Author: Lisa Gates

Lisa Gates is associate dean for fellowships and research at Middlebury College. To contact Dean Gates, send an email to lgates@middlebury.edu or call x3183.

Summer Research Program at the National Institute on Drug Abuse

Lisa Gates / / Postgraduate Opportunities, STEM, UR Opportunities

2024 NIDA Summer Research Internship Program

Application Deadline: February 2, 2024

The NIDA Summer Research Internship Program supports all students with a focus on increasing underrepresented populations in drug abuse research. Through this program, undergraduates aged 18 and older are introduced to the field of substance use and addiction research by participating in research internships with NIDA’s distinguished scientists at universities across the United States. Students work with leading scientists for eight weeks during the summer. The internship may include laboratory experiments, data collection, data analysis, formal courses, participation in lab meetings, patient interviews, manuscript preparation, and literature reviews. In addition, it is expected that each intern will deliver a formal presentation on their research project at the end of the internship.

Eligibility:

  • This NIDA Summer Research Internship Program is designed for undergraduate students to experience substance use and addiction research in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and social sciences. Applicants must be at least 18 years old on or before May 31, 2024, and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
  • Graduating 2024 college seniors are eligible to apply.
  • Students must be committed to working for 8 consecutive weeks during the summer (some schedule flexibilities may be allowed).
  • Individuals who have already participated in the NIDA Summer Research Internship Program are no longer eligible to apply.
  • NIDA highly encourages those from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups, to apply for this summer research experience (see NIH’s Interest in Diversity). 

Scope of Support:

  • Interns will receive a wage of $15.00 per hour for a maximum of $4,800 for eight (8) weeks.
  • Internship experiences are in-person.
  • Interns may receive a housing reimbursement for up to $2,500 (upon sending NIDA proper documentation of these expenses) if they are required to travel to a different state for their internship. After accepting an internship position, the intern will be required to cover any additional costs for housing and other expenses accrued including but not limited to utilities, cable, Wi-Fi, and meals. NIDA understands that some locations have a higher cost of living and additional housing support will be considered with proper documentation on a case-by-case basis.
  • Interns may also receive a travel reimbursement for up to $500 for travel to and from the internship site, including but not limited to bus, train, metro, airplane, uber, taxi, and parking.

How to Apply

  • Students must complete an online application. Additional details about the Internship Program and research sites can be found online.

When to Apply

  • All application components, including the two letters of recommendation must be submitted online by February 2, 2024, with no exceptions.
  • For more information about the NIDA Summer Research Internship Program, contact: Julie Huffman  , Office:  301-443-9798  , Julie.huffman@nih.gov  OR   Aria Crump, ScD                           Deputy Director, ORTDD,   Director, ODHD,  Aria.Crump@nih.gov

                      

                                                           

Summer Research Field Program: Preserving African-American History

Lisa Gates / / Summer Program, UR Opportunities

From the CEFP at Mississippi State University: Applications for the CEFP, a community-based field school centered around the preservation of Brush Arbor/Starkville Colored Cemetery, a historical African American cemetery located in Starkville, MS, are due January 31, 2024. The field school will take place from June 17-July 19, 2024. 

Participants will:

  • Learn how to conduct research using a decolonial framework
  • Work with community members to develop projects
  • Learn cutting-edge anthropological and archaeological methods students including: ground penetrating radar, pedestrian surveys, oral history, archival research and story mapping.
  • Train with a team of interdisciplinary specialists at Mississippi State and beyond.

This is a fully funded research program. We are accepting 10 students this year and will be providing room and board as well as a $200 per week stipend. 

Eligibility is open to upperclassman (rising junior or higher) and early career graduate students (MA or pre-quals PhD) from a variety of majors including applied/cultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, history, African American studies, museum/archival studies. We are particularly interested in recruiting BIPOC and first gen students from humanities and social science disciplines. Applications are open now and will close January 31, 2024. The applications can be accessed through the www.cefp.msstate.edu . 

