Research Fellowship and Selective

This is an opportunity for UC Davis School of Medicine students to enhance their medical training through direct participation in basic science, clinical investigation, or health care delivery research in the period between years 1 and 2. The Research Selective period is 4 weeks and fulfills the requirement for a 4-week selective.  The Research Fellowship period is 8 weeks.  Each program requires an application.  The Research Fellowship was developed to provide funding for students interested in gaining academic experience and is associated with a stipend of $2000, and requirement for an outcomes paper at the end of 8 weeks and a Poster presentation the following year.

UC Davis medical students in good standing at all levels are eligible to apply. Students interested in the program need to:

1) Review the instructions and complete the application by the deadline.  Instructions, application and deadline will be posted by Winter Quarter. 
2) Identify a faculty sponsor;
3) Work with the sponsor to develop a meaningful academic proposal; and
4) Submit the completed application by the due date. Date will be posted by Winter Quarter.
Awards will be based on a) the merit of the proposed studies, b) the potential of the student, and c) the research record of the sponsor.

Applications will be judged both on scientific merit and the program designed by both the student and mentor to achieve training goals. Both the student and mentor in the application must clearly and explicitly state these goals. Research projects which involve more than one student applicant should clearly state the roles of each student applicant. The application should primarily be developed and written by the student with input and direction from the sponsor. Applications clearly derived from existing grants of the sponsor will have less favorable consideration.

Applications must be completed in accordance with the instructions provided with the application packet.

MS1 Summer Research Fellowship Application Deadline February 2025.  Application and deadline will be posted Winter Quarter.

Email Holly Ly hhly@ucdavis.edu for more information.