The Summer Undergraduate Internship Program (SUIP) is a ten-week lab research internship run each summer by the Office of Research Trainee Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
Interns are matched with a Biomedical Graduate Studies faculty mentor, work about 40 hours a week, attend seminars and graduate-school preparation sessions, and present at a closing symposium. Three affiliated tracks (cell immunotherapy, HIV/AIDS, kidney/urology/hematology) share the same application.
Benefits & funding
- US$5,500 stipend.
- On-campus housing and a meal plan.
- Travel for one round trip to Penn.
- Full-time for 10 weeks, June 7 – August 13, 2027; you must commit to the whole program.
- The immunotherapy bioinformatics track also requires a virtual spring course.
Eligibility
- U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
- Enrolled at a four-year college for the fall after the program; graduating seniors cannot apply.
- No research experience required; preference goes to students who have finished their sophomore or junior year.
- Aimed at future PhD or MD-PhD students in biomedical science; those with limited access to research (first-generation, low-income, smaller colleges) are encouraged.
Can you apply?
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Eligible nationalities
USA
Residents of USA can also apply.
Education required
Bachelor Enrolled
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Application process
- 1Apply through Penn’s portal (or the Leadership Alliance portal, dates TBD) by February 1, 2027, 11:59 pm ET.
- 2Submit a two-page research and personal statement, a 150–200-word community statement, an unofficial transcript and a CV.
- 3Two recommendation letters, due by the same deadline; incomplete applications are not considered.
- 4To be considered for an affiliated track, name it in your personal statement.
Program timeline
Applications open
Oct 1, 2026
Application deadline
Feb 1, 2027
Offers released
Feb 18, 2027 – Mar 18, 2027
Program
Jun 7, 2027 – Aug 13, 2027