Summer Scholars Research Program
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is grooming the next generation of researchers, physicians, nurses, and health care professionals by offering the Winship Summer Scholars Research Program.
About the Program
The goal of the program is for high school students to experience the rich, interdisciplinary nature of cancer research with a first hand understanding of the process of research. It provides students with a unique immersion experience in a cancer research laboratory.
Students accepted into the program are assigned to work with a research scientist or a clinical oncologist who is actively engaged in research at the Emory University School of Medicine. Students will work in a professional setting with their faculty mentor, as well as laboratory technicians and graduate students, in their assigned wet or dry lab. Students will learn specific laboratory protocols enabling them to address the question or problem and yield unique experimental results.
The Summer Scholars Research Program will start on Monday, June 1, 2015.
The program consists of both academic and practicum components. Qualified applicants must have completed three years of laboratory-based science classes that include advanced courses in chemistry, biology, and mathematics.
Students must be age 17 or older by May 31, 2015 to be eligible for the program. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to the set age requirement due to regulations set by Environmental Health and Safety and Winship Cancer Institute.
Winship Cancer Institute does not provide for housing, meals, parking or transportation.
Application process
A completed application packet must be completed and emailed (scanned PDF file) or mailed post-marked by Friday, February 13, 2015. The application packet must include:
- Completed PDF application (printed)
- Official copy of high school transcript
- Two letters of recommendation by teachers, one science and one non-science.
Incomplete application packets will not be eligible for review. There are no exceptions.
Mail to:
Dr. Mary Jo Lechowicz
c/o Shirley L. Miller
Winship Cancer Institute
1365-C Clifton Road NE, Suite 4014
Atlanta, GA 30322
Dr. Mary Jo Lechowicz
c/o Shirley L. Miller
Winship Cancer Institute
1365-C Clifton Road NE, Suite 4014
Atlanta, GA 30322
or email files to ssrp@emory.edu.
Download the Summer Scholars brochure (PDF).