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:
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 955 Main Street, Room 1203 Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-829-2802
Email: bordonar@buffalo.edu
Julie Szrama
Director of Student and Academic Affairs
955 Main Street, Room 1214 Buffalo, NY 14203-1121
Phone: (716) 829-2802; Fax: (716) 829-2798
Email: juliemos@buffalo.edu