• Current junior standing (member of the Class of 2010).
• Student career goals should focus on achieving a graduate or professional degree in the biomedical or natural sciences.
• Selected participants receive a $3,500 stipend plus room, board and travel.
• USA citizen or permanent residents only.

CURE - Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences - (5 fellowships):

• Current junior standing (member of the Class of 2010).
• Student career goals should focus on achieving a graduate or professional degree in the biomedical or natural sciences.
• Selected participants receive a $3,500 stipend plus room, board and travel.
• USA citizen or permanent residents only.
• Must be from a minority group (e.g. African American, Hispanic American, Native American Indian).

The major objectives of the program are (1) to introduce you to scientific research through a project supervised by graduate faculty members, (2) to help you develop your own philosophy of science, (3) to give you an opportunity to discover and experience the graduate student lifestyle, and (4) if you have not already decided on a field of specialization, to aid in selecting your PhD. Selected students will be assigned to laboratories of graduate professors in molecular biology, biophysics, genetics, bioinformatics, nanotechnology, biochemistry, immunology, or pharmacology as your choice of research interest and training indicate.

 

Applications are accepted from students who have completed their junior year in college (Class of 2010) and have demonstrated a high ability and interest in a scientific career. The program is held each summer for 10 weeks. Each student works on an independent research project under the guidance of RPCI scientific staff and spends time attending various seminars. All students present their research results (oral & poster) during a scientific conference held at the end of the program.

 

Completed applications, including a $10 application fee, must be received by February 2. If possible, applicants should send the fee, application, essay, resume, transcripts, and recommendation together in one envelope. The transcript should include your Freshman, Sophomore and first semester Junior year grades. Only complete files will be considered. Those selected will be notified of their appointment by mid-March. In the Summer of 2008, 57 of 272 applications were selected.

                                                     

Competitive stipends and room/board allowances are offered to admitted students. Out-of-town students are housed at Canisius College in townhouse style apartments. The college is two miles from the Roswell Park Campus on the major metro rail and bus lines. 

 

This college program receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.

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For more information, contact Mary Wisnicki at mary.wisnicki@roswellpark.org.

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