Postgraduate Research at Marcus Autism Center, Applications due 1/22/24

Lisa Gates / / Postgraduate Opportunities

Research at Marcus Autism Center

Marcus Autism Center is the largest center for clinical care of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families in the U.S., seeing more than 5,000 patients every year. The center also works in partnership with Emory National Primate Research Center, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Georgia Institute of Technology.These varied institutions enable a multidisciplinary and translational approach to ASD research, spanning projects in behavioral neuroscience, neuroimaging, molecular and population genetics, and treatment. The directors of the Fellowship Program lead the social neuroscience, spoken communication, neuroimaging and education sciences research cores within Marcus Autism Center. These research cores use eye-tracking technology, neuroimaging, computational modeling and behavioral neuroscience methods to better understand the causes and developmental mechanismsunderlying ASD, and to develop new tools to improve early detection, diagnosis and treatment of ASD.

Application information

Sponsor institutions:Marcus Autism Center, ChildrenʼsHealthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine

Program directors: Ami Klin, PhD; Warren Jones, PhD; Sarah Shultz, PhD; Laura Edwards, PhD; Cheryl Klaiman, PhD; Stormi Pulver-White, PhD; Katherine Pickard, PhD; Jocelyn Kuhn, PhD; Sally Fuhrmeister, MS, CCC-SLP; Gordon Ramsay, PhD

Termofaward:Two years

Submission deadline: Friday, Jan. 22, 2024

Award amount: $38,000 during first year; $39,000 during second year

All applications must be submitted electronically. The online application portal will open in December 2023.

To complete your online application, you will need a resume or curriculum vitae,
a statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation and a scanned transcript(s).

Visit https://med.emory.edu/departments/pediatrics/divisions/autism/fellow/ index.html or call 404-785-9554 for application materials and additional information.

UAB Heersink SOM Clinical and Research Undergraduate Summer Programs 

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) specializes in clinical and research undergraduate summer programs that provide an enhanced scientific and professional preparation for students aspiring toward a career in medicine or biomedical sciences. The listed programs provide discipline-specific training and opportunities for smaller-scale connections within the overall community.

 All Programs can be accessed through the following link:

·     https://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/education/undergraduate-programs/summer-programs

 You can apply to many of these programs through the common application:

·     UAB Heersink SOM Common Undergraduate Summer Program Application

 For more information about these programs, please email sibs@uab.edu. 

·         UAB Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education (PARAdiGM)

  • An NIH/NHLBI R25 funded 8-week program to introduce outstanding undergraduates from diverse and underrepresented minority backgrounds to the exciting career options of being both a scientific investigator and a practicing physician. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. 

·         UAB Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program

  • An 8-week program where undergraduate students are instructed in the techniques of modern biology while becoming integrated members of a vibrant clinical and scientific community. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. 

·         UAB BLAZER Brain Summer Program in Neuroscience (Blazer BRAIN)

  • An 8-week program providing students with excellent scientific aptitude the opportunity to experience independent research in the neurosciences under the guidance of a UAB faculty member. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.

·         UAB RaCE for Pathology (RaCE4Path)

  • This 8-week program will blend both clinical and research training in the area of anatomical and forensic pathology for a shared-science approach to learning. Undergraduate students will be recruited through the Common Application portal for the Research and Clinical Experience in Pathology summer program. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. 

·         UAB Kidney Undergraduate Research Program (KURE)

  • UAB KURE – Kidney, Urology, and Hematology (KUH) Undergraduate Research Experience program is an NIH-funded Summer Research Program giving you the opportunity to learn about advances in kidney, urology, and non-malignant hematology research and be mentored in your own research project in a lab by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s renowned KUH community of investigators. This 8-week program allows you an in-depth experience in the field of biomedical research.

