Division of Science

Resources

Research Programs

The research programs listed below usually like to see that you already have some exposure to a lab setting. We recommend you apply to them during your sophomore year and junior year if you are interested in / thinking about applying to PhD or MD-PhD programs. Gaining research experience outside of Brandeis allows you to have an appreciation of the large research community, meet students and professors from other universities, research topics you wouldn't be able at Brandeis, and practice science communication skills.  

• Harvard REU 

• Stanford Summer Research Program (SSSP) 

• Amgen Scholars Program 

• Canary Cancer Research Education Summer Training (CREST) Program

• Broad Institute Summer Research Program

• Princeton Summer Undergraduate Research Program: Catalyzing Diversity in Chemistry Leadership

• Princeton Research Experiences for Undergraduates Training Site: Undergraduate Summer Research in Molecular Biophysics 

• Leadership Alliance 

• MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP-Bio)

If there is a school that you are interested in doing research at, try searching for "summer research at the name of the school."

Conferences

These events are a great way to network, learn about new opportunites and communicate your research. They usually provide travel scholarships to students.

• National SACNAS conference 

• ABRCMS

• ERN conference 

• Regional ASBMB conference 

• Regional SACNAS conference

• Harvard  research conference 

• New England Science Symposium

Scholarships

• Marion B. Sewer Distinguished Scholarship for Undergraduates

• The Barry Goldwater Scholarship

• The Giumette Academic Achievement Award (GAAA)  (Internal Brandeis Scholarship)

• The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship

• NSF GRFP

Other

• Cientifico Latino

• Biomedical Science Careers Program

• The Free Guide to Medical School Admission

• How to email professors about working in their lab