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Summer Research Program
Summer Research Program interns at Roswell Park in Buffalo, NY.
The 2024 CSTEP Summer Research Program is now closed.
All students who meet the SRP admission requirements are encouraged to apply.
Program Dates: Tuesday, May 28- Friday, July 26, 2024
Application Deadline: Friday, March 8, 2024
Total Value: $5,500 ($4,000 Stipend + $200 Meal Card + Tuition + Housing Assistance)
Note: On-campus housing assistance will be provided for those students who wish to stay on campus.
Stay competitive by spending your summer with us.
The CSTEP Summer Research Program is an 8.5-week program that offers an intensive research experience and the skills you need as you pursue your profession or graduate school. It is designed to benefit talented students who are in serious pursuit of advanced degrees in STEM and the allied health professions, where there is a critical shortage of underrepresented students.
The 8.5-week Summer Research Program takes place annually from May through July. Participants are immersed in the intense culture of research, cultivating their skills while diving deep into their chosen subject with the support and guidance of a faculty mentor.
At the end of the program, participants present their research at the Annual Research Symposium to an audience of their peers, faculty and the university community. Summer Research Program students also present at the UB Undergraduate Research Conference to their peers from around the state and nation.
Research interns work a minimum of 25-30 hours per week and are expected to satisfy the following requirements:
- Mandatory attendance at orientation, research seminar, workshops, field trips and other events.
- Participation in oral presentations, the Annual Research Symposium and UB Undergraduate Research Conference.
- Completion of all assignments given by research mentor.
- Submission of biweekly timesheets to CSTEP staff.
- Must be U.S citizen or permanent resident.
- Must be underrepresented or economically disadvantaged.
- Must be a rising sophomore, junior or senior.
- Must have a minimum of 2.8 GPA.
- Must be pursuing a New York State licensed profession such as nursing, dentistry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medicine, pharmacy, social work, psychology, law or be in a STEM field.
- Must have an interest in research.
When you participate in the CSTEP Summer Research Program, you undertake an in-depth research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. You’ll form meaningful relationships with mentors and fellow students; round out your experience with workshops, community service and field trips, and the 3.0-credit Research Methods Seminar; and find your place in a community of future STEM and licensed professionals. All participants receive a $4,000 Stipend + Tuition + Meal Card for a total value of $5,500. Students may elect to stay on or off campus. There will be partial housing assistance for students who stay on campus.