Short Term Research

This funding is available to 3rd, 4th and 5th year medical students for periods engaged in full-time research, defined as 40 hours per week during normal business hours. Short term research stipends are awarded in the amount of $2,196 per 4-week period. The funding for short-term research is competitive, and students must apply for a minimum of four consecutive weeks and a maximum of twelve consecutive weeks in any given period.

Please note that students in their final year are only eligible to apply for short term funding through October 31.

There is a two-step process for applying for short term funding, which is described in our Application Instructions. Please contact OSR with any questions at osr.med@yale.edu or 203-785-6633.

Listed below are links for additional sources of funding for summer and short term research. It is important that you read the requirements carefully for each fellowship, as they have different eligibility requirements and deadlines. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are planning to apply for short term fellowships from funding sources outside of Yale, please contact your mentor whose business office will work with you on processing the application. Please reach out at least 10 days prior to the due date as there may be additional forms required by Yale's Office of Sponsored Projects that need to be completed before an application can be submitted to the funding agency. Contact Anne.Kellett@yale.edu with questions.

• Gold Student Summer Fellowship
• IDSA-GERM program
• Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program
  
• Cancer in the Under-Privileged, Indigent or Disadvantaged - The Summer Translational Oncology Program at Johns Hopkins (CUPID)
  
• Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Research Fellowships in Substance Abuse and Addiction
  
• Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship Program
• Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes and Obesity
• Medical Students' Sustained Training and Research Experience in Aging and Mental Health (M-STREAM) Program for Summer Research
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Summer Fellowship Program
• The Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program (Winn CIPP)
• Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
• Summer Medical Student Fellowships in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• William B. Bean Student Research Award
• University of Maryland School of Medicine's SPORT Program

• August 5, 2022 (Research Sept., Oct, Nov.)
  • Note: Final year medical students will not be eligible to receive short term funding beyond October 31st.
• November 4, 2022 (Research Dec., Jan., Feb.)
• February 3, 2023 (Research March, Apr., May)
• May 5, 2023 (Research June, July, August)

• August 4, 2023 (Research Sept., Oct, Nov.) *Note that MS4 students will not be eligible to apply for short term funds beyond this date*
• November 3, 2023 (Research Dec., Jan., Feb.)
• February 2, 2024 (Research March, Apr., May)
  
• May 4, 2024 (Research June, July, August)