The Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland's Dietrich Diabetes Research Institute DDRI Summer Internship in Diabetes Research offers up to six undergraduate, graduate and medical students the opportunity to work for a ten-week period (June-August) with established diabetes researchers in northeast Ohio research institutions.
Each intern is sponsored by a local diabetes researcher and works closely with his or her sponsor designing and completing a research project in the area of diabetes during the 10-week internship. Interns receive a $2,500 award (payable through the sponsor's institution; half at the beginning, half upon completion of all requirements), attend weekly diabetes seminars, spend time at Camp Ho Mita Koda learning about diabetes on a personal level, and present their research projects at the DDRI Quarterly Meeting in August.
Please note that DAGC/DDRI does not arrange housing or living arrangements for awardees. Also note that it is strongly suggested that applicants do not schedule evening college courses due to the conflict with seminar requirements and the time commitment required by the internship.
Investigators - Register to become a DDRI Summer Intern Sponsor
Applications for the upcoming summer are posted online each winter. The deadline for applications varies each year, but is generally mid-February. Students and sponsors will be notified of awards by the end of April. Please see Instructions for this year’s deadlines.
Please note that the application deadline for summer 2007 has passed. Applications for summer 2009 will be posted online in December 2008.
Eligibility
- Full time undergraduate, graduate or medical student. Note: Rising freshmen and/or high school students taking college courses are not eligible
- Demonstrated scholastic ability
- Proposed research project must be conducted at an approved institution in the northeast Ohio area, although the intern may be from a college outside NEO
- Sponsors must register with DDRI
- Proposed research cannot be part of the candidate's fulfillment of degree requirements
- Applicant may not receive overlapping funding for the internship period and/or project
Project Details & Requirements
- Interns receive a $2,500 award (payable through the sponsor's institution; final half upon completion of all requirements)
- Interns must work 10 full weeks during June - August
- Interns must attend scheduled weekly evening seminars June - August
- Interns must attend scheduled day or overnight at Camp Ho Mita Koda
- At the conclusion of the program, a written report, formal presentation (second Wednesday in August) and program evaluation are required from the intern
- Sponsors are required to complete a evaluation form at the end of the summer. More information for Summer Intern Sponsors...
Application Requirements
- Applicant must enlist an established diabetes investigator to serve as his/her sponsor. If students do not have a sponsor in mind, they may check the list of potential sponsors
- Completed application including required essays
- Two letters of recommendation
- Letter of support from sponsoring researcher
- Two page biosketch of sponsoring researcher
- Updated official college transcript(s)
- Medical or Graduate Students - official undergraduate transcript also required
Download Forms - Summer Internship Applicants
Questions? Contact ddri@dagc.org
Information for Summer Intern Sponsors
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