Dean’s Summer Research Fellowship

This fellowship supports rising second-year medical student summer research projects with UB-affiliated faculty members.

The Dean’s Research Fellowship supports up to six medical students who are conducting summer research projects with UB-affiliated faculty. Students must be between their first and second years of medical school. Students without prior research experience are welcome and encouraged to apply.

Award Amount

Dean's Summer Research Fellowship: $3,000

Deadline

Submit all materials by March 1.

Eligibility

To apply, you must be:

  • A first-year medical student at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in good standing
  • Sponsored by a UB-affiliated faculty member  

Application Requirements

We encourage you to attend the Dean’s Summer Research Fellowship/Proposal Writing noontime session to learn about writing a research proposal and the spring Meet and Greet to help you identify a potential research sponsor. Information on both of these sessions will be sent to first-year students through email and typically occur in mid-January. 

You must find a research sponsor and set up a research experience before you apply.

Once you’ve identified a research sponsor, work with that faculty member to prepare your application for consideration. Each of the following documents must be completed as part of your application.

You must also submit three paper copies of each document to the Office of Student and Academic Affairs.  

Requirements for Selected Candidates

As a chosen candidate for the Dean’s Summer Research Fellowship, you must:

  • Provide documentation that your project has received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval. As part of this, you must complete CITI training for biomedical studies. This involves completing two online courses. More information will be provided to those selected.
  • Conduct the research full-time over the 10-week-period of the summer.
  • Have your sponsor submit a mid-summer progress report confirming that you are fulfilling your research commitment.
  • Attend a mid-summer educational luncheon in July where you will provide an update on your project and receive feedback from the selection committee and fellow student fellows.
  • Present your research in poster format at the annual research forum that will take place in January of your second year of medical school.

Award Selection

Selection criteria include the strength of your research proposal, the value of the research to your knowledge base and your ability to complete the research in the allotted time.

Awardees will be selected in mid-March and notified in late March.

Contact Information

If you have questions about the Dean’s Research Fellowship, please contact:

Bordonaro, Samantha

Samantha Bordonaro, MD, FACEP

Assistant Professor | Assistant Dean for Student & Academic Affairs

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 955 Main Street, Room 1203 Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: 716-829-2802

Email: bordonar@buffalo.edu

Julis Szrama.

Julie Szrama

Student & Academic Affairs Coordinator

955 Main Street, Room 1214 Buffalo, NY 14203-1121

Phone: (716) 829-2802; Fax: (716) 829-2798

Email: juliemos@buffalo.edu