There is a wide variety of scholarship opportunities available to students who have survived cancer, been impacted by cancer, and those students interested in cancer research. Given below are some scholarship and research opportunities.
Summer Research Experiences (*Check deadlines on each page)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Engage Program (Deadline 2/1/2024)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Quantitative Sciences Undergraduate Research Experience (QSURE) (Deadline 1/22/2024)
Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Single Cell Genomics (Center for Integrated Cellular Analysis) (Deadline 2/1/2024)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) (Deadline February 2024)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Computational Biology Summer Program (CBSP) (Deadline February 2024)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Molecular Imaging Summer Program (MISP) (Deadline February 2024)
MSK & Weill Cornell Medicine Engineering Summer Program (ESP) (Deadline February 2024)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (SURP) (Deadline February 2024)
University of Delaware Research Experience for Undergraduates for students with disabilities (Deadline February 2024)
The LifeSci NYC Internship Program (Early Deadline 12/31/2023; Final Deadline 3/31/2024)
Oncology Clinical Project Scientist Intern at Johnson & Johnson
Oncology Discovery/Translational Research Scientist Intern at Johnson and Johnson
Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
Summer Programs at the National Institutes of Health
External Research Opportunities
Air Force Science & Technology Fellowship Program
American Association for Cancer Research
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
NIH Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE)
National Cancer Institute Introduction to Cancer Research Careers
National Institutes of Health Cancer Research Interns
External Scholarships
For Women in STEM (Deadline 04/01/2024)
Women in Engineering Study.com Scholarship
Women in Science Study.com Scholarship
Women in STEM Study.com Scholarship
For Chemistry Students
The ACS Get Experience Database includes undergraduate research, internships, summer jobs, and co-ops that provide real-world experience for students who want to pursue a career in the chemical sciences. These opportunities are available globally in private companies, academic institutions, government agencies, and nonprofit associations. For international undergraduate students, the job listings also include multi-national organizations that have internships in many countries around the world.
American Chemical Society Scholars Program (deadline March 2024)
Opportunities at MERK
2024 Discovery Chemistry, Process Research and Chemical Biology Intern
2024 Discovery Chemistry, Process Research and Chemical Biology CO-OP
2024 Chemical Engineering Research and Development Intern
2024 Chemical Biotechnologies Intern
For Students From Disadvantaged Backgrounds Committed to Careers in Biomedical Research
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program
For Individuals Impacted by Cancer
Baron & Budd Attorney’s Mesothelioma Cancer Victims Memorial Scholarships
For Cancer Survivors
Cancer for College
Cancer Survivors Fund
Children’s Cancer Cause College Scholars Program
Jackie Spellman Scholarship Foundation (leukemia or lymphoma)
Mesothelioma.com Scholarship
Michael A. Hunter Memorial Scholarship (leukemia or lymphoma)
National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
Northwestern Mutual Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (brain tumor)
Sofia Blanco College Scholarships
The Izzy Foundation
The SamFund
Thomara Latimer Cancer Foundation
Ullman Fund Scholarships
For Siblings of Cancer Survivors
Gabriela Blanco Scholarship for Siblings of Childhood Cancer Survivors
Mesothelioma.com Scholarship
National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
Northwestern Mutual Childhood Cancer Sibling Scholarship
The Izzy Foundation
Ullman Fund Scholarships