The BSCD Summer Innovation Fellowships consist of thematic research programs in a variety of fields. For some fellowships, you apply with an identified research mentor and project, and for other fellowships you are matched with a mentor and project.
Complete program descriptions and application instructions for each individual program will be available on Handshake.
For more information: Paul Strieleman (pstriele@uchicago.edu)
Deadline for all 2024 BSCD Summer Innovation Fellowships: April 1, 2024
Research fellowships in the following focused disciplines are available:
BSCD Chromatin & Epigenetics Undergraduate Research Fellowship
The Chromatin & Epigenetics Undergraduate Research Fellowship provides an immersive research experience to learn cutting-edge methodologies and develop analytical skills towards discovery in the field of epigenetics.
BSCD Developmental Neurobiology Undergraduate Fellowship (DNUFO)
The Developmental Neurobiology Undergraduate Fellowship Opportunity (DNUFO) is a 10-week summer program designed to facilitate rigorous, full-time research, build networking opportunities, gain professional development skills, and expose students to research outside of their immediate interests.
BSCD Ecology and Evolution Fellowship
Ecology and Evolution Fellowships are aimed at students interested in the Ecology and Evolution Track, including lab or field research
BSCD Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Bioimaging for Oncology and Related Disciplines (SURFBOARD)
SURFBOARD is an interdisciplinary summer research program in biomedical imaging with applications in oncology, neuroscience, and beyond.
BSCD Research Foundations in Genetics and Genomics
The Research Foundations in Genetics and Genomics Program provides early-stage undergraduate researchers with an opportunity to gain hands-on training carrying out a novel research project under the mentorship of UChicago research labs. In addition, students gain foundational skills in analyzing and presenting primary scientific literature, communicating with peers and the scientific community and attending weekly research seminars with scientific leaders from around the world, all in small group settings meant to maximize interaction between participants and researchers.
BSCD Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Pathophysiology, Biology, and Bioenergetics of Renal Diseases
A summer fellowship to allow dedicated time to explore and understand the physiology and metabolism of the kidney in health and disease.
BSCD Undergraduate Summer Fellowship in Public Health Research
The BSCD Undergraduate Summer Fellowship in Public Health Research aims to provide undergraduate students an immersive research experience through close interactions with faculty in the Department of Public Health Sciences and their research projects. Student projects focus on interdisciplinary topics that bring biostatistical, quantitative and qualitative methods to improve understanding of complex problems in population health.
BSCD Quantitative Biology Summer Fellowship
BSCD Quantitative Biology fellowship combines research using computational methods into a range of biological problems with a collaborative environment for learning new skills and concepts.
BSCD Collegiate Translational Medicine Fellowship
The Collegiate Translational Medicine Program (CTMP) is a mentored, clinically-oriented translational research experience for undergraduates, offering training in translational research by exposure and immersion into specific research projects currently being conducted in the Department of Medicine.
BSCD Research Fellowship- Working with Non-Traditional Model Organisms in the Biological Sciences
This fellowship supports undergraduate summer research outside mainstream model systems research. Organismal diversity provides a rich and largely untapped resource to study biological mechanisms from gene regulation and development to biophysics and biomechanics to behavior and neural networks. However, most laboratory research remains focused on a small number of conventional experimental systems. The goal of this fellowship is to encourage budding scientists to take advantage of these new opportunities. Students will work in lab at the University of Chicago campus or at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at Woods Hole on the Atlantic coast and will present their research at an undergraduate research symposium at MBL.
The Katen Scholars Program supports rising second, third-, and fourth-year students interested in pursuing careers in health, medicine, and science. Students apply to work on a specific research project under the direction of a UChicago Principal Investigator. Learn more here.
Sponsored by the Karen Katen Fund for Science, the Katen Scholars Program supports rising second, third, and fourth year students interested in pursuing careers in health, medicine, and science. Scholars are awarded a $4,000 stipend to complete a summer research project with a faculty mentor. Previous research experience is not required.
The program is 8 weeks in length, beginning in June and culminating with a symposium at the end of August.
APPLICATION TIMELINE & REQUIREMENTS
- The application for the Katen Scholars program becomes available each January through Handshake.