The following is a list of summer enrichment programs for underrepresented students and students from disadvantaged backgrounds. These programs, which vary widely in nature, provide a supportive environment in which to enhance your preparation for a career in health-related fields.
As you begin your explorations, please keep in mind that many of these programs have application deadlines toward the end of the fall semester or beginning of the spring semester. Additionally, please note that this listing is not exhaustive, so please utilize it as a starting point from which you can expand your search. We hope that you will share with us any opportunities you have identified beyond this list in an effort to grow it for future students.
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Baylor College of Dentistry Summer Pre-Dental Enrichment Program
Boston University School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Premedical Urban Leaders Summer Enrichment Program (PULSE)
Dartmouth College MD-PhD Undergraduate Summer (MPUS) Fellowship
Des Moines University Health Professions Advanced Summer Scholars (PASS)
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine Summer Program for Future Doctors
Florida International University Research and Summer Enrichment Programs
Harvard Medical School Four Directions Summer Research Program
Harvard Medical School Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program
Health Career Connection Comprehensive Summer Internship Program
Illinois College of Optometry Focus on Your Future Summer Program
Johns Hopkins Medicine Summer Internship Program
Loma Linda University Undergraduate Training Program
Massachusetts General Hospital Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summer Research Program (MSRP)
Mayo Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF)
Medical College of Georgia Student Educational Enrichment Program (SEEP)
Medical College of Wisconsin Multicultural Summer Research Training Program
Morehouse School of Medicine M.D. Summer Program
National Institute of Health Summer Internship Program (STEP-UP)
Northeast Regional Alliance (NERA) MEDPREP Program
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine CURE Summer Research Program
Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Scholars Program
Oregon Health and Science University Equity Summer Research Program
Pritzker School of Medicine Experience in Research (PSOMER)
Robert Wood Johnson Biomedical Careers Program (BCP)
Robert Wood Johnson Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Summer Research Experience
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Academic Enrichment Programs
Rutgers University Project Learn
South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium (AHEC) Health Careers Program
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program
Stanford University Summer Premedical Summer Program (SPSP)
State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center (Multiple programs available)
Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)
The National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)
The Ohio State University Improving Diversity in Optometric Careers
The Ohio State University SUCCESS Program
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical Education Development Program (MED)
The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Indians into Medicine
Tufts University Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences Summer Research Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education (PARAdiGM)
University of Arizona Arizona Applicant Academy
University of Arizona Graduate College Minority Health Disparities Summer Research Opportunities
University of Arkansas Premedical Summer Scholars Program
University of California Los Angeles David Geffen Schools of Medicine and Dentistry – UCLA PREP
University of California San Diego Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
University of California San Francisco Summer Research Training Program (SRTP)
University of California, Berkeley Optometry Opto-Camp
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Graduate Experience for Multicultural Students (GEMS)
University of Florida College of Medicine Summer Research Program
University of Houston College of Optometry Texas Optometry Career Opportunities Program (TEXOCOP)
University of Illinois Graduate College Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
University of Kansas Medical Center Health Careers Pathways Program (HCPP)
University of Massachusetts Medical School Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Osteopathic Medicine The PREP Program
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
University of Miami School of Medicine Minority Students Health Careers Motivation Program
University of Minnesota Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs (LSSURP)
University of Mississippi Medical Center Medical Cooperative Program (MEDCORP)
University of North Texas Health Science Center McNair Scholars Program
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Headlands Indian Health Careers Program
University of Pennsylvania Pre-Med Summer Enrichment Program
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program
University of Rochester Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
University of South Florida Prehealth Scholars Program
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Summer Programs for Undergraduates
University of Virginia School of Medicine Summer Research Internship Program
University of Washington Health Sciences Center STAR Program
Vanderbilt University Minority Summer Research Program
Virginia Commonwealth University Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP)
Weill Medical College of Cornell University The ACCESS Summer Research Program
Yale School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)