Diversity Scholars Research Program

The Diversity Scholars Research Program is aimed at attracting academically talented students pursuing an education in the research setting who will contribute to the diversity of IUPUI. Open to all Indiana high school graduates in the top 25% of graduating class who have at least a 1070 SAT (math and critical reasoning sections only) or 23 ACT score. Provides free tuition plus book and living stipends each year for 4 years. Research opportunities will be available. Contact Dr. Rafael Bahamonde at (317) 278-6223 or rbahamon@iupui.edu for more information.

Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research Summer Internship Program

Summer research internships are available at the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus. The 10-week program (June 1 to Aug. 7) pairs students with individual faculty in 32 laboratories. The application deadline is March 13.

Each student consults with a faculty mentor to define the research project. Students are strongly encouraged to attend a number of seminars and research-related laboratory and Wells Center meetings as part of the work experience. Interns are required to make a presentation at the completion of the internship. 

The program is eligible for high school seniors who are 18 years of age or older and  undergraduate and graduate students. Applicants should be seeking degrees in a science major and have a strong interest in pediatric research. 

Each student receives a stipend of $2,500. Students are responsible for arranging their own housing and transportation.

Students can apply online at http://www.wellscenter.iupui.edu/ under education and internships categories. A completed application form, resume and two letters of recommendation are needed for application by March 13. For more information contact Leigh Crick at (317) 274-0746, lcrick@iupui.edu or Melody Warman at (317) 274-8910, mwarman@iupui.edu.

IU Geriatrics / American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) Summer Research Opportunity

The IU Center for Aging Research, the research arm of IU Geriatrics, offers a Summer Research Program for medical students who will have successfully completed one year of medical school at the IU School of Medicine. The purpose of the scholarship program is to engage Indiana University medical students in personally rewarding experiences in aging research and to foster geriatric friendly clinicians and researchers through close relationships with successful role models and enthusiastic peers. The program, called IU MSTAR, provides an 8-12 week intensive experience that includes an individualized aging research experience under the mentorship of Center for Aging Research expert scientists. A program description and calendar are available at the IU Center for Aging Research. Email the program director, Dr. Douglas K. Miller, to discuss research opportunities and interests prior to applying.

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center Summer Research Program

Open to full-time high school and undergraduate students, this program strives to increase the number of students from underrepresented populations who are pursuing careers in biomedical and behavioral sciences. This nine-week paid program has an application deadline of March 1. High school students applying must have completed at least their junior year and have maintained a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Undergraduates applying for the program must have completed 24 hours of college credit, be majoring in a biomedical or behavioral science and have maintained a grade point average of 3.2. Mentors are IU Simon Cancer Center faculty members.

Students interested in the Summer Research Program can visit www.cancer.iu.edu/srp to download and print an application or send an e-mail to crlstaff@iupui.edu to request an application. Questions? Contact the IUPUI Center for Research & Learning at (317) 274-8880 or Rivienne Shedd-Steele of the IU Simon Cancer Center at (317) 278-0073 or rsheddst@iupui.edu.

Deadline for application is March 1.

IU School of Medicine T35 Summer Research Program

Open to full-time undergraduate, graduate or medical students who are of African-American, American Indian, Hispanic or Pacific Islander descent who are interested in doing biomedical research. This 9 week program includes a stipend of approximately $3000 air/car travel allowance and housing. Deadline is March 9th. Contact Nelson Soto at:

Nelson E. Soto
Summer Research Program
IUPUI Graduate Office
620 Union Drive, UN 207
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5167

IUPUI Life-Health Sciences Internships Program

Open to IUPUI sophomores and juniors who are pursuing careers in or thinking about graduate or professional school in life and health sciences. The Life-Health Sciences Internships program connects IUPUI life and health sciences undergraduates with paid research and professional internships on and near the IUPUI campus. This academic year program matches students with on-campus and campus-affiliated opportunities in research and other professional opportunities. Interns have the opportunity to participate in formal and informal events throughout the year with a final event at the end of the second semester to present project work and findings. Contact Brandi Gilbert, Life-Health Sciences Internships, Medical Science Building 207, lhsi@iupui.edu.

IUPUI Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

Undergraduate students on the IUPUI campus work with a faculty mentor on a research project. UROP also assembles a collection of other internships and research opportunities.

Medical Student Affairs (MSA)

Summer internships and jobs for first-year medical students.

Molecular Medicine in Action program

Indiana high school students get laboratory experience in genetic research.

Pre-college Science and Medicine Programs at the Terre Haute Center for Medical Education

These programs are for high school honors students in the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades.

