Summer Research Program Fact Sheet

Students interested in participating in the Summer Research Program must apply online between December 5, 2024 - February 6, 2025. Applicants will be notified of acceptance status by mid March.
The Pritzker Steering Committee funds feasible student research projects in which the students test a well-defined and scientifically rigorous hypothesis. Research proposals may be rejected or require substantial revision prior to acceptance. Students should access the Scholarly Opportunities Guide to look for interested faculty mentors.
Students are required to participate in a research elective during spring quarter to meet an additional one-week requirement of the eleven-week summer program (because short term training grants permit funding for a minimum of three months).
The objectives of the spring research prep are as follows:
This requirement translates into a MINIMUM of:
Please know that there are deliverables due at the end of this Spring Prep period, prior to June 9th.
Note: Your mentor may have additional requirements during Spring Quarter in order to prepare you to hit the ground running on June 9th .
You do not need to do any additional paperwork to register. The registrar will follow-up with your mentor at the end of Spring Quarter to determine if this requirement has been fulfilled.
The Summer Research Program has several major external funding sources: The National Institute on Aging (NIA); the Minority Summer Research Grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK),the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation (HDSI) at UCM, the Bucksbaum-Siegler Institute for Clinical Excellence at UChicago, and the Pritzker School of Medicine.
Depending on funds available, funding source, and time students allocate, stipends for non-mission related projects may be lower than funded NIH mission related projects.
Payments are made in two increments over the eleven week summer period. Prior to receiving the first stipend check, students must submit their IRB/IACUC or quality determination letter, research references, hypothesis and introduction on the SRP website, and receive mentor validation. The final stipend payment is distributed at the completion of the program after the student’s work is submitted and validated by their mentor on the SRP website, and they have presented their work at the Research Forum.
Students funded by the NHLBI are able to offer research mentors an opportunity for a $550 offset for student research supplies. Information will be provided to these mentors about the availability of these funds.
SRP Students cannot be paid for work performed during the 11-week Summer Research Program.
The Summer Research Program stipend reflects a fulltime commitment to research over the course of the 11-week program. Students cannot also receive payment for additional work during this time.
In order to receive their stipend payment, students must meet the following benchmarks:
All research mentors are required to contribute $450 in non-federal funds.
Students participating in the Summer Research Program are required to participate in the following components of the Program:
Please see the Program Calendar for deadlines.