Summer Training in Academic Training and Research (STARS) Program

The Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship (STARS) Program is a distinguished summer research opportunity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) for underrepresented in medicine (URM)* undergraduate rising juniors and seniors, and first-year medical students with a strong interest in pursuing advanced careers as research scientists, physicians and/or health care professionals. The program recruits students from around the US into an eight-week mentored summer program. The students participate in intensive hands-on training in research methods and practice directly in the labs of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School’s leading researchers.

The BWH STARS Program will cover students' travel costs to and from Boston, cost of housing, selected meals and activities and a Research Trainee Stipend.

Applications must be received by Monday, January 9, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST. Please review comprehensive program information, features and application guidelines on our website.