ACS Cancer Research Internship Program for College Undergraduates
We provide institutional support for undergraduate students to take part in a 10-week summer internship in cancer research along with career development and networking activities throughout the academic year.
The Basics: Internship Program
ACS Cancer Research interns spend 10 weeks during the summer engaging in hands-on research. They’re mentored by an accomplished investigator in a cancer research lab or in a clinical or community setting.
Interns receive a stipend of $500 a week, for a total of $5,000 for the summer internship.
No academic credit is awarded.
Throughout the year, interns engage in planned career-development and networking activities.
Each ACS-funded institution sets the criteria and process for intern applications and their review. Using a selection committee, institutions may choose 4 to 8 interns. All interns are paired with mentors based on their research interest.
ACS Grant Mechanism for Cancer Research Internship
The ACS CICR funding opportunity for internships is awarded to institutions to support implementation of a summer experiential, mentored cancer research career training program for undergraduate college students, with yearlong networking activities.
The Internship Program targets undergraduate college students to increase their awareness and enthusiasm for opportunities to work in cancer research, a health profession, or other health-related science career.
Institutional Grant Eligibility Criteria
ACS funding opportunities are available to institutions who meet the institutional and administrative eligibility criteria.
Eligible nonprofit institutions may be academic institutions, cancer centers, or an equivalent nonprofit institution with academic affiliations.
All institutions must have:
- An established cancer research program
- Experience with Pathways programs
- Held an ACS, NIH, or other national funder of institutional research or training grants
- Be accredited to confer bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and health professional degrees
For full eligibility criteria, see:
ACS CICR Training All Grant Instructions
Original Funding
Funding to launch the ACS Cancer Research Internship Program was from the generous support of the DeLuca Foundation, an endowment from Elizabeth and Phill Gross and their family, Merck, and multiple others.
For all questions: Email CancerResearchTraining@cancer.org
