*Because dates change from year to year, please check the dates carefully to make sure that they fall within the UACOMP Summer Break
| American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Summer Medical Student Fellowships | Offer a chance for medical students to explore a career in child and adolescent psychiatry, gain valuable work experience, and meet leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry field. 12 weeks but can be prorated for a shorter fellowship. | https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Awards/Medical_Students_Awards/Summer_Medical_Student_Fellowships.aspx |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowships (MSARF) | Provides funding to support medical students over a summer in focusing on anesthesiology research, training in scientific methods and techniques, and learning how to incorporate research into a medical career. | https://www.asahq.org/faer/programs/medicalstudentfellowships |
| American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships | Open to medical students in the U.S. or Canada who have completed one or two years of medical school and wish to spend a summer working in a neurosurgical laboratory, mentored by a neurosurgical investigator who is a member of the AANS and will sponsor the student. | https://nref.org/research/medical-student-fellowships/ |
| American Brain Tumor Association Jack and Fay Netchin Medical Student Summer Fellowships | $3,000 grants awarded to medical students who intend to spend a summer conducting brain tumor research with scientist mentors. | https://www.abta.org/medical-student-summer-fellowships/ |
| American College of Gastroenterology Medical Student Research Award | $5k/6-10 week award. Mentor must be ACG mentor. Funding to support short-term summer research experiences in gastroenterology and hepatology. | https://gi.org/acg-institute/research-awards/ |
| CDC Epidemiology Elective Program (EEP) | Introduces medical and veterinary students to applied epidemiology, public health, and global health through hands-on experience and mentorship by CDC subject matter experts. This program offers 6- or 8-week rotations based at CDC sites, other federal sites, and state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments. | https://www.cdc.gov/epielective/index.html |
| Gold Foundation Student Summer Research Fellowship | 10 weeks- can be prorated. Awarded for research in community health, cultural competency issues and improving the health and lives of traditionally underserved populations. The student is expected to conduct the project under the oversight of a mentor. The student is responsible for identifying an appropriate mentor from their school. The mentor must be a medical school faculty member. | https://www.gold-foundation.org/programs/student-summer-fellowships/ |
| Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Summer Externship | The six-week Summer Externship is sponsored by the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation of and held at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in downtown Chicago. | https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/pmr/education/medical-students/summer-externship.html |
| Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Fellowship Training Program | Allows students to work with a mentor they identify on a project of their choice | https://www.parkinson.org/advancing-research/for-researchers/fellowships-early-career-awards#SummerFellowships |
| Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Medical Student Research Award | Awards up to a $2,000 stipend each to support a summer research proposal. Open to all. Mentor must be a designated SAGES Member Mentor. | https://www.sages.org/research/medical-student-summer-research-award-application-2/ |
| USC/CHLA Summer Oncology Research Fellowship Program | Designed for medical students in the summer between their first and second year who are considering a biomedical career that involves cancer research. Small number of SORFites participate during summer vacations later in medical school. | https://www.chla.org/fellowship/uscchla-summer-oncology-research-fellowship-program |
| Women in Thoracic Surgery Brigid Scanlan Traveling Mentorship Award | Up to $3,500 towards travel-related expenses. Applicants are responsible for contacting potential mentors and securing arrangements prior to submitting an application. | https://wtsnet.org/trainee-resources/trainee-awards/brigid-scanlan-traveling-mentorship-award-trainee/ |