Project SEED

Project SEED is a summer research program that targets economically-disadvantaged high school students. SEED places area high school students in research labs for eight weeks in the summer. The Central Indiana chapter of the American Chemical Society has sponsored Project SEED locally for 35 years. Contact Jim McAteer via e-mail at mcateer@anatomy.iupui.edu or through phone at (317) 274-7935 for more information.

Psychiatry Summer Internship Program

The Psychiatry Summer Internship Program provides an opportunity to learn about neuroscience research and clinical care in the field of psychiatry through an 8-week placement with Department of Psychiatry faculty of Indiana University School of Medicine. The program offers different tracks at four locations including adult psychiatry based at University Hospital, intermediate inpatient psychiatry at Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, child and adolescent psychiatry at Riley Hospital for Children, and basic neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatric Research. The 8-week program is open to four students and provides a stipend of $500 per month (total of $1000) with prorated payment by week if the entire program is not completed. The program begins on Monday, June 1, 2009 and ends on July 24, 2009. The work week is Monday through Friday with an expected maximum of 40 hours weekly. Click here to learn more about and apply for the Psychiatry Summer Internship.

Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biomedical Sciences from the Evansville Center for Medical Education

Open to undergraduates with a demonstrated interest and aptitude for basic scientific inquiry.

Student Research Fellowship Program  at the Fort Wayne Center for Medical Education

For first- and second-year students in the School of Medicine, law, or nursing. Nine-week program focusing on clinical research, abstract preparation, poster preparation, manuscript preparation and data analysis of research. Contact Gina Bailey at baileyg@ipfw.edu,  IU School of Medicine, Fort Wayne, IN, (260) 481-6731.

Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) administered by the IU Graduate School.

Annual summer research experience for underrepresented IUPUI junior- and senior-year undergraduates to spend two summer months conducting research under supervision of a faculty mentor.  This 9 week program provides stipend and research credit support. Students work under faculty mentorship either on an individual basis or as part of a research team. During the program, which is directed through the Graduate Office, participants master important research skills and contribute to work that is a vital part of the academic research world. In combination with this intensive research, SROP seminars give participants a realistic groundwork for advanced study, helping them to prepare for Ph.D. or Master's work. For more information, please  contact Dr. Gwendolyn Johnson, IUPUI Graduate Office, gwjohnso@iupui.edu .

Summer Student Research Program

Karen Spear, Methodist Research Institute at Clarian Health Partners

Funding Source - Methodist Research Institute, Showalter Foundation, Clarian Medical Staff Office

This is a 12 week full-time paid @$10/hr. internship commitment for 10-12 students with a minimum of 60 hrs. of college credit - undergraduate, graduate, or medical students Managed through the Methodist Research Institute at Clarian Health Partners, Inc., the Summer Student Research Program is designed to pair students in the sciences with biomedical researchers for a 12-week period during the summer.  The goal of the program is to provide university and college students in the sciences and medical students an opportunity to develop their biomedical research skills by working on a medical research project with a mentor at a major medical research faculty and to encourage students to consider the field of medical research as a possible career choice. Each program participant designs and implements a biomedical research study, analyzes research data collected during the study, attends an 8-week lecture series, prepares a written report summarizing the summer research project, prepares and gives a formal oral presentation summarizing the project, and learns to prepare a manuscript following guidelines for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. The program began in 1983.

Support Undergraduate Research (SUR) from the IUPUI Honors Office.

This competitive, merit based program which makes financial support available to IUPUI undergraduates for time spent on a research project and/or related expenses. Applicants must have a minimum 2.8 GPA.

T35 Short-Term Training Program in Women's Health and Aging

This program provides short-term training for predoctoral students in areas of research related to aging and women's health. Program mentors have expertise in osteoporosis, diabetes, cancer, autoimmunity, pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics, HIV/AIDS, cognitive dysfunction, depression, family violence, and clinical trials. Faculty members involved with the program are particularly interested in research that examines factors involved in health disparities. Trainees participate in seminars and research studies. Trainees also receive mentoring, which helps them to chart their careers and provides them with resources and contacts for future career guidance and advice. This program will serve as a stepping-stone to careers in academic medicine targeting women’s health. As well, the program will facilitate subsequent research training by connecting trainees with more extensive training programs at our institution and at others around the country.

Contact Dr. Rose Fife at (317) 274-2754, or e-mail sernest@iupui.edu for more information.

We are recruiting undergraduate students who have completed their freshman or sophomore year with a background in biology, chemistry, physics, or engineering and who are interested in pursuing an integrated career as a physician-scientist or physician-engineer. Students receive a stipend for 10-weeks of summer research. Contact Dr. Rebecca Chan, IU School of Medicine, (317) 278-5207.