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View this entire page for multiple research opportunities in several areas. 

If you have an opportunity to add, please email the details to advance@louisiana.edu.

JOHN LEWIS YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry announced today that applications are open for the 2026 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award, which honors Louisiana youth who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and civic contributions in their communities. Submissions will be accepted through 4:30 p.m. on November 20.

Established by the National Association of Secretaries of State in 2021, the award honors the accomplishments of late Congressman John Lewis. Each year, NASS members recognize gifted, civic-minded young individuals in their state who demonstrate leadership and are motivated to improve their communities.

ELIGIBILITY:

    The nominee must be 25 years of age or younger at the time of the award presentation.

    The nominee is recognized for leadership and for being civic-minded in the community.

    The recipient has shown a meaningful commitment to bring about positive change in the community.


HOW TO APPLY:

    Individuals can nominate themselves or be nominated by someone else by visiting the Secretary of State’s website, sos.la.gov, and completing the online application.


A winner will be selected by the end of November and will compete with other award winners from other states at the national level.

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    Paid Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates: HHMI Cech Fellows Program

    Know an undergraduate interested in lab research? The HHMI Cech Fellows Program offers rising juniors and seniors a paid, nine-week research experience in an HHMI lab at institutions across the U.S. or at HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus. Fellows receive a $15,000 stipend for travel, housing, and living expenses. Applications open November 10 and close December 17.

    On Monday, October 26 at 4:00 p.m., the Cech Fellows team will host an informational webinar on the program and the application process. Students and faculty are welcome. Register here: https://bit.ly/4yohHwg

    If you teach or advise students who will be juniors or seniors next year, we hope you’ll pass this along!

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We invite your best students to apply for our NIH/NCI-funded (5 R25CA023944-42) Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program. The program offers a unique opportunity for pre-doctoral students preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, and pharmacy to gain biomedical and oncology research experience. Students participate in basic or clinical oncology research, a core lecture series designed specifically for them, as well as research and clinical conferences. All participants make a PowerPoint presentation on their research project on our core lecture series. They also submit a project report written in the style of a journal in which their faculty mentor publishes.

A primary goal of the POE program is to encourage highly qualified students to pursue a career in cancer research, either as a clinical scientist or laboratory-based research scientist. Our St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers training in leading-edge scientific fields paired with unique mentoring in the St. Jude clinical experience. Highly motivated POE students may also consider applying to the St. Jude Graduate School upon completion of their undergraduate degree to further pursue their research and career interests.

POE medical students spend a minimum of 9-10 weeks in the program. The minimum tenure requirement for all others is 11 weeks. All POE applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.40 (on a 4.0 scale) in math and science (biology, chemistry, and physics) and at least a 3.40 overall. Program participants will receive a $600/week subsistence allowance. Fully furnished group housing will be provided at no cost for non-local participants.

All POE program applicants must already have research experience and be full time students at a US school at the time they apply. Applicants must be United States citizens, non-citizen nationals, or possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States (required by the funding agency). Participants must be at least 18 and have completed at least their sophomore year of college when they begin the program.

The POE home page contains links to the program application. The deadline for receipt of all 2027 application materials is February 1, 2027. Early application and submission of materials is highly recommended.

Thank you for your time!
Suzanne Gronemeyer, PhD, FAACE
Director, Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program
Associate Director, Academic Programs
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
suzanne.gronemeyer@stjude.org
https://www.stjude.org/poe
https://www.stjude.org/Gronemeyer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannegronemeyer

Additional Tips

I advise students to apply for several programs, since most programs have many more well-qualified applicants than they can place.


Many fine internship opportunities are listed below:
AAMC: Undergrad Research Programs →
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center: Education & Training →
National Institutes of Health: Training Programs →
NCI: Summer Internship Programs at CCR →

Current medical students may be interested in:
Children's Hospital LA: Summer Oncology Fellowship →
AAMC: Research & Training Opportunities →

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
United States

 

Summer Undergraduate Research Programs | Students & Residents

Graduate Programs in the Biomedical Sciences 

Penn State College of Medicine offers both MS and PhD programs in anatomy, biomedical sciences, and neuroscience, as well as a robust summer undergraduate research internship program.

Located in Hershey, PA, a thriving resort town of approximately 20,000, our students benefit from a collegial suburban environment with the reach of Penn State.

We also welcome the opportunity to schedule a virtual session for your students, either on our programs specifically, or on the graduate search and admissions process generally (or both).  Please reach out directly to discuss potential opportunities.

Best,
Kristin

Kristin E Smith, MS
Director of Graduate Admissions
kec17@psu.edu


Upcoming recruitment events:
Virtual Information Session: PhD Programs
October 15, 2026 @ 7pm ET

Virtual Open Office Hours
Wednesdays, 12-1pm ET
October 7, 14, 21, 18, November 4, 11

Schedule an Individual Virtual Meeting
Prospective students and advisors are welcome to schedule an individual virtual meeting to discuss our MS and PhD programs in Anatomy, Biomedical Sciences, and Neuroscience.
Copyright © 2026 Penn State College of Medicine, All rights reserved.
 

Our mailing address is:
Penn State College of Medicine
500 University Dr # H170
Hershey, PA 17033-2360

Research Opportunities with UL Lafayette Faculty
Email the faculty member you are interested in working with.
 
Faculty member: Andrea C. Westerband
Email: andrea.westerband@louisiana.edu
College & Department: Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, School of Biological Sciences
Research interests/project: We study how live oak trees tolerate stressful environments and how their tolerance influences local species (plant, animal, invertebrate, microbial) diversity on the UL Lafayette campus. I am looking for 2-3 undergraduate students for the spring who are interested in studying plants.  
  • This project is completely campus-based, from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, and is a paid research position ($12/hour).
  • Preference will be given to juniors and seniors, and to students that are willing to work on the same project over the summer (this is preferred but not required).
  • Duties include collecting data from trees on campus (cutting branches, measuring leaves, identifying native birds, using a microscope to look at fungi), entering data in Excel, and a minimal amount of data processing and analysis.
  • No prior experience is needed. You will receive all the training you need when you start working.
  • Students who stay on the project for the whole semester will also have the opportunity to become a co-author on a forthcoming publication with other undergraduate students.
 
Ongoing Opportunities at UL Lafayette
Click on the links below for more information about each program.
Research Participants
If you need research participants, please email advance@louisiana.edu.
Research participants are people who volunteer to take part in a research study by providing data or information to the researcher(s). Research participants are the subjects of the research project.
 
Participants Needed
Requirements:
  • must be 18 years or older.
  • identify as a survivor of sexual assault.
  • be interested in being contacted to participate in a focus group about survivor perspectives on sexual assault depiction in media.
View flyer here.
If you are interested in participating, please contact ullafayettecontentwarningstudy@gmail.com 
Giving contact information does not obligate or ensure participation for the study.
UL Lafayette Research Mentors
The list below includes Research Mentors willing to work with Undergraduate Students. Click on each Research Mentor's name to see their research interests and contact information.
*Students, if you would like to work with one of these mentors, contact them through their email provided. 
*Mentors, if you would like to be added to this list, please complete this form.
 
Office of Research
College of the Arts
College of Education & Human Development
College of Engineering
College of Liberal Arts
Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Ongoing Opportunities in Louisiana
Click on the links below to view eligibility, requirements, application, and more information for each research opportunity.

Visit the following links to search for Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs), and funding opportunities.