Application Timeline
** Future program dates are pending. Please check back for updates.
Date |
Action |
| January 1, 2026 | Applications submission open |
| January 30, 2026 | Applications and Proposals Due |
| TBD | Application decisions made and communicated to students |
| TBD | Program acceptance and Mentor Agreement due to R&S Office |
Program Timeline for 2024-2025
Date |
Action |
| April 2025 | Complete required research training/turn in compliance documents |
| June 2, 2026 | Orientation Day |
| June 2 - August 22, 2025 | Perform 12 weeks of full-time summer research in mentor's lab; attend journal clubs |
| August 25, 2025 | Abstract submission (Click to submit) Deadline 5:00PM EST for Oral/Poster presentation CWRU SOM's Graduate and Medical Student Research Day |
| October 16, 2025 | Oral/poster presentations at CWRU SOM's Graduate and Medical Student Research Day |
Future Opportunities
Date |
Action |
| Date and Modality TBD: Cleveland IDEAS Symposium | Option to attend and/or present poster at CDDRCC's biannual Cleveland IDEAS Symposium |
| April - May 2025 | Option to present at Department of Medicine Research Day |
| 2024/2025 | May continue MSSRP research project for required research blocks; may choose to do elective research year (MSTP fellowship) |