Seattle Children’s: Summer Scholars Program (SSSP)

Pay Range: $20 Hourly.

How to Apply: Apply Online by January 15, 2025.

Description:

All applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM Pacific Time on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. This form will be inactivated, and late submissions will not be accepted.

Before You Start:

• You will not be able to save and return to this application. It must be completed in one sitting.
• At the time you complete this form, your resume and personal statement should be completed and ready to upload.
• You can upload your letter of reference later in this form, or your reference can email it separately to SSSP@seattlechildrens.org by the application deadline.
• Before continuing, you should also have selected your top three research projects and written out your reason for each choice, which you can copy/paste into the appropriate field in this form. If you have not reviewed the available projects, they are linked on our webpage under STEP 3, Research Project Interest Statements.

Timeline:

• Application Period: December 17 – January 15 (5 PM PT)
• Review and Selection: January 16 – March 20
• Research Internship: June 23 – August 22

Considerations for Applicants:

Students must have a strong background and interest in one of the following fields: neuroscience, biology, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, behavioral health, public health, or a related STEM or biomedical field.

Ideal candidates are interested in pursuing graduate studies in a biomedical or public health field, or medical studies. Students must be able to reside in or near Seattle during the summer internship.

Undergraduates graduating prior to the program start date are not eligible. Those in graduate school or medical school are not eligible to apply.

This program is intended to support students whose background is historically underrepresented in the biomedical and health sciences.

Seattle Children’s adheres to the NIH’s definition of underrepresented groups as groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis, based on at least one of the three categories below.

• The following racial and ethnic groups have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research:
• Black or African Americans;
• Hispanics or Latinos;
• American Indians or Alaska Natives;
• Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.

• Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, as described in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.

• Individuals who meet two or more of the criteria for disadvantaged backgrounds as listed on the NIH website.

Minimum requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years of age by the start of the program and eligible to work in the U.S.
• Currently enrolled, or will be enrolled, in an undergraduate, community or technical college, and in good standing with your institution.
• Must have excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, including attention to detail.
• Must follow all procedures for maintaining confidentiality and protecting privacy of any data or information related to research projects and to Seattle Children’s business operations.
• Must conduct themselves in a manner consistent with Seattle Children’s values of compassion, excellence, equity, innovation, integrity and collaboration.