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These external opportunities are primarily for medical students looking for funded research during the summer between their first and second years of medical school. If applicable outside of the M1 summer, it will be tagged as such. Students are encouraged to enter keywords into the search bar to find opportunities of interest.
Sponsor(s): American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Break the Cycle Initiative Campaign for America's Kids
AACAP Summer Medical Student Fellowships Website
Application Deadline: March 3, 2025
Tags: Child psychiatry, Adolescent psychiatry, United States
Sponsor(s): Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
MSK Medical Summer Fellowship Website
Application Opens: December 8, 2025Application Deadline: January 31, 2026
Tags: Cancer, Oncology, New York, United States
Sponsor(s): OhioHealth
Ohio Health Summer Research Externship Program Website
Application Deadline: January 10, 2026
Tags: Quality improvement, Medical education, Professional development, United States
Sponsor(s): Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Feinberg Northwestern Medical Students Summer Externship Website
Application Deadline: January 9, 2026
Tags: Physical medicine, Rehabilitation, Acute disabilities, Chronic disabilities, Illinois, United States
Sponsor(s): Hospital for Special Surgery Medical Student Training
Hospital for Special Surgery Medical Student Training Website
Tags: Basic science, Translational, Clinical, Orthopaedics, United States
Sponsor(s): Kaiser Permanente
Summer Clinical Thoracic Research Educational Tracks Website
Application Deadline: January 25, 2026
Tags: Thoracic surgery, Northern California, United States
Kaiser Permanente Educational Tracks Website
Tags: Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Northern California, United States
Tags: Obstetrics, Gynecology, Northern California, United States
Sponsor(s): Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School Scholars Program Website
Application Deadline: February 13, 2026
Tags: Ophthalmology, Massachusetts, United States
Sponsor(s): Nationwide Children's Hospital, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, NIH
Nationwide Children's Hospital Student Urinary Tract Program Website
Application Deadline: December 24, 2025
Tags: Nephrology, Urology, Ohio, United States
Sponsor(s): Nationwide Children's Hospital Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP)
Nationwide Children's Hospital Center for Injury Research and Policy Website
Application Deadline: January 26, 2026
Tags: Injury research, Injury prevention, Virtual, United States
Sponsor(s): Vanderbilt University Medical Center, NIH
Spurlock Research Fellowship Website
Application Deadline: March 2, 2026
Tags: Diabetes, Obesity, Kidney Disease, Digestive Disease, Tennessee, United States
Sponsor(s): Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Norris Comprehensive Care Center Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California, NIH
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles Summer Oncology Research Fellowshipv Program Website
Application Deadline: January 4, 2026
Tags: Biomedical engineering, Bioinformatics, Precision medicine, Population-based research, Survivorship, Cancer, Oncology, California, United States
Sponsor(s): The Global Health Project (a joint initiative of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University)
Global Health Project Website
Application Deadline: February 2026
Tags: Global health, Healthcare delivery and outcomes, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Operations management, Virtual, United States
Sponsor(s): GE Foundation, National Medical Fellowships
NMF Primary Care Fellowships Website
Application Deadline: TBA
Tags: Primary care, Community health, California, United States
Sponsor(s): University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Internship Website
Application Deadline: January 5, 2026
Tags: Value-based care, Surgery, Perioperative care, Texas, United States
Sponsor(s): Thomas Jefferson University
Simon Kramer Summer Externship in Radiation Oncology Website
Tags: Radiation Oncology, Philadelphia, United States
Sponsor(s): Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship Website
Application Deadline: January 31, 2026
Tags: Anesthesiology, United States
Sponsor(s): Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship Website
Application Deadline: January 20, 2026
Tags: Epidemiology, Social science, Health services, Leadership, Professionalism, United States
Sponsor(s): Kennedy Krieger Institute
James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement (RISE) Fellowship Website
Tags: Infectious diseases, Public health, Mental health, Maternal & child health, Health disparities, United States
Sponsor(s): Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
JACK's Summer Scholars for Neonatal Medicine Students Website
Tags: Pediatrics, Neonatology, Labor and delivery, Hospital medicine United States
Sponsor(s): University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Colorado Health Innovations Scholars Program Website
Application Deadline: January 12, 2026
Tags: Quality improvement, Leadership, Colorado, United States
Sponsor(s): Columbia University Medical Center
Summer Program for Undergraduate Rising Stars Website
Application Deadline: February 2, 2026
Tags: Biomedical research, New York, United States
Sponsor(s): American Society of Transplant Surgeons
American Society of Transplant Surgeons Grants and Eligibility Website
Application Deadline: February 9, 2026
Tags: Transplant, United States
Sponsor(s): American Society for Radiation Oncology
American Society for Radiation Oncology Website
Application Deadline: February 12, 2026
Tags: Radiation oncology, United States
Sponsor(s): Emergency Medicine Foundation, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
EMF/SAEM Medical Student Grants Website
Application Deadline: December 12, 2025
Tags: Emergency medicine, United States
Sponsor(s): American Osler Society
American Osler Society William B. Bean Award Website
Application Deadline: March 1, 2026
Tags: Medical history, Medical humanities, United States
Sponsor(s): National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS Medical Student Mentorship Program Website
Application Deadline: January 21, 2026
Tags: Multiple sclerosis, United States
Sponsor(s): Case Wester Reserve University School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Website
Application Deadline: Not accepting applications for Summer 2026
Tags: Biomedical research, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Hematology, Sleep disorders, Ohio, United States
Sponsor(s): Lupus Foundation of America
Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Website
Application Deadline: January 16, 2026
Tags: Lupus, United States
Sponsor(s): American College of Radiology
American College of Radiology Website
Tags: Radiology, Radiation oncology, Virtual, United States
Sponsor(s): UNC School of Medicine, National Institute of Aging
UNC School of Medicine, National Institute of Aging Website
Application Deadline: January 19,2026
Tags: Aging, Geriatrics, North Carolina, United States
Sponsor(s): Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
Campagna Scholarship Website
Application Deadline: once the first 30 applications have been received or January 16, 2026
Tags: Neurosurgery, Oregon, United States
Sponsor(s): Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
Clinical Investigator Pathway Program Website
Tags: Service, Clinical trials, Underserved communities, Public health, Community engagement, Leadership, United States
Sponsor(s): Penn State College of Medicine
PROMISE Program Website
Application Deadline: January 23, 2026
Tags: Cancer research, Oncology, Pennsylvania, United States
Sponsor(s): Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Department of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine and Emergency Care Research Guided Experience Website
Tags: Emergency Medicine, Emergency Care, Missouri, United States
Sponsor(s): Washington University in St Louis, Institute for Public Health, Global Health Center
Cardiovascular Disease & Hematology Program (RADIANCE) Website
Tags: Public health, Global health, Missouri, United States
Sponsor(s): Urology Care Foundation
International Student Humanitarian Grant Program Website
Tags: Urology, Humanitarian work, Public health, Quality improvement, Underserved population, Trinidad, Tobago, International
Sponsor(s): NYU Langone's Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics Website
Tags: Ethics, Holocaust, International
Sponsor(s): University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute
Med Students SOAR Program Website
Application Deadline: January 14, 2026
Tags: Cancer, Oncology, Texas, United States
Sponsor: Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt Anesthesiology Summer Research Program | Department of Anesthesiology Website
Application Deadline: Janaury 5, 2026
Sponsor: Ronald O. Perelman Dept of Emergency Medicine at NYU Langone Health & Bellevue Hospital Center
Pathways in Emergency Medicine Summer Fellowship
Application Deadline: March 9, 2026 DEADLINE EXTENDED!
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