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Recent Awareness Posts:

Pre-Health Programs for Marginalized Communities: 

NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program- Financial needs based scholarship award for students committed to biomedical, behavioral, and social science research. 

Link:Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) | Office of Intramural Training & Education at the National Institutes of Health

Leadership Alliance, Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)- The Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) is a fully paid summer internship that provides undergraduates with training and mentoring in the principles underlying the conduct of research and prepares them to pursue competitive applications to PhD or MD-PhD programs. This program encourages young scholars from underrepresented and underserved populations to apply. 

Link:Summer Research Early Identification Program | The Leadership Alliance

Pathway for Underrepresented Students in Medicine, UMASS Medical School- PRISM introduces undergraduate and post-graduate students from diverse backgrounds to clinical research and healthcare opportunities.

Link:Pathway for underRepresented Students in Medicine (PRISM)

Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training, Columbia School of Public Health- Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training (BEST) Program was established to expand and diversify the behavioral and biomedical sciences’ workforce by introducing undergraduates from underrepresented populations to biostatistics and cardiovascular and pulmonary disease research. 

Link:About BEST | Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program - The UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program provides undergraduate students and recent graduates the opportunity to explore the field of public health through hands-on training, structured workshops, group events, volunteering opportunities, leadership and professional development. The program works with community-based organizations, health systems and government agencies, to offer scholars the unique opportunity to “learn by doing” public health in a large, urban city. 

Link:UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Internship Program (HIP)- The HSCI summer internship program (HIP) for undergraduates is a nine-week experience dedicated to hands-on research in the laboratory of an HSCI faculty member. The program is an open door; an invitation to learn and do as much as you can to develop your own interests within the overarching topic of stem cell science. Our interns arrive from a wide variety of colleges and universities worldwide. Some have extensive prior academic and research experience with stem cell science while others have little or even none at all. This diversity is part of what makes our program rich and unique. 

Link: HSCI Internship Program (HIP)

Summer Undergraduate Program in Immunology at Harvard Medical School- Our 10-week summer internship program incorporates laboratory research, faculty lectures, and workshops led by current graduate students. Weekly lectures by program faculty will expose students to the areas of current research in immunology, emphasizing the contribution of the immune system to both the cause and treatment of many human diseases. Students from colleges where immunology is not taught or where undergraduate research opportunities are not abundant, and from first-gen or low-income backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants must be eligible for employment in the US, with at least one year of undergraduate study remaining. 

Link: Immunology Undergraduate Summer Program

Harvard/MIT Early Access to Research Training Summer Program- The Harvard/MIT Early Access to Research Training (HEART) MD-PhD Summer Program was founded in 2022 by Harvard/MIT MD-PhD students to expand access to physician-scientist training in preparation for MD-PhD applications and careers. HEART is a fully funded summer experience and a track of the Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program. The program welcomes applications from all undergraduates with a strong interest in the physician-scientist path.

Link: HEART Summer Program

Summer Undergraduate Research Program, UMASS Medical School- The UMass Chan Medical School Summer Undergraduate Research Program is a non-credit, ten-week structured research experience that provides participants with in-depth exposure to real-world biomedical research through hands-on experience and personalized mentorship. The program pairs undergraduate students with experienced investigators who serve as mentors, role models, and advisors. Participants engage in real-world biomedical research projects, gain valuable laboratory skills, and explore careers in biomedical science and academic medicine. The immersive environment fosters meaningful career-building connections with researchers, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and peers that provide a foundation for future success in the biomedical sciences.

Link:2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Program