Summer Programs

Programs for Students in High School and Junior High

Architecture in the City
Open to sophomore, junior, senior high school students and recent high school graduates.

Bioengineering Opportunities & Leadership Training (BOLT)
Open to high school students interested in learning about biomedical engineering and some of the exciting career options available for STEM-focused students.

CU Pre-Health Scholars Program
Open to Colorado High School students interested in research or Healthcare Professions.

Child Health Research Internship
Open to any High School Seniors, Undergraduates, or 1st year Medical Students interested in Child Health research careers.

Denver Student Training in Research Science (STaRS) Program
Open to any High School Seniors, Undergraduates, or 1st year Medical Students interested in Child Health research careers.

GenCyber Summer Camp
Open to Colorado high school students interested in learning more about cybersecurity, ethical hacking, social engineering, computer and digital forensics, networking fundamentals, cyber threats, cybersecurity careers, ethics in cybersecurity, and online safety.

The Medical Career (MC2) Collaborative Program at Children's Hospital Colorado and Denver Health
Open to Colorado High School Juniors and Seniors interested in Healthcare Professions.

Programs for Current and Recent Undergraduate Students

Cancer Research Summer Fellowship Program
Open to any Undergraduate Student interested in Cancer research careers.

CC2STEM: Community College 2 STEM
Open to Colorado community college students interested in summer mentoring and research training experience in the biomedical sciences.

Child Health Research Internship
Open to any High School Seniors, Undergraduates, or 1st year Medical Students interested in Child Health research careers.

Colorado Biomedical Informatics Summer Training Fellowship
Open to any undergraduate student interested in Computer Science and Bioinformatics research careers.

Colorado Undergraduate Research in Environmental Health Sciences (CUREHS) Program
Open to Colorado undergraduate juniors and seniors from underrepresented backgrounds interested in environmental health.

Colorado Summer Institute in Biostatistics
Open to advanced undergraduate or early-stage graduate students with interest in the application of statistics and mathematics to biomedical research.

Developing Scholars Program
Open to undergraduates from regional undergraduate institutions (CU Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and CU Colorado Springs) who are interested in biomedical research and are traditionally excluded or underserved in academic research based on race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression.  

DICR: Diversity in Cancer Research
Open to rising college sophomores, juniors, and seniors from underrepresented backgrounds interested in any STEM discipline (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Gates Summer Research Internship (GSIP)
Open to any undergraduate and recent graduates, including former interns.

Graduate Experience for Multicultural Students (GEMS)
Open to Undergraduate Students interested in Biomedical Science research careers with at least two years of college work completed.

Leadership Education for Aspiring Doctors (LEAD)
Open to undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds interested in pursuing medicine.

Neuroscience Colorado Research Experience (N-CORE)
Open to undergraduate students in or from the state of Colorado who are interested in pursuing studies or careers in biomedical research.

Pre-Med/Pre-Health Wilderness & Emergency Medicine Course in Colorado
Open to undergraduates and recent graduates interested in exploring a career in medicine or other health professions.

PRESTIGE: Premed RESearch TrainInG Experience
Open to recent baccalaureate graduates from underrepresented backgrounds who are interested in a future medical career combined with biomedical research.

Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)
Open to current CU Denver Graduate students, Undergrads, and Postdocs in engineering, chemistry, or physics interested in research opportunities at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Psychiatric Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE)
Open to undergraduates and recent graduates interested in pediatric mental health.

RNA Bioscience Initiative Summer Internship Program
Open to undergraduates interested in RNA research (RNA Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Genomics, and Bioinformatics) who intend to pursue graduate school.

Scholarly Trainees Acquiring Research Skills (STARS) Program
Open to Colorado Community College Students interested in research careers in child psychology, child psychiatry, or developmental neuroscience.

School of Dental Medicine International Student Program (ISP)
Open to qualified graduates of foreign dental programs interested in pursuing the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the CU School of Dental Medicine

School of Medicine Post-Baccalaureate Program
Open to CO residents who have applied to the CU Anschutz MD program.

Summer Research Training Program (SRTP)
Open to undergraduates enrolled in college in Colorado that are from a group historically underrepresented in science. Tracks in Neuroscience and Physician-Scientists available. No prior experience in a biomedical research lab is required to apply.

Undergraduate Pre-Health Program
Open to any undergraduate student interested in Healthcare Professions.

U-TRAC: Undergraduate Training and Research Achievement in Cancer
Open to undergraduate rising sophomores and/or juniors who are looking for a year-long, paid, mentored cancer-related research experience coupled with training in biomedical concepts, research principles, and career development workshops and lectures.

Webb-Waring/Colorado Undergraduate Summer Research Program (CUSP)
Open to students and graduates aspiring to careers in medicine and biomedical research.

Programs for Graduate and Professional Students

Colorado Summer Institute in Biostatistics
Open to advanced undergraduate or early-stage graduate students with interest in the application of statistics and mathematics to biomedical research.

GEMS For Health Professional Students
Open to current students in health professional programs including Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physicians Assistant, and Public Health.

Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)
Open to current CU Denver Graduate students, Undergrads, and Postdocs in engineering, chemistry, or physics interested in research opportunities at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

School of Dental Medicine International Student Program (ISP)
Open to qualified graduates of foreign dental programs interested in pursuing the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the CU School of Dental Medicine