Interested students can apply by completing and submitting an online application form, which requires personal statements, undergraduate transcripts, and three faculty mentor choices.

Application Process

• Personal statements, undergraduate transcripts (official or unofficial), and three picks for faculty mentors (in order) will be required before applying.
• Complete and submit an online application. (Only US citizens or permanent residents are eligible.)
• Arrange for two confidential recommendations. (Enter the recommenders' email addresses in the online application to support this process. A link for the recommendation form will be sent by email directly to the recommenders for completion.)

Eligibility Requirements 

• Be full-time college students
• Have completed their freshman year and not graduate before December 2025.
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Pay for housing during their fellowship from their stipend. Several opportunities for summer housing exist, with subletting off-campus being the most reasonable and cost-effective.
• Devote 12 consecutive weeks to full-time (40 hours/week) laboratory research ( excluding July 4). The faculty member and the student must agree upon vacation days, and any missed hours must be made up before the end of summer.
• Not hold other employment, join concurrent fellowships or enroll in classes during the fellowship period
• Be interested in pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Michigan.
• Have personal medical/health insurance throughout the program.
• Attend a Summer Symposium at the end of the program to report their research findings.
• Be a member of an underrepresented group*, an individual who comes from a family with annual income below established low-income thresholds, or an individual who will be the first-generation in their family to graduate from a four-year college or university.
• Must attend the annual ABRCMS conference in November, with up to $2,200 in funding provided. Submitting an abstract is encouraged but abstract acceptance is not required to attend the conference.

*Groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences include: A) individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups shown to be underrepresented nationally defined as Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, and B) individuals with disabilities, defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.