Application Timeline
Date | Action |
| November 1, 2026 | Applications submission open |
| January 27, 2027 | Applications and Proposals Due |
| February 2027 | Application decisions made and communicated to students |
| February 2027 | Program acceptance and Mentor Agreement due to R&S Office |
Program Timeline for 2026-2027
Date | Action |
| April - May 2027 | Complete required research training/turn in compliance documents |
| TBD (June 2027) | Orientation Day |
| June - August 2027 | Perform 12 weeks of full-time summer research in mentor's lab; attend journal clubs |
| TBD (August 2027) | Abstract submission (Click to submit) Deadline 5:00PM EST for Oral/Poster presentation CWRU SOM's Graduate and Medical Student Research Day |
| TBD (October 2027) | Oral/poster presentations at CWRU SOM's Graduate and Medical Student Research Day |
Future Opportunities
Date | Action |
| TBD | Option to attend and/or present poster at CDDRCC's biannual Cleveland IDEAS Symposium |
| TBD | Option to present at Department of Medicine Research Day |
| TBD | May continue MSSRP research project for required research blocks; may choose to do elective research year (MSTP fellowship) |