Wilmer Summer Research Scholars Program
Institution/Sponsor: John Hopkins - Wilmer Eye Institute
Research Area: Cornea, oculoplastics, retina, or glaucoma.
Opportunity Type: Summer research fellowship,7- to 9-week structured program at Johns Hopkins Medical Campus in Baltimore, Maryland
Deadline: February of each year
Society for Vascular Surgery Student Research Fellowship
Institution/Sponsor: Society for Vascular Surgery
Research Area: Vascular disease
Opportunity Type: Student research funding grant for proposed project
Deadline: February of each year
American Society of Hematology HONORS Award
Institution/Sponsor: American Society of Hematology
Research Area: Hematology
Opportunity Type: Research award for funding of proposed project
Deadline: February of each year
Atrium Health Medical Student Summer Scholars Program
Institution/Sponsor: Atrium Health
Research Area: Biochemistry, cell biology, clinical trials, molecular biology, outcomes research, physiology, and proteomics
Opportunity Type: Summer research program, 9-weeks at various partnering institutions
Deadline: February of each year
March Deadlines
American Osler Society Bean Award
Institution/Sponsor: American Osler Society
Area: Medical history and medical humanities
Opportunity Type: Award to support medical student research
Deadline: March 1 annually
American Urological Association Summer Medical Student Fellowship Program
Institution/Sponsor: American Urological Association
Research Area: Urology research
Opportunity Type: Summer fellowship funding for proposed project
Deadline: March of each year
American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Summer Research Scholarship
Institution/Sponsor: American Academy of Neurology
Research Area: Neuroscience
Opportunity Type: Summer research scholarship for proposed project
Deadline: March of each year
Mass General Brigham for Children Digestive Disease Summer Research Program
Institution/Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
Research Area: Digestive disease
Opportunity Type: Summer research program for 10-weeks in Boston, MA
Deadline: March 15 each year
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Student Research Award
Institution/Sponsor: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
Research Area: Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis
Opportunity Type: Student research award funding proposed research project
Deadline: March of each year
April Deadlines
Congress of Neurological Surgeons / CSNS Medical Student Summer Fellowship in Socioeconomic Research
Institution/Sponsor: Congress of Neurological Surgeons / Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
Research Area: Socioeconomic issues in neurosurgical practice
Opportunity Type: Summer fellowship award funding proposed research project focused on a socioeconomic issue impacting neurosurgical practice
Deadline: April of each year
Multiple or Rolling Deadlines
Rheumatology Research Foundation Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship
Institution/Sponsor: Rheumatology Research Foundation
Research Area: Rheumatology
Opportunity Type: Award funding proposed clinical or research preceptorship project
Deadlines: February, May, August, and November of each year
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Public Health Internship Program
Institution/Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, funded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of National Institute of Health
Research Area: Environmental and occupational health
Opportunity Type: Public health internship with focus in participating in cutting-edge biomedical research for 12 weeks in New York City.
Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Global Health Disparities Research Training Program
Institution/Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Research Area: Global health disparities
Opportunity Type: mentored research abroad program, sites include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, and South Africa. 1-week in NYC for Orientation, 11-weeks international site
Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Office Contacts
Program Director of Medical Student Research (M1/M2)
Program Director of Medical Student Research (M3/M4)