UCR School of Medicine Summer Research Program 2025

We are excited to announce our annual Summer Research Program opportunities for summer 2025 for currently enrolled 1st year medical students!

This year, we have expanded the program to include funding support for more students, a larger stipend, and a broader range of scientific disciplines than ever before. This expansion, generously funded by the Dean’s Office, is part of our ongoing commitment to provide students with inspirational and innovative research and scholarship opportunities.

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. 

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

Compensation

All accepted applicants will be enrolled in MDCL 290 (1 unit) and receive a stipend through Financial Aid. The cost of the 1 unit fee will be paid for you by Student Affairs.

Expectations

To receive a grade of Pass, students must:

• Complete the full 8 weeks of the program

• Ensure that their mentor completes the mentee evaluation form

• Complete deliverables as defined by the program.

• Attend any required laboratory or clinical onboarding at the direction of your project mentor.

• For projects that take place on campus, you must appear in person as directed by your project mentor

• Students must abide by all UCR SOM standards of professionalism, and ethics regardless of their site location.

• Students completing TriNetX projects will be required to attend the 2025 Summer TriNetX Bootcamp

Dates

Project dates run from June 9th, 2025- August 1st, 2025. Please note, the Community Health Education Projects, under Teresa Cofield will take place approximately one week prior to June 17th.  

Questions

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

Summer Research Program Catalog 2025