INDIANAPOLIS — Students interested in gaining hands-on experiences in cancer research are encouraged to apply for the 2016 Summer Research Program at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center.
The annual Summer Research Program, held in partnership with the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Center for Research and Learning, places students with a mentor physician or researcher for nine weeks, June 6 – July 29. Students work with faculty who are conducting studies in the most progressive areas of cancer research.
The program’s primary goal is to increase the number of underrepresented populations engaged in basic, clinical and prevention and control cancer research by providing positive and meaningful first-hand exposure to those fields.
Each student receives a stipend of $3,200. Students are responsible for their own housing and transportation arrangements.
The Summer Research Program provides students an opportunity to:
- Interact with any of the cancer center’s research programs, shared facilities and more than 100 world-renowned investigators.
- Gain exposure to a wide range of basic science, translational and clinical research activities.
- Continually interact with and learn from other students, clinical and postdoctoral fellows, and faculty.
- Attend weekly career development workshops related to gaining admission to graduate and professional programs of study.
Students are selected based on interest in biomedical or behavioral science, academic performance and personal interviews. High school students who participate must have completed at least their junior year and have maintained a grade-point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Undergraduates in the program must have completed 24 hours of college credit, be majoring in a biomedical or behavioral science, and have maintained a grade-point average of at least 3.2.
Additional information and an online application are available at www.cancer.iu.edu/srp. For more information, contact the IUPUI Center for Research and Learning at crlstaff@iupui.edu.
The application deadline is Feb. 26, 2016. Those students selected as finalists will be invited to campus for an interview in April 2016.