2005 SUMMER PROGRAMS

 

INSTITUTE ON PHILANTHROPY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE
LIVE. LEARN. INTERN. Make a Difference this Summer.
June 4 - July 30, 2005, Washington, DC
www.dcinternships.org/ipvs

Make a difference this summer by attending the Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service! This dynamic internship program is intended for students who are involved in volunteer activities and are excited about exploring professional opportunities in the non-profit sector.

IPVS is ideal for undergraduate student leaders who are engaged in service programs on and off their campuses. All majors and fields of study are welcome. With a single application, students are enrolled at Georgetown University, live in a furnished apartment on campus in the center of DC, and are placed in a nonprofit internship for eight weeks.

As part of your Institute experience, you will attend exclusive events and participate in hands-on activities including developing a mission statement, planning service projects and organizing fundraising activities. At the end of the Institute, students award a grant to a worthy community program with the money raised.

Applications for admission and scholarship funding will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until March 31, 2005 with scholarship priority given to those who apply early. Applicants completing their application by the priority deadline of March 1, 2005 will receive priority scholarship consideration.

For more information on this exciting opportunity and an online application, please visit www.dcinternships.org/ipvs If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Ms. Shane Goldsmith, Program Director, by phone at 1-800-741-6964 or via email at sgoldsmith@tfas.org

 

 

UNCF Corporate Scholars

UNCF Corporate Scholars Programs help college students gain invaluable professional experience through paid internships at America's leading Fortune 500 corporations and national organizations. Students also receive up to a $10,000 scholarship. Many of the internships are renewable. The ultimate goal of the program is to ensure that successful corporations have a ready pool of well-trained, ethnically diverse young professionals who can create the products and efficiencies companies need to compete in the dynamic, globally integrated marketplace of today. Eligibility requirements are different for each program. Hundreds of students have participated in the program, resulting in money for college and abundant job offers.

 

The Corporate Scholars Program gives our corporate partners an advantage over other companies seeking to recruit the best talent for their workforce. UNCF has demonstrated an unparalleled ability to reach the nation's most competent college students, including use of a unique network of on-campus placement, academic and financial faculty contacts that can get information to the right applicant quickly and efficiently. We tailor integrated marketing plans to increase awareness of internship opportunities through print, electronic and other visual media. UNCF also employs a technologically state of the art process of professional screening to find applicants who meet the corporation's criteria for acceptable interns. Adding the historic credibility of UNCF to a company's recruiting efforts increases exponentially their ability to employ exactly the kind of college graduate needed to increase their talent pool.

The UNCF Corporate Scholars Program is a turnkey solution for both students and employers seeking to find the right professional match. Students applying for an internship can select a program from the toolbar on the left or see an overview of all programs and requirements.

For more information, contact:
UNCF Corporate Scholars Program
8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 1-866-671-7237
Email: internship@uncf.org
http://www.uncf.org/internships/index.asp


 

 

PRE-MEDICINE, PUBLIC HEALTH & SCIENCE PROGRAMS

Summer 2005: Undergraduate Internship Program FOR MINORITY STUDENTS
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/sip/
Biological Sciences in Public Health
Division of Biological Sciences at
Harvard School of Public Health


A 9-week laboratory-based biological research program for MINORITY UNDERGRADUATES during the summer following their sophomore or junior years (June 14 - August 13, 2004) up to 16 internships awarded by a competitive process



INTERNSHIP is a paid, intensive 9-week research program under the direction of a Harvard faculty mentor: (June 14 - August 13, 2005)

PROGRAM GOAL is to expose minority college science students (who will be juniors or seniors in the fall of 2005) to the rewards of laboratory research directed towards solving important public health problems such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, infections, etc. The overall mission of our program is to recruit qualified students for graduate-level training leading to research careers in the biological sciences.

ELIGIBILITY: To qualify for this National Institutes of Health-sponsored program you must be a US citizen or permanent resident and a member of an ethnic group currently under-represented in science: African-American, Mexican-American, Chicano, Native American (American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo), Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian), or Puerto Rican.

