ResearcHStart
ResearcHStart is an eight-week summer cancer research training program for high school juniors and seniors from the Chicago and Urbana-Champaign areas. Participants work full-time in laboratories across five Illinois research institutions, gaining hands-on experience in cancer immunology, bioengineering, and therapeutics, complemented by faculty lectures, career development workshops, and mentorship.
Program details
- Deadline
- Deadline unconfirmed
- Dates
- Jun 15, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026
- Grade level
- Grades 11–12
- Location
- Multiple Locations
- Program type
- Research experience
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Attendance
- Commuter
Eligibility
High school juniors or seniors at the time of application who are residents of Illinois or Lake County, Indiana, and at least 16 years old by the start of the program. Immediate family members of program site leadership, advisory committees, or site faculty are ineligible.
Costs and support
- Cost
- Not specified
- Financial aid
- Not specified
- Stipend
- $3,000 taxable stipend
- Contact program
- cancertraining@bsd.uchicago.edu
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