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Summer Research Fellowships

The Office of Medical Student Affairs funds a limited number of students to pursue research and scholarship under the mentorship of clinicians and scientists. This program is limited to first-year students who have successfully completed their initial course of study.

  • The Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship (MSASF) gives each student awardee a stipend of $1000 for at least four consecutive weeks of research.
  • While priority will be given to projects conducted at NYMC-associated sites (NYMC campus and clinical affiliates), stipends of $1,000 will be provided for a limited number of positions outside of the NYMC consortium, where funding is not available. Follow the same instructions below as for the NYMC program.
  • Mentor stipends: NYMC faculty mentors of MSASF awardees will receive a matching fund of $1000 to be used for research support. Each mentor will receive a maximum of one stipend regardless of the number of students mentored. No separate application is required.

Eligibility Criteria:

  1. Applicants must be in Good Academic Standing (No summer course make-ups or course remediation)
  2. Clinical shadowing opportunities are potentially valuable experiences but do not qualify as scholarly work and are not eligible. Consider combining such an experience with the writing of a suitably researched case report or literature review.
  3. Awardees must agree to submit a written summary of work at the end of the program and to present completed research projects at the Medical Student Research Forum.
  4. Awardees who are U.S. citizens must complete an IRS Form W-9 upon acceptance to the program (this will be provided to you at the time of your acceptance). Non-U.S. citizens ARE eligible to receive an award and will be asked to complete the applicable tax withholding forms.

Application Procedure:

  1. First, identify a mentor in your area of interest. The Medical Student Research Opportunities Catalog (available on LEO) provides a listing of known NYMC-affiliated research/scholarly activities. However, students are not limited to this list; if you have specific interests not covered, you are encouraged to contact departments and/or faculty directly to discuss the possibilities of working together.
  2. Once you and your mentor have agreed to work together, you should complete the Fellowship application by following the link provided below.
  3. The MSASF 2024 Summer Research Project Proposal Face Page is accessible through LCMS+. Scroll down to the bottom of the course page titled "MSASF Summer Research Project Proposal Page 2024.” You will need to prepare and combine the face sheet with your proposal for uploading prior to starting the online application process. Please note that this is NOT the same document as the SOM Student Research Application.
  4. Complete your Project Proposal following the instructions on the Project Proposal face sheet. You will need to scan the face sheet together with your proposal and upload the proposal to your application submission. you will need a scanned/electronic file of your Project Proposal Face Sheet (signed by your research mentor) and your Project Proposal prior to starting the online application process. Electronic files can be uploaded as .pdf or .jpg files. We strongly recommend having your mentor review your formal Project Proposal prior to its submission.
  5. Scan the face sheet together with your proposal (or combine as a single digital document) and upload the proposal to your application submission. NYMC-MSASF Application MUST be submitted through the MSASF application portal. Applications sent by email will NOT be considered.
  6. The deadline for submitting your proposal is Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Applications submitted after the deadline will be placed on a waiting list for available remaining funding and processed in the order they are received.
  7. Incomplete applications, applications without a faculty mentor signature, or those that do not adhere to the Fellowship application and Project Proposal guidelines, will not be considered.
  8. Students will be notified of their acceptance into the program no later than May 24. Applications submitted no later than March 30 will receive “early decision” review with notification in early April.

Disbursements of Funds

The student stipends for the MSASF will be paid in a single installment before June 30, 2024.  NYMC faculty mentor awards will be deposited into a designated purpose fund in the mentor’s department.