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Applicants must apply online at medicine.iu.edu/summermstp

Overview: The Indiana Medical Scientist/Engineer Training Program's Undergraduate Summer 2025 Research Program is designed for high-performing undergraduate students committed to pursuing an integrated clinical and research career and want to pursue combined-degree training in an MD/PhD Program. Students will conduct independent research under the mentorship of an IU School of Medicine faculty member, shadow a clinical mentor, and network with current practicing physician-scientists and current MSTP students at Indiana University.

Dates: May 28-August 1, 2025

Location: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN

Eligibility: The program is open to undergraduate students who have completed their freshman, sophomore, or junior years with some coursework in biology, chemistry, physics, social and behavioral sciences, or engineering. Applicants must have a minimum 3.5 GPA and be citizens or permanent residents of the US. Prior research experience is preferred but not required. 

Compensation: $4000 plus free summer housing on campus, if needed.

Areas of research include Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Hematologic Diseases, Cardiovascular and Kidney Diseases, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Global Health Issues (biomedical research), Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Neuroscience, and Addiction, and Social and Behavioral Sciences (in aging).

Candidates will have a choice in their assigned research area.

Applicants must apply online at medicine.iu.edu/summermstp and submit a personal statement, a letter of recommendation from a research mentor, and an academic transcript.

Application deadline: January 15, 2025

Freshman applicants are asked to submit updated transcripts at the end of the first semester, but they can submit their applications before that date.