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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program
The AHEC Scholars Program is an interdisciplinary education and training program with curricula focused on rural and/or underresourced populations. Scholars must commit to two years within the program, which consists of a minimum of 40 hours per year of team-based training in a rural or underserved environment and an additional 40 hours per year of didactic education.
Contact: AEHC Scholars
Cancer Research (SURF) Fellowship
The SURF Program provides training and educational opportunities to encourage the pursuit of biomedical careers. SURF fellows form a cohort with students participating in the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus’ Cancer Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU) program.
Contact: Traci Lyons, PhD, and John Tentler, PhD | SURF
Cancer Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU)
Through the University of Colorado Cancer Center's Cancer Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU), selected college undergraduate fellows spend ten weeks in our laboratories at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Contact: Rebecca Schweppe, PhD, and John Tentler, PhD | CREU
Colorado Research Experience (CORE)
CORE at CU Anschutz provides research opportunities for undergraduate students from underresourced groups in science.
Contact: [email protected] | CORE
Colorado Summer Institute in Biostatistics (CoSIBS)
CoSIBS is a Summer Institute in Biostatistics (SIBS) program that is sponsored by a grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The purpose of the NHLBI SIBS program is to introduce advanced undergraduate and early-stage graduate students to the field of biostatistics and the frontiers of data sciences.
Contact: [email protected] | CoSIBS
Colorado Undergraduate Research Summer Research Program (CUSP)
CUSP is a nationally prominent biomedical research training program for the best undergraduates. our major philosophy is to show CUSP interns how conducting research can be a valuable way to learn medicine.
Creating a pathway for talented, highly motivated students to apply to the CU Anschutz Cell Biology, Stem Cells and Development (CSD) PhD program. Create mentoring structures to support the participation of underresourced students in biomedical research. Provide mentor training and community service opportunities for CSD students.
Contact: Jeff Moore, PhD | [email protected] | Developing Scholars
Gates Summer Internship Program (GSIP)
The Gates Summer Internship Program (GSIP) is committed to supporting the future of biomedical research and regenerative medicine by inspiring outstanding undergraduates to pursue careers in the field.
Contact: [email protected] | GSIP
Integrated Nursing Pathway
This pathway prepares you to become a nurse by gradually introducing you to healthcare. First, you’ll take prerequisite classes at one of three Denver-area community colleges that partner with us. Then, you’ll start nursing courses on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. You'll gain the knowledge and skills you need to be a great nurse through classroom, clinical, and simulation experiences.
Contact: Request Information | Integrated Nursing Pathway
Neuroscience Colorado Research Experience (N-CORE)
The Neuroscience Colorado Research Experience (N-CORE) is a paid, eight-week Summer Research Educational Internship Program. Built by graduate students, N-CORE is designed to quickly integrate undergraduate students in the scientific community at CU Anschutz.
Contact: Ernesto Salcedo, PhD | [email protected] | N-CORE
PIKE-PREP: Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program
The Preparation in Interdisciplinary Knowledge to Excel (PIKE) PREP program offers a year-long multidimensional mentoring and research training experience to prepare post-baccalaureate students who have experienced a lack of access to education and training activities to enroll in and succeed in a top-tier PhD or MD-PhD program and commit to a career in biomedical research.
Contact: [email protected] | PIKE-PREP
Pre-Med/Pre-Health Emergency & Wilderness Medicine Program
Geared towards undergrads, recent grads, and gap year students, these classes will prepare you for medical school, get you a backstage pass to the medical school application process, and inform you on how to build a thriving career in healthcare.
Contact: Request Information | Emergency and Wilderness Medicine
Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE)
The Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE) is an internship opportunity for individuals pursuing an undergraduate degree or recently graduated with their Bachelor's degree. PURPLE is designed to introduce young people to the field of mental health by encouraging participation in supervised research activities.
Contact: [email protected] | PURPLE
Research Experience for Undergraduates in RNA and Genome Biology Program (REU-RGB)
Our REU Site in RNA and Genome Biology (REU-RGB) is a collaboration between CU-Anschutz and MSU Denver. This collaboration harnesses the strengths of each institution to engage students, particularly those from underrepresented groups in STEM, in independent, mentored bioscience research.
Contact: [email protected] | REU-RGB
Summer Child Health Research Internship
Contact: [email protected] | Summer Child Health Research
Summer Research Enhancement Program (SREP)
A unique training program for students interested in public health prevention research in Native communities.
