Professional Education Opportunities

Students are required to work onsite for the entirety of the program. The program will include both live and virtual components based on the program being held at multiple sites.

• United States citizen or Permanent Resident
• Enrollment as an undergraduate student at the time of application
• Minimum 3.2 college GPA
• Interest in research motivated by problems in pediatric health

Upon completion of your application, each recommender listed will receive an automatically-generated email with a personalized link and instructions on how to submit a letter on your behalf. Recommenders will be asked to answer a few short questions and upload a letter to your application packet directly. It is your responsibility to ensure that your recommender completes this task prior to the January 31 deadline.

An application is considered complete when the application has been submitted and at least two letters of recommendation have been received no later than January 31. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Letters should be from college faculty members who can speak to your experiences working on research and/or your academic abilities; one must be from a science faculty member. For freshmen, it is acceptable if one of these letters is from a high school science teacher. Letters from mentors in research programs you were involved with are preferable.

No. The program accepts transcript copies as long as they are legible and complete.

Scholars will receive a $6,000 scholarship for the 10-week program, which will be paid in two installments during the summer program — one during the program and the final after the conclusion of the program.

Each project is based at one of four Nemours locations that are clearly specified on the project abstract:

• Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware in Wilmington, DE. Occasionally from the DE site, there are projects based at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. Students based in Philadelphia are required to be in Wilmington 1 day/week if the program is not virtual.
• Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville in Jacksonville, FL
  
• Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida in Orlando, FL
• Nemours Children's Health, Pensacola in Pensacola, FL

No. Travel from one's residence to the research site is up to the student. There is ample free parking at the Nemours locations. If the student is based at Jefferson in Philadelphia, there is a fee for parking.

No. While the program can assist with providing housing resources, finding and securing suitable housing is the scholar's responsibility.

Yes, you can apply to one or more than one location. Because you are asked to rank up to five (5) of your top project choices on the application, you may opt to select projects from a variety of locations. Remember that housing and transportation are your responsibility, so you may need to consider location of project in your ranking. On the application, you will be asked about plans for housing and transportation in the area(s) you have chosen.

The 10-week program is a full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday commitment, and should be performed in person during general business hours. Specific times will be determined by the project mentors. In-person attendance is required throughout the entirety of the program. Personal vacation time is not allowed during the 10 weeks.

We cannot interview every applicant. At some point during the selection process, you might be contacted by the program and/or the specific mentor to discuss your application.

Notifications will be emailed by mid-March.

Please email our Program Coordinator with any additional questions.