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 |
| February 16, 2026 | Application decisions made and communicated to students |
| February 27, 2026 | Program acceptance and Mentor Agreement due to R&S Office |
Program Timeline for 2025-2026
Date |
Action |
| April - May 2026 | Complete required research training/turn in compliance documents |
| TBD (June 2026) | Orientation Day |
| June 1 - August 22, 2026 | Perform 12 weeks of full-time summer research in mentor's lab; attend journal clubs |
| TBD (August 2026) | Abstract submission (Click to submit) Deadline 5:00PM EST for Oral/Poster presentation CWRU SOM's Graduate and Medical Student Research Day |
| TBD (October 2026) | 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) |