Larner College of Medicine

Summer Research Fellowship

Through this program, students receive a stipend of up to $4,000 to conduct cancer-related fundamental, clinical/translational, or population science research with a UVM Cancer Center researcher.

This program offers students a broad spectrum of cancer research opportunities in disciplines ranging from surgery, pharmacology, and radiation oncology to biochemistry, pathology, and psychiatry. The summer research program culminates in an end-of-program poster session where students can share their work with UVM staff, faculty and students. Each mentor also receives up to $1,000 to use for project-related expenses.  

Graduate and medical students are eligible for the Juckett Scholar Award. Two awardees are selected based on their application scores. Juckett Scholars receive up to an additional $1,000 stipend ($5,000 total) and have additional opportunities to present their research to UVM Cancer Center affiliated groups, such as the Juckett Foundation.

Application Process

Eligibility

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  • Eligible candidates are undergraduate students, medical students, and graduate students.  

  • Mentors must be a UVM Cancer Center Full, Associate, Clinical or Core Clinical Member with a cancer-focused project. 

  • Each member lab can submit up to two applications. Each application must be a distinct project. 

  • For funded grad students, please review this document for information on stipend and duration.

  • All awards will be reviewed with Student Financial Services in order to minimize any financial aid implications. 

Program Requirements

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  • Students are expected to support the research project on a full-time basis over an 8-week* period during the months of June through August. Students will work with their mentors to identify a specific schedule.   

  • All applications must include an Advisor Statement of Support from the student's identified mentor. 

  • All students will be expected to participate in an end-of-program poster session. The Cancer Center will cover expenses related to poster printing.  

  • *For funded grad students, please review this document for information on stipend and duration.

Mentor Selection

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  • All student applicants must apply with a mentor for the UVM Cancer Center Summer Research Fellowship.
  • If you do not have a mentor identified, please review the Available Mentors and Projects PDF.

Application

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Applications are now available! 

Please access the application via InfoReady

New to using UVM InfoReady?

Instructions:

  1. Visit UVM's InfoReady Portal: https://submit.uvm.edu.
  2. Click Login (top right) and login with your UVM NetID. If you do not have a UVM NetID, please create an account. 
  3. Once logged in, access the Summer Research Fellowship application directly by copying and pasting the following link into your browser: https://submit.uvm.edu/#freeformCompetitionDetail/2004999
  4. Click "Details" for Supporting Documents and other general information.
  5. Click "Apply" when you're ready to apply. 
  6. You can click "Save Draft" in the bottom right corner to save any unfinished work to be completed later.  
  7. Complete and submit your application by Wednesday, March 18 at 5:00 PM EST.

Please reach out to crtec@med.uvm.edu with questions.

 

Contact

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Please contact crtec@med.uvm.edu with questions.