Preprofessional Opportunities

The Endocrine Society - Summer Research Fellowship

Details

Category: Summer
Type: Research
Location: Bethesda Maryland
Deadline: Late December

Eligibility

Student applicants must meet the following requirements at the time of application: - Currently enrolled in school full-time and may not be employed as a research assistant. - Academic level must fall into one of the following categories: - All undergraduate students currently enrolled in a four year institution - Graduate students in their first year (began graduate school Fall 2019) - Medical students who are beyond their first year of schooling - Mentors must meet the following requirements at the time of application: - Must be active members in the Endocrine Society. - Only one application per mentor may be submitted. - Mentors who won a fellowship in 2019 are ineligible to sponsor an application.

Description

The Endocrine Society offers Summer Research Fellowships to encourage promising undergraduate students, medical students, and first year graduate school students to pursue careers in endocrinology. The Society provides a stipend to each award recipient to participate in research projects under the guidance of a Society member for 8 to 12 weeks during the summer.

After the summer fellowship, a select few of recipients will have the opportunity to apply for a travel award to attend the ENDO annual conference. Previous recipients of the Summer Research Fellowship can apply for the Excellence in Research award to continue their research training and career development.