Summer Funding

Once a faculty member has agreed to serve as your project mentor, you must submit a formal application. Application instructions are provided on the application cover sheet.

Please submit your application cover sheet and supporting documents to Velda Yount at vyount@scrippscollege.edu by Friday, February 23, 2024. The DNS Budget Committee will evaluate these applications and notify all applicants of their decision around March 29. Students will have until April 10 to accept or decline their awarded funding.

If you are a CMC student:

Once you have been offered and accepted a research position at the Department of Natural Sciences, regardless of the specific award/fund, in order to receive your $4,500 stipend, you must apply to the Sponsored Internships and Experiences (SIE) application found here: https://www.cmc.edu/career-services/sie-program. Please log in to SMApply via your CMC credentials, complete the application along with your award letter from the Department of Natural Sciences. Each student is awarded one stipend per summer. Therefore, please only request $4,500 within your budget from the Department of Natural Sciences, as no additional funds can be requested within the application. If you have any questions regarding the SIE Application, please contact Garineh Kouredjian at Gkouredjian@cmc.edu.

Conduct summer research at the DNS with support from these funds.

Eaton Ecological Research Award

In memory of Bill Eaton, a CMC ecology student, the Eaton family established a fund to support research by DNS students in ecologically related areas. Funds are available to students from CMC, Pitzer, and Scripps. Funding is available at $4,500 each.

W.M. Keck Fund

Keck funds are available to students from CMC, Pitzer, and Scripps. Funding is available at $4,500 each.

Stein Family Summer Research Fellowship in Science (SScIP)

Pitzer students only

These fellowships are available to Pitzer students who have participated in the Summer Science Immersion Program (SScIP). Funding is available at $4,500 each.

Neuroscience Summer Research Fellowships

There are five neuroscience fellowships available. Stipends are available at $5,000 per student for a 10-week placement. Students may coordinate their own research placement, or they may choose from placements that have already been coordinated by Professor Tom Borowski at Pitzer College. These fellowships are given to students wanting to do research on or off campus.

Fellowship applications are due to Professor Borowski at Thomas_Borowski@pitzer.edu.

David Sadava Endowed Student Internship Fund

Pitzer students only

Named in honor of David Sadava, Emeritus Pritzker Professor of Biology, the Sadava Endowed Student Internship Fund supports the engagement of one Pitzer student in a summer internship/research experience at the DNS or elsewhere.

Eligible students must:

• Be a current sophomore or junior (i.e., rising junior or senior for next fall)
• Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Have demonstrated financial need
• Have an academic concentration in biology
• Have demonstrated a strong career and/or research interest in medicine or a related field focusing on human health. Related fields include but are not limited to biology, neuroscience, human biology, chemistry, or biochemistry

Funding for summer 2024 is $4,500. To apply for funding, students must complete an application and submit a resume.  Applications will be available on the first day of spring classes (January 16) and linked from the Pitzer Career Services website. Applications are due on Friday, February 23. For more information, contact Teresa Flores Roberts at teresa_flores@pitzer.edu.

Science Internship Fund

Pitzer students only

Award preference for the Science Internship Fund will be given to Pitzer students majoring in neuroscience, cognitive science, or any of the degree options offered through DNS. Stipends will support students’ science internships at the DNS or elsewhere. This can include placement in a student/faculty science-focused research project in coordination with the proper academic staff.

Awards will be given to at least one student annually and be determined by the Office of Career Services. Funding for summer 2024 is $4,500. To apply for funding, students must complete an application and submit a resume. Applications will be available on the first day of spring classes (January 16) and linked from the Pitzer Career Services website. Applications are due on Friday, February 23. For more information, contact Teresa Flores Roberts at teresa_flores@pitzer.edu.

Thomas Poon Endowed Student Internship Fund

Pitzer students only

Named in honor of Thomas Poon, former professor of chemistry and former interim president of Pitzer College, the Poon Endowed Student Internship Fund supports the engagement of one Pitzer student in a summer internship/research experience at the DNS or elsewhere.

Eligible students must:

• Be a current sophomore or junior (i.e. rising junior or senior for next fall)
• Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Have an academic concentration in chemistry or biochemistry

Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated financial need. Awards will support student internships/research in the fields of chemistry or biochemistry. Funding for summer 2024 is $4,500.

To apply for funding, students must complete an application and submit a resume.  Applications will be available on the first day of spring classes (January 16) and linked from the Pitzer Career Services website. Applications are due on Friday, February 23. For more information, contact Teresa Flores Roberts at teresa_flores@pitzer.edu.