Contact: Marc C. Bauer, PhD | [email protected] | Christopher Dickerson, PhD | [email protected] | SREP
Undergraduate Pre-Health Program (UPP)
The Undergraduate Pre-Health Program (UPP) is committed to helping increase the number of individuals within healthcare and research professions who have overcome challenges in their lives and prepares participants to enter their chosen professional or graduate school.
Contact: Undergraduate Pre-Health Program | [email protected] | UPP
Webb-Waring Program
The opportunity to recruit, inspire, and train students at all levels in their evolving educations and who are aspiring to careers in medicine and biomedical research is one of our most fulfilling, meaningful, and impactful activities.
Contact: John Repine | [email protected] | Andrzeji (Andy) Poczobutt | [email protected] | Web-Waring Program
BA/BS-DDS Program
The BA/BS-DDS degree program at the University of Colorado Denver and CU School of Dental Medicine at Anschutz Medical Campus aims to promote the numerous dental professionals practicing dentistry in Colorado and to better serve the health care needs of the State of Colorado.
Contact: [email protected] | BA/BS-DDS Program
BA/BS-DPT Program
This opportunity is designed for full-time students pursuing an undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado Denver to be admitted provisionally into the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus after 45 credit hours of appropriate CU Denver coursework.
Contact: [email protected] | BA/BS-DDS Program
BA/BS-MD Program
The BA/BS-MD degree program at the University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus aims to promote the numerous medical professionals practicing medicine in Colorado and to better serve the health care needs of the State of Colorado.
Contact: [email protected] | BA/BS-MD Program
CU Denver/CU Nursing Bridge Pathway
The CU Denver/CU Nursing Bridge Pathway is designed for students currently enrolled at CU Denver who have an interest in progressing into the CU Nursing Traditional (TRAD) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) pathway located on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado.
Contact: [email protected] | CU Denver/CU Nursing Bridge Pathway
CU Denver/University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science's (SSPPS) Pathway Program
The University of Colorado has launched a CU Denver/ SSPPS Pathway Program to promote the numerous health care professionals in Colorado and to better serve the health care needs of the State of Colorado.
Contact: [email protected] | CU Denver/SSPPS Pipeline Program
CU Denver/TJU-BSRT Pathway
CU Denver has entered a partnership with Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) to create a Pathway Program to become a Respiratory Therapist.
Contact: [email protected] | CU Denver/TJU-BSRT Pathway
Healthcare Interest Program (HIP)
The Healthcare Interest Program (HIP) supports Denver Health’s workforce development needs by creating pathways into the healthcare field for the next generation of healthcare providers.
Contact: Vicky Rhine| [email protected] | HIP
MARC U-STAR: Maximizing Access to Research Careers Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research
The MARC U-STAR scholarship program provides financial and academic support to students who are interested in research careers and plan to pursue a Ph.D. in the behavioral or biomedical sciences.
Contact: Jeremiah Ramos | [email protected] | MARC U-STAR
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA)
The Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URCA) is your connection to the research opportunities that are out there just waiting for you. Connect your classroom learning to real-world research opportunities through grants, work-study, summer fellowships, and more. It's Education through Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities, and we call it EURēCA! Discovered the possibilities!
Contact: [email protected] | URCA
CU Green Labs
The CU Green Labs Program uses a team approach to minimize the use of energy, water, material goods, and hazardous chemicals in CU Boulder laboratories and promotes efficient, effective use of research equipment and laboratory space.
Contact: Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, PhD | [email protected] | CU Green Labs
CU-STARs: CU Science, Technology, Astronomy Recruits
CU-STARs (Science, Technology and Astronomy Recruits) is a University of Colorado program to support students from all backgrounds interested in space.
Contact: [email protected] | CU STARs
First Nations Program
This program intends to promote, encourage, and support academic success and cultivate a thriving Native American community on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
Contact: Sue Lentz | [email protected] | First Nations Program
McNeill Academic Program
The McNeill Academic Program is a learning community that supports students' academic, personal, and professional development through outstanding faculty and staff, excellent instruction, collaborative learning, community engagement, and leadership development.
Contact: [email protected] | McNeill Academic Program
White Atelope Memorial (WAM) Program
The intent of this program, together with the First Nations Program, is to promote, encourage and support academic success and to cultivate a thriving Native American community on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
Contact: Sue Lentz | [email protected] | WAM Program
Undergraduate Research
The Center for Student Research provides information to help the research process run smoothly. We can help you find a faculty mentor, connect with a graduate peer mentor for advice and support, search for resources like funding opportunities, and provide workshops throughout the year to help you hone your research and presentation skills.
Contact: [email protected] | Undergraduate Research