Partnership research training opportunities
The Research Education Core (REC) offers paid summer research opportunities for graduate students—particularly those from underrepresented minority backgrounds—who are interested in cancer/cancer disparities research. Trainees are matched, depending on interest, and placed at a UMass Boston or DF/HCC research lab. Trainees are required to participate in professional development activities and present their work at local and national conferences.
Contact U54REC@umb.edu for more information.
REC Graduate Student Assistantship
The Assistantship provides partial funding for talented, highly motivated graduate students who are engaged in mentored cancer or health-disparities related research at UMass Boston. The graduate assistant will grow their teaching and mentorship through the development of a Journal Club Curriculum, direct mentoring of undergraduate trainees and presenting about their research at conferences. Applicants must be current UMass Boston graduate students.
Contact U54REC@umb.edu for more information.
Postbaccalaureate Fellowship Program
The fellowship engages talented, highly motivated recent college graduates in paid, full-time, mentored, cancer research experiences in research environments across DF/HCC and UMass Boston. Program features that prepare fellows for careers in cancer-related fields include:
- Strong academic, professional, and personal mentoring
- Journal clubs
- Scientific communications course
- Summer research symposium
- Career panel presentations
Applications are being accepted for one-year fellowships starting Summer 2025. Contact U54REC@umb.edu for more information.
The Outreach Core (OC) offers paid research opportunities for graduate students who are interested in cancer/cancer disparities, public health, and community outreach. Graduate students will engage in a summer internship, research and career support and training on IS, CBPR, science communication and leveraging mentoring, and professional network development.
Contact Sara.Minsky@dfci.harvard.edu for more information.
Non-Partnership research training programs and funding opportunities
Present Your Research
- Biomedical Science Careers Student Conference, application deadline – February 3, 2025
- American Society of Human Genetics, abstract deadline – June 9, 2025
UMass Boston Funding Opportunities
- Nancy Goranson Endowment Fund provides research support for graduate students studying biology.
- Herbert Lipke Memorial Endowment Fund supports biology graduate students with funds to travel for scientific conference presentations.
Finding Internships / Jobs
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paid Summer 2025 internships
- Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness Summer Internship Program is for students interested in studying the links between physical, social, and community well-being and physical health outcomes. (deadline – February 3, 2025)
- Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP), Mass. General Hospital, pairs students with a faculty preceptor to provide guidance and mentorship in a new or ongoing research project. (deadline – January 17, 2025)
ONE-YEAR FELLOWSHIPS
- Postbac-CaRE² Program is a collaboration between Florida A&M University and the University of Southern California. This program is designed for trainees interested in pursuing a graduate degree focused on cancer health disparities.
- Fred Hutch Postbaccalaureate Scholar Program is a flexible one to three-year program designed to foster skills in the lab and the classroom.
- Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program is an NIH-sponsored program designed to prepare students for graduate or PhD programs in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Map of Participating Institutions
- NIH Postbac Program provides recent college graduates with one to two years of full-time research experience in basic, translation, and clinical research.
TWO to THREE-YEAR FELLOWSHIPS
- ACS Bridge Program (American Chemical Society) includes professional development and mentoring in chemistry, acceptance into a Master’s or Doctorate program, and financial support for traditionally underrepresented students in the chemical sciences. (deadline – March 18, 2025)
- Broad Biomedical Post-baccalaureate Scholars Program (BBPS) is a two-year program involving full-time, paid research experience and professional development activities. (primary review deadline – February 14, 2025, final application deadline – April 1, 2025)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Postbaccalaureate Program provides two years of biomedical research for students interested in pursuing graduate or professional school.
- Markey Strong Post-Baccalaureate Fellows Program is a two-year research program designed for STEM-H students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in biomedical science, a health profession, population science, or public health.
The National Cancer Institute has a CV/resume databank of interested candidates to be considered for postbaccalaureate fellowships.