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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Cancer Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU)
Through the University of Colorado Cancer Center's Cancer Research Summer Fellowship Program, every summer 35 to 40 college undergraduate students and a few advanced high school students are given the opportunity to spend ten weeks in our laboratories at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Boulder and other Denver-area health care institutions next generation of scientists, challenging qualified college undergraduates and exceptionally gifted high school students to consider a cancer-related career in the future.
Contact: Jill Penafiel | Jill.Penafiel@ucdenver.edu | CREU
Colorado Research Experience (CORE)
CORE at CU Anschutz provides research opportunities for undergraduate students from minoritized groups in science.
Contact: core@cuanschutz.edu | 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: cosibs@cuanschutz.edu | CoSIBS
Developing Scholars Program
Create a pipeline 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 underrepresented and underserved students in biomedical research. Provide mentor training and community service opportunities for CSD students.
Contact: Jeff Moore, PhD | jeffrey.moore@cuanschutz.edu | Developing Scholars
Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR)
The DICR Internship Program provides training and educational opportunities to encourage the pursuit of biomedical careers. The DICR program aims to improve diversity and inclusion in the cancer workforce by increasing the number of under-represented minorities (URM) trained as cancer researchers.
Contact: Jill Penafiel | Jill.Penafiel@cuanschutz.edu | DICR
Gates Summer Internship Program (GSIP)
The Gates Summer Internship Program (GSIP) encourages outstanding undergraduates to consider careers in biomedical research and regenerative medicine. This paid,11-week program provides state-of-the-art training opportunities in Gates Institute members' laboratories, supplemented by a seminar series, professional development, and social events.
Contact: Jane Rech | gsip@cuanschutz.edu | GSIP
Graduate Experiences for Multicultural Students (GEMS)
GEMS introduces undergraduate students from diverse and traditionally under-represented groups to the biomedical research career opportunities offered at the graduate level of a major health sciences center. Students enroll in a ten-week summer research internship course. The course is conducted by distinguished science faculty and consists of lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory research assignments. Participating in basic science programs at the Anschutz Medical Campus includes biochemistry and molecular genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and physiology.
Contact: Jill Penafiel | GEMS@ucdenver.edu | GEMS
Integrated Nursing Pathway
The University of Colorado College of Nursing partners with local community colleges (Community College of Aurora, the Community College of Denver, and Red Rocks Community College Arvada) through the Integrated Nursing Pathway. This program facilitates a unique pathway for students to earn a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in nursing. This distinct program offers simultaneous application and admission to the local community college and the CU College of Nursing, as well as dual academic advising to support student needs and an early introduction to the role of the professional nurse in the context of quality and safety.
Contact: Austin Singletary | Austin.singletary@cuanschutz.edu | Integrated Nursing Pathway
LaCamera Oncology Travel Award (LaCOTA)
Conference travel awards for CU School of Medicine medical students doing cancer research and attending to present at a national conference.
Contact: CRTEC@cuanschutz.edu | LaCOTA
Leadership Education for Aspiring Doctors (LEAD)
The Leadership Education for Aspiring Doctors (LEAD) program is an opportunity for diverse undergraduate (pre-medical) students to gain the tools and skills necessary to lead the innovative transformation of the American healthcare system. We are seeking to develop diverse future physician leaders who can transform the quality, safety, efficiency, and patient experience in healthcare.
Contact: Amira del Pino-Jones, MD | Amira.delPino-Jones@cuanschutz.edu | LEAD
Oncology Summer Internship (OSI)
Summer internship for CU School of Medicine Medical Students.
Contact: CRTEC@cuanschutz.edu | OