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.
Applications Open – 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. Applications are currently being accepted for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. 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 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
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
- New England Science Symposium, abstract deadline – January 6, 2025
- Biomedical Science Careers Student Conference, application deadline – February 3, 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.
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
- NCI Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE) is a two to three-year program for post-baccalaureates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. iCURE aims to enhance the diversity of the NCI intramural research workforce, and strongly encourages the participation of individuals from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences.
- NCI Cancer Research Postbac Program is a two-year program for recent college graduates. Candidates will have the ability to explore opportunities in basic and clinical research, cancer epidemiology and genetics research, cancer control science, as well as global health.
- Advancing Careers in Cancer Research for Underrepresented Students (ACCESS) is a two-year program for college graduates that offers mentoring, laboratory training, career development, and coursework.
- 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.
Internships / Jobs
- Research Associate, responsible for performing laboratory experiments, maintaining accurate records, and assisting with performing data analysis and/or mathematical computations.
- Research Assistant, responsible for assisting with experiments involving molecular or cellular biology, processing and presenting experimental results using scientific and computational tools, and recording experimental data.