RESEARCH: Interns apply state-of-the art technology in their own research projects under the direction of a Harvard faculty member. Research projects focus on biological science questions that are important to the prevention of disease. Interns will write a paper and do an oral presentation.

DISEASE AREAS include cancer, cardiovascular disease, infections (malaria, parasites, AIDS), lung diseases, multifactorial, multigenic and common diseases of aging, diabetes, obesity, etc.

SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES: regulation of cell growth and gene regulation, cellular metabolism, DNA modification, cellular signaling, structure-function analyses, etc.

FACULTY includes specialists in the fields of cancer cell biology, immunology and infectious diseases, molecular and cellular toxicology, environmental health sciences, nutrition and cardiovascular research.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT over the course of 10-weeks includes a stipend of at least $4,160, a travel allowance of up to $475 and free dormitory housing.

APPLICATIONS may be downloaded from our Web site or requested at the address listed below. In addition to this completed application form, we require a one-page statement describing your long-term career goals in biological research, an official college transcript and two letters of reference.

Please send all application materials together in one packet to:

Undergraduate Internship Program for Minority Students
Attn: Bill Alley
Division of Biological Sciences
Harvard School of Public Health
665 Huntington Ave., Building 1-1312
Boston, MA 02115-6021
Phone: (617) 432-4470
Fax: (617) 432-0433
Email: dbs@hsph.harvard.edu
Web site: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/sip/

DEADLINE: February 13, 2005 for receipt of all application materials

NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION: anticipated in mid March, 2005

 

 

Chicago Summer Science Enrichment Program (CSSEP)

Rosita Ragin, Director of Student Programs
Office of the Dean of Students
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Biological Sciences Learning Center 104
924 East 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637-5416
702-1939

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine offers a six-week enrichment program for minority students who are strongly interested in pursuing a career in medicine. The program seeks to provide students with educational support to increase their competitiveness for medical school admission and to strengthen their motivation, with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of minority students who enter medical school. The Pritzker School of Medicine is one of a consortium of four medical schools in the Chicago area that offers this program under the auspices of the Robert Wood Johnson Minority Medical Education Program.  Students will be housed on the Northwestern University campus and will participate in a program at one of three sites, depending upon ability. The program at the University of Chicago is academically rigorous, with significant faculty participation. Students follow an intensive premedical science curriculum with instruction in mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry, complemented by tutorial sessions. Participants also study techniques for taking standardized tests and improving their study skills, with practice for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Counseling sessions, both individual and in groups, advise the students on admissions strategies and financial aid. There are many opportunities for interacting with minority medical students currently enrolled in the Pritzker School of Medicine. Weekly activities are held where participants interact with mentor physicians and scientists and experience a clinical correlation series as well. Students will learn basic computer skills and engage in problem-based learning experiences.

For additional information and to apply please go to www.aamc.org/mmep. Applications for this program are on line

TIME: Six weeks, mid-June to end of July
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1
WORK SCHEDULE: Full-time (40 hours per week)
ELIGIBILITY:
U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applicants must have completed their junior year of college; completed one year of, or are taking, the following courses: physics, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biology, mathematics; having usually not taken the MCAT previously or have not been a previous participant in the Robert Wood Johnson Minority Medical Education Program.  For more information, contact the Administrator or write to the Robert Wood Johnson Minority Medical Education Program, Association of the American Medical Colleges, 2450 North Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.

 

 

2005 SUMMER MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - http://www.aamc.org/students/considering/smep/start.htm

Summer Medical Education The Summer Medical Education Program (SMEP), formerly the Minority Medical Education Program (MMEP), has a long and distinguished history (PDF, 3 pages - 67KB) as a national academic enrichment program that helps promising, highly motivated students gain admission to medical school. SMEP prepares students for the competitive medical school admission process. Of all the SMEP graduates who have applied to medical school, 63% have been accepted.

Created in 1988, and funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the summer program accepts college undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students who are interested in careers in the health professions. SMEP is committed to helping create a well-trained, diverse physician and health-professions workforce. It is intended for students who are strong advocates for diversity and/or come from groups that are underrepresented in medicine. For instance, applicants may come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, racial and ethnic groups that historically have been underrepresented in medicine, or parts of the country (such as rural areas) where residents historically have been underrepresented in medicine. All students with a commitment to diversity in the workforce--in the widest and most inclusive sense of the word--are welcome in SMEP.

