Summer Medical and Research Training Program at Baylor College of Medicine
Opportunity Description:
The Summer Undergraduate Research Training (SMART) Program provides frontier-level, biomedical summer research projects for undergraduates in a supportive environment with supplemental educational activities.
The official dates for the SMART Program 2022 are June 6 through Aug. 5. The move in date will be June 5 and move out date will be Aug. 6. The program offers:
- Nine paid weeks of biomedically related research in a broad range of areas
- Research and professional development seminars designed for undergraduates
- Career development activities
- Designated housing near Baylor College of Medicine
Your position is a real job, with a compensation package of approximately $5,000 for nine weeks. Depending on the funding source, your compensation will be all salary or a combination of salary and allocation for housing or travel. In addition to everything you learn about science through research, daily seminars, discussion groups, and extra activities; the experience of getting to know the other participants and people at Baylor College of Medicine is extraordinary.
Minimum Qualifications and/or Eligibility Requirements:
All applicants must currently be attending a university in the United States and returning to the college/university to complete their undergraduate degree. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Applicants who graduate before or during the program will not be eligible. No previous research experience is required except of first-year students (freshman status in college). Applications from first-year students without previous research experience will not be accepted unless they have won a national or international science fair award. Please note that "research experience" is any laboratory experience outside of a high school or college course lab.
International students who are employable and enrolled in educational programs in the United States are eligible to apply.
Application Process:
Submit your application here.
Applications are considered complete once we receive your online application form and two letters of recommendation on or before the application deadline of January 10. Only complete applications will be reviewed. Successful applicants will be notified starting mid-February.