Medical Student Summer Research Program (BUSM I)
Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP) offers up to 30 competitive $2,750 scholarships to first-year Boston University medical students to complete an 8-week research project with a BUMC faculty member during the summer. Research projects MUST BE conducted with a BUMC faculty member. This scholarship does not support projects outside of BUMC.
Students who plan to apply for a scholarship are required to the attend the Summer Research Mini-Course that will assist students in setting up a successful summer research project. NOTE: In order to receive an IH Summer Scholarship, you must be in good academic standing and eligible for promotion to the second year; this means no Fail or Incomplete grades, and a maximum of tw Marginal Pass grades. Questions regarding the program may be directed to Ana Bediako, The Office of Enrichment, abediako@bu.edu.
Applications
for Summer 2010 are due to the Office of Enrichment on March 23, 2010.
I. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: Application for Summer 2009
- There are three Word files that
comprise the application. To begin, READ Directions:
Summer Research Scholarship, 2009 then download the following:
- Document #1 (electronic submission)
- Documents #2 & #3 (paper submission)
- Document #4 (electronic submission)
- Examples of successful proposals:
III. Poster
Presentations by Medical Students (see what other students have done!)
IV. Directories of Research Projects:
- View ‘Research Opportunities at BUMC’ that is part of the Databases for Medical Students (ACS account needed for access)
- BU-BMC Research Resources Web Site
- BUMC Clinical Researcher Search (Office of Clinical Research)

