Summer Research Fellowship

Through this program, students receive a stipend of $4,000 to conduct cancer-related basic, 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 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.  

2025 Summer Fellowship Program Description for Mentors (PDF)

2025 Summer Fellowship Program Description for Trainees (PDF)

2025 Available Mentors and Projects (PDF)

2025 Mentor Interest Form (PDF)

View summer 2024 research fellows (PDF)

Application Process

Eligibility

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  • Eligible candidates are undergraduate students, medical students, and graduate students from any of the university’s colleges.  

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

  • Students with alternative salary or stipend support for the summer should reach out with any questions before submitting their application.

  • 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.   

  • *New this year* All students must apply with a mentor. For students who do not currently have a mentor identified, please review the Mentor Selection tab for a list of available mentors and their projects. Students will need to reach out directly to those members to indicate their interest in working together.  

  • 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.  

Mentor Selection

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  • All student applicants must apply with a mentor for the UVM Cancer Center Summer Research Fellowship.
  • If you have a mentor identified, you should work with your mentor to apply together when the application becomes available in January 2025.  
  • If you do not have a mentor identified, please review list of 2025 Available Mentors and Projects. If you are interested in a particular project and would like to work with the UVM Cancer Center member, please contact them using the email listed in the table. Please note: the student level that the mentor is looking to be matched with is located on the far right column of the table.  
  • 2025 Available Mentors and Projects

Application

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Program description will be available Fall 2024.  

A list of mentors seeking students and their project will be available December 2024.

Application will be available January 2025.  

Contact

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