Eligibility

All applicants must be in good academic and professional standing as determined by Student Affairs Administration. Students with outstanding LACE requirements and remediating a block are not eligible. Applicants will be required to attend an orientation prior to the start of the program. 

Applicants must complete City of Hope's onboarding process, and meet all required deadlines for onboarding and program preparation. Failure to meet onboarding requirements can result in dismissal from the program.

Onboarding requirements include:

• Vaccinations

• Background checks

• CITI Training Modules

Onboarding requirements must be completed by 3/31/2025

Application Instructions

• When applying, rank all opportunities that you are interested in.

• You will only be considered for opportunities that you rank.

• Please do not apply for positions you are not interested in, as this takes away from peers who have interest in a project. 

• If you are accepted for a project, please accept/decline within 48 hours so we can place a student from the waitlist into a position if you need to decline.

• You will need to submit an up-to-date CV to share with your prospective mentor following your match

Compensation

All accepted applicants will be enrolled in MDCL 290 (1 unit) and receive a $3,000 stipend through Financial Aid. City of Hope will also provide an additional stipend to offset travel/living costs based on availability. The cost of the 1 unit fee will be paid for you by Student Affairs.

Requirements

The Cancer Research Scholars Program is an intensive experience, and program projects may require 40 hours per week of work. To receive credit for the summer unit, students must fulfill the following criteria:

Attendance

• Attend a UCR SOM orientation prior to the start of the program

• Attend any CoH onboarding or orientation events 

• Appear in person and/or virtually as directed by your project mentor 

• Attend any required laboratory or research meetings at the direction of your project mentor

• Complete the full 8 weeks of the program

Deliverables

• Complete deliverables as defined by the program and project mentor, including a final poster and other requirements

• Ensure that their mentor completes the mentee evaluation form

Professionalism

• Abide by all UCR SOM standards of professionalism, and ethics regardless of their site location 

Evaluation

• Mentee exit survey

• Mentor exit survey

Selection Criteria

A total of nine students will be selected for this program. Students will be evaluated and matched with projects and mentors based on 

a) students’ past experience and preparation for the project 

b) alignment of the project and future career goals 

c) personal motivations or connection to the project area  

Dates

Onboarding must be completed by March 31st, 2025

Project dates run from June 9th, 2025- August 1st, 2025. 

Questions

We ask that you please do not contact the mentor directly, if you have questions or would like additional information, please contact scholarlyactivities@medsch.ucr.edu 

Deadline to apply: Monday, March 17th, 11:59pm

Please note that this program is closed for 2025.