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.
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.
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.
Non-Partnership research training programs and funding opportunities
ONE-YEAR FELLOWSHIPS
- Postbac-CaRE² Program is a collaboration between Florida A&M University and the University of Southern California. This one year 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.
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.
UMass Boston Funding Opportunities
- Nancy Goranson Endowment Fund provides research support for graduate students studying biology. Applications are due on October 15.
- Herbert Lipke Memorial Endowment Fund supports biology graduate students with funds to travel for scientific conference presentations.