Grants and Summer stipends
All Barnard students have access to subsidized summer housing in a Barnard dormitory, assuming you are working full-time in a scientific laboratory. Below are some programs that offer stipends for summer research.
Hughes Science Pipeline Project
Eligibility: Barnard students working full-time with Barnard faculty
Process: Speak with a Biology faculty member, preferably during Fall semester
Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program
Eligibility: Students at Barnard, CU or elsewhere must work full-time with established Amgen mentor
Process: Submit application by deadline
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Eligibility: Students from Barnard or CU or must work with established SURF mentor
Process: Submit application by deadline
Merck Research Fellowship
Eligibility: Barnard students working full-time with Barnard faculty
Process: Speak with a Barnard Biology faculty member, preferably during Fall semester
Barnard Office of Career Development
There are several summer stipends available to science students (link)
Individual Faculty Grants
Some Biology faculty have research grants that provide summer stipends for Barnard students.
Small Grants from the Barnard Biology Department
There are three funds (Donald And Nancy Ritchie, Edna Henry Bennet, and Herbert Maule Richards) that we use to support small summer grants. If you have a project in mind, then please submit a 1-2 page proposal to the Biology Office (1203 Altschul) on or before April 12th. This proposal should include:
A brief description of your plans and their importance to your studies.
A detailed budget which indicates the minimum amount of money that you will need.
Maura Shannon Barrett Internship
The Department of Biological Sciences also supports an internship for Barnard students interested in medical-related research over the summer. This internship can be obtained in two ways:
- An internship may be arranged at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Contact the Department Administrator in the Biology Office (Room 1203 Altschul) for more information.
- Students with pre-arranged, non-funded internships in a biomedical research lab may apply for partial stipends through this internship fund. Applications should be prepared according the instructions described above for small grants.