·         UAB HudsonAlpha Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Genomic Medicine (SURE-GM): 

  • SURE-GM (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Genomic Medicine) is UAB’s NIH/NHGRI R25-funded summer program for outstanding undergraduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the state of Alabama who want to explore the potential of a future career as scientific investigators in the field of genomics. This 2-year summer program partners with HudsonAlpha and UAB, where students will spend their summer conducting research at UAB.

·         UAB Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP), a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funded Program

  • The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is a free 6-week summer enrichment residential program for first and second-year college students, developed from a partnership between the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Optometry, and School of Health Professions, home to the Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy programs.

·         UAB Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)

  • The Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) offered by the Department of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) provides promising undergraduate students who are interested in a medical career with research experience and knowledge that 1) increases their competitiveness for admission to medical school and 2) encourages them to consider careers in academic medicine, particularly the field of surgery. The program builds on a solid foundation of undergraduate research that already exists at UAB.

·         UAB Short Term Research Experience for Under-Represented Persons (STEP-UP)

  • STEP-UP program is a biomedical research experience for undergraduate students. This program is coordinated at UAB and two other coordinating centers. Students are linked with experienced research mentors at the institution they choose for the summer experience, which may be their home institution or one near their hometown. It is open to students across the country who are interested in exploring research careers. 

·         UAB Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF-SURP)

  • This is an 8-week program funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to introduce outstanding undergraduates from diverse, underrepresented minority, and disadvantaged backgrounds to basic and translational research that is impactful to CF. CF SURP students will be given the opportunity to learn a wide range of research and professional development skills, with the potential option of a clinical or clinical research shadowing experience.

·         UAB Research in Aging through Mentorship & Practice Program (RAMP-UP)

  • RAMP-UP invites rising sophomore undergraduate students, degree-seeking, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Tuskegee (TU), Alabama A&M University (AAMU), Alabama State University (ASU), Oakwood University (OU), or Stillman College (SC). RAMP-UP provides activities focused on mentored research experiences and education in research regarding senior adults, aging, and health disparities research for underrepresented students in MSTEM fields and combines it with structured career planning and guidance to increase the likelihood that students will complete graduate studies and enter the research workforce.

·         Cancer Research Immersion Student Program (CRISP)

  • CRISP is a Partnership of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Tuskegee University (TU), and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). CRISP seeks to introduce underrepresented minority students at the undergraduate level to cancer research, including research on cancer disparities, via training, mentoring, and coursework. Through participation in designated seminars and workshops, research students will be able to enhance their knowledge, scientific techniques, and expertise in cancer and cancer research

Summer Research at Univ. of Utah, Applications Due 1/24/24

Lisa Gates / / Summer Program, UR Opportunities

From the SPUR program at the University of Utah, opportunities in multiple fields: The University of Utah’s Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) offers a Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR). We are currently accepting applications for summer 2024!   Our summer programming brings 200 undergraduate researchers to the University of Utah – last year, students represented 79 different universities.  

What is SPUR? SPUR provides undergraduates with an intensive paid 10-week research experience under the mentorship of a University of Utah faculty member. These student researchers work hand in hand with faculty mentors on project topics ranging from health, medicine, data science, robotics, fine arts, psychology, architecture and more! 

Benefits of SPUR. In addition to being paid $5,000 for a full-time summer research opportunity that lasts 10 weeks, SPUR scholars participate in professional development with our Educational Series and graduate school preparation with the Grad School Mini Expo. Research can be fun! With campus partners we organize social programming for researchers that is fun and an exciting opportunity to network with other researchers at the U. Activities includes bowling, volleyball, and food truck socials throughout the summer. Participants in SPUR have opportunities to present and publish their research.  

Important Dates: 

  • Deadline for Summer 2024: January 24, 2023 11:59PM (Mountain Time) 
  • Summer 2024 program: May 22, 2024 – August 1, 2024 at the University of Utah 

For more information or to apply, visit https://our.utah.edu/spur/.