Pre-Med & Life SciencesScience & STEMApplicationFully Funded
High School Summer Research Experience in Cancer (SURE-CAN)
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dates:
Jun 28–Aug 6, 2027
Length:
6 weeks (full-time, 40 hours/week)
Cost:
$0
Location:
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
Grades:
Current high school juniors (class of 2028) in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, or Chautauqua County, NY
Format:
Commuter
Deadline:
Jan 1, 2027
Six-week, full-time cancer research internship at Roswell Park in Buffalo where Western New York high school juniors work on a mentored lab, population-health, or computational project, attend cancer biology lectures and professional development sessions, and present a scientific poster at a closing symposium.
Residency restriction: Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, or Chautauqua County, NY students only
Pre-Med & Life SciencesSelectiveFully FundedPending 2027 refresh
UPWARDS Summer Program – High School Track
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dates:
Not confirmed for 2027
Length:
10 weeks
Cost:
$0
Location:
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
Grades:
Local high school students entering senior year in fall 2027, age 18 by June 7, 2027; economically or educationally disadvantaged, with disabilities, or first-generation (completed grade 11)
Format:
Commuter
Deadline:
Jan 13, 2027
Ten-week, full-time paid cancer research experience at MD Anderson in Houston where up to 10 local high school students are matched with a faculty mentor for lab research, coursework, and seminars, finishing with a poster session.
COSMOS UC Irvine · Cluster 3: Tissue and Tumor Biology and Mathematical/Computational Modeling
University of California COSMOS (UC Irvine)
Dates:
Jul 5–31, 2027
Length:
4 weeks
Cost:
$5,518 (2026 pricing; housing, meals and field trips)
Location:
Irvine, CA (UC Irvine campus)
Grades:
Rising 9th–12th graders attending high school in California (completed grades 8–11)
Format:
Residential
Deadline:
Due Feb 5, 2027
How cells grow and interact in tissues and how tumors form, studied through lab work with model organisms such as frog eggs and Hydra alongside a mathematical biology course that builds computer models of tissue and tumor growth.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesScience & STEMSelectiveFully Funded
Summer Student Program (SSP)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dates:
Jun 29–Aug 20, 2027
Length:
8 weeks (full-time, 40 hours/week)
Cost:
$0
Location:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Main Campus, New York, NY
Grades:
Current high school juniors living within 25 miles of MSK in Manhattan
Format:
Commuter
Deadline:
Feb 5, 2027
Eight-week, full-time paid research internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering in Manhattan where about 20 high school juniors each complete a self-directed lab project with a mentor and attend lab meetings and professional development events.
Residency restriction: Within 25 miles of MSK in Manhattan only
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center – Community Science Education & Outreach
Dates:
Jun 14–Aug 6, 2027
Length:
8 weeks
Cost:
$0
Location:
UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Grades:
Current 11th graders living in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, or San Mateo County; age 16+ by program start; minimum 2.5 GPA
Format:
Commuter
Deadline:
Feb 7, 2027
Eight-week, full-time research internship in a UCSF laboratory for Bay Area high school juniors, mentored by UCSF faculty, postdocs, and graduate students, with a weekly college seminar, college and career advising, and a closing research showcase.
Residency restriction: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, or San Mateo County students only