SMEP is a free (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer medical school preparatory program offering eligible students intensive and personalized medical school preparation. A well-established and well-respected national academic enrichment program, SMEP is located at eleven medical school sites around the country.

  • University of Alabama School of Medicine
  • Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Chicago Summer Science Enrichment Program
  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Duke University School of Medicine
  • Fisk University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (The College Fund/UNCF Summer Premedical Institute at Fisk University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
  • New Jersey Medical School
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Western Consortium (University of Washington School of Medicine and the University of Arizona College of Medicine)
  • Yale University School of Medicine

Make your summers count with SMEP!

 

 

 

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Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Minority Students (SURPMS)



The Pittsburgh MSTP offers a 10-week summer research and enrichment program for underrepresented minority students interested in careers as physician scientists. The program is designed for students in their freshman, sophomore or junior years of college.

Description
Students receive intensive research laboratory experience and abundant mentorship. Every effort is made to match minority students with biomedical researchers in a variety of areas including, but not limited to: Medical Robotics, Transplantation Immunology, Neuroscience, Biomedical Informatics, and much more. Each student is also paired with a current MSTP student.

In addition, students participate in a variety of career development programs, scientific seminars, and specific career enhancement opportunities including preparation for national examinations. By the end of the summer, students are in a position to create a research poster for presentation at the MSTP retreat as well as at a national conference. Social activities are included in the program to help build a network of peers with similar career paths.

Funding
Students receive a stipend of $3,500 for the ten-week period plus round trip airfare. This stipend provides students with a comfortable budget to live in
Pittsburgh. All students must have medical insurance for the duration of the program, and since they will be working with human materials, are encouraged to be vaccinated for hepatitis B.

Application:
The program is for
U.S. citizens and permanent residents, and is limited to minority groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences including African Americans, Alaskan Native, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders and Puerto Rican Mainlanders. The application includes a personal statement, transcript and 2 letters of recommendation each including a coversheet. Application materials are also available online at www.mdphd.pitt.edu

Application Deadline: March 1

 

 

 



For more information and application, please contact:
University of Pittsburgh, MSTP,
526 Scaife Hall,
3550 Terrace Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15261


Telephone: (412) 648-2324
Fax: (412) 648-2185
E-mail: mdphd2@medschool.pitt.edu
Web site: www.mdphd.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon

 

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution SUMMER PROGRAM

http://www.whoi.edu/education/undergraduate/summer.html
S
ummer Student Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students completing their junior or senior year at colleges or universities, studying in any of the fields of science or engineering with at least a tentative interest in the ocean sciences, oceanographic engineering, mathematics, or marine policy. Fellowships are awarded to pursue an independent research project under the guidance of a member of the Scientific or Senior Technical Staff. These projects typically are suggested by the advisor, and are agreed upon jointly by fellow and advisor. Through this program of Summer Fellowship grants, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's (WHOI) aim is to give a promising group of science and engineering students experience, which will assist them in determining whether they wish to devote careers to the study of the oceans.

WHOI cannot offer formal academic credit toward degree requirements for participation in the Summer Student Fellowship Program; although, such credit has often been awarded by the student's own college or university. The program has been very popular and, consequently, very competitive, with an average of about ten to fifteen percent of the applicants receiving awards. This program is made possible through the generosity of friends of the Institution and grants from the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Program.

Fellows are selected on a competitive basis, with final decisions based on the applicant's previous academic and scientific achievements and promise as future ocean scientists or ocean engineers. Important consideration is given to matching each fellow with an appropriate advisor on the Research Staff. The advisor helps the student select and pursue a research project that can provide meaningful results in one summer's work. Fellows are not required to take any prescribed courses, nor are they required to provide any services to the Institution in return for the summer grant. At the end of the summer, each fellow is expected to prepare a written report describing his or her research and to make a public oral presentation of his or her results. Fellows have an excellent opportunity to select and pursue a research problem of their own with access to more than two hundred practicing research scientists and engineers and to the facilities of a major oceanographic institution. In addition, fellows are welcome to participate in the busy summer schedule of seminars and colloquia in the Woods Hole scientific community, which provides an excellent introduction to the many facets of marine science.

Summer Student Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students who have completed their junior or senior year at colleges or universities studying in any of the fields of science or engineering including but not limited to the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, oceanography, and marine policy. Students must have at least a tentative interest in the ocean sciences, oceanographic engineering, mathematics, or marine policy. Women and persons from under represented groups are encouraged to apply.

Summer Student Fellowship awards for the summer of 2005 carry a stipend of $396 per week for a ten- to twelve-week program. Additional support may be provided for travel.

Institution housing is available for rental by fellowship recipients.

See also:

Swashzone Processes Student Fellowship - a fellowship awarded to undergraduate students studying in a physical science (including geology, geophysics, physics), mathematics, or engineering with at least a tentative interest in the physical ocean sciences, who have completed their junior or senior year at colleges or universities. Each year two fellowships will be awarded for 6-month periods in the summer and fall, with a stipend of $396 per week

CONTACT:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution                                                                    Academic Programs Office
Clark Laboratory, MS #
31
360 Woods Hole Road

Woods
Hole, MA 02543

Phone: (508) 289-2219
Fax: (508) 457-2188
E-mail: education@whoi.edu

 

2005 NIH Summer Research Fellowship Programs
for Undergraduate Students

WEBSITE: http://www.umassmed.edu/summer/

Ten-Week Program
June 6th -
August 12th 2005

2004 SRFP Participants

University of Massachusetts Medical School 2005 Undergraduate Summer
NIH Research Fellowship Program

 

OBJECTIVES

To provide minority undergraduate, graduate students and medical students exposure to opportunities in biomedical research.

The University of Massachusetts Medical School NIH  Summer Research Fellowship Program is a non-credit, ten-week, structured research experience. The program consists of "hands-on" laboratory research experience with an investigator serving as a mentor, role model and advisor.

The program is designed to provide participants in-depth exposure to the actual practice of scientific research in the hopes that the excitement, challenge and creativity of the enterprise will convince them to consider basic research in the sciences as a viable career choice.

 

 

APPLICATIONS
Applications must be submitted on-line. Applications will be available November 1st 2004.  On-line applications must be submitted by midnight February 28th 2005. 

 

Additional application materials must be received by March 15th 2005.

 

Research Fellows are placed in laboratories for ten weeks at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center with the  investigator serving as a mentor, role model and advisor.

 

NIH Research Fellows are reimbursed for travel to and from Worcester and provided with arranged housing, if needed.  If this housing is used, the fellow also receives a housing supplement.

 

NIH Research Fellows are required to attend all seminars, lectures, group discussions, brown bag luncheons, socializers and field trips.

 

NIH Research Fellows  are required to create and present a professionally prepared scientific poster.



Participants receive a stipend of $4000. Housing arranged by the program is available at local dormitories. Participants are charged a weekly fee for housing. Last summer (2003) participants were charged $50.00 per week. These rates are net and reflect a subsidy by the programs.

ELIGIBILITY: Participants must be
U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

Requirements

Requirements

 

Restricted to U.S. citizens or permanent residents

Yes

Number of participants

18

Required to be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student

No

Required to be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate or medical student

Yes

Restricted to minority students

Yes

Travel allowance to/from Worcester up to $500

Yes

Housing Arranged (in local dormitories)

Yes

Housing Supplement for Arranged ONLY Housing (above)

Yes

Housing supplement for participant arranged house

No

Students required to stay in Arrange Housing

No

Immunization Records and Physical Examination (within last 12 months) required

Yes

Social Security Number Required

Yes

Final Abstracts Required

Yes

Participation in final poster session required

Yes

Required start date on June 6th 2005 

Yes

Must participate the entire 10 weeks

Yes

Stipend $4000 for ten weeks

Yes

Required attendance at seminars, lectures, group discussions, brown bag luncheons, socializers and field trips.

Yes

 

 


Summer Undergraduate Research Program
for Minority Students

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

The Health Sciences Center, the Graduate Programs in Molecular Biology and Biological Chemistry, the Graduate School, and the Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program at the University of Utah are pleased to offer the 2005 Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Minority Students. This program provides opportunities for qualified minority students to gain research experience in such fields as cell and developmental biology, molecular biology, genetics, neurobiology, biochemistry and immunology.

The dates for the 2005 Program are tentatively scheduled as June 6 -
August 5, 2005. The first week will be spent in an intensive basic techniques laboratory course that has been specifically designed to prepare students to carry out research projects. Students will learn key techniques of modern biology with an emphasis on analytical thinking, and will also become familiar with common laboratory equipment and reagents. Students will then be matched, according to their interests, with faculty sponsors with whom they will spend the following eight weeks working on individual research projects. The state-of-the-art research laboratories of these faculty are housed in the School of Medicine and in the Departments of Biology and Chemistry. Students will be expected to work full-time in the research laboratory for the duration of the program.

We believe this experience will prove invaluable for participants as they prepare for professional careers in basic research or medicine. A stipend of $2400, travel expenses, meals, and housing in the
University of Utah dormitories will be provided to all participants.

Applicants must be full-time undergraduates who are citizens of the
U.S. or permanent residents, and who belong to an ethnic or racial group that is considered by the National Institutes of Health to be underrepresented in the biomedical sciences (African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Native Alaskan, Native Pacific Islander).

No previous research experience is required.

The application deadline is
February 25, 2005. Students will be selected on the following criteria:

  • Strong interest in science
  • Must have completed one year of college
  • College transcript (3.0 minimum GPA)
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Personal statement

This program is run in conjunction with the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP). Please apply through the SROP Program. (Please note that this website is currently under construction)

For additional information write or call:

Bioscience Undergraduate Research Program
University of Utah
Department of Biology
257 South 1400 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0840
(801) 581-5013 or (800) 289-7252 (outside Salt Lake area)
e-mail: BioURP@bioscience.utah.edu

 

Summer Research Program for Minority Students

Rosita Ragin, Director of Student Programs
Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
Biological Sciences Learning Center
104
924 East 57th Street

Chicago, Illinois 60637-5416

702-1939; FAX: 702-2598


The National Institute of Health, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the Pritzker School of Medicine, and the Division of Biological Sciences cosponsor a program to provide an opportunity for medical students or talented undergraduates who are already considering a career in science or medicine to obtain in-depth experience of independent scientific research in a laboratory setting before they embark on their graduate studies. Students work closely with faculty mentors in the University's biomedical science laboratories on individually designed research projects. Opportunities are offered in all areas of molecular medicine, with special emphasis on the following areas: cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematologic diseases, including molecular physiology, cardiac and cardiopulmonary functions and pathology, vascular cell biology and pathophysiology, causes and treatment of atherosclerosis, hypertension and asthma, cancer chemotherapy, and development and testing of quantitative tools in cell physiology. Research experiences are augmented by a weekly cluster group designed to enhance the students' understanding of research. In addition, there are two programmatic seminars dealing with scientific integrity and general issues of importance for the pursuit of research. Workshops are arranged for those interested in graduate study as well as for those considering medicine as a career.

TIME: Twelve weeks, from June to September
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15
NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 10
STIPEND: $2,500 and housing for those living outside the
Chicago area. Travel allowances are available for students traveling longer distances to come to Chicago.
WORK SCHEDULE: Full time (40 hours per week)
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be
U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Preference is also given to members of an underrepresented minority group (African American, Latino, Native or Alaskan American, or Pacific Islander). Applicants must have a strong interest in pursuing research and (1) be in their junior or senior year of college, have a major interest in science, show a competitive grade point average; or (2) be about to enter the Pritzker School of Medicine; or (3) have completed the first year of medical school at Pritzker.

More information and application forms may be obtained from the BSD Dean of Students in BSLC 104.

 

 

II. SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & OTHER PROGRAMS

SITES THAT OFFER LINKS TO MULTIPLE SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAMS

[FOR ACCESS TO THESE PROGRAMS LISTED BELOW, GO TO: http://www.care.ucla.edu/inside/intern.html


UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAMS

SITES FOR SPECIFIC SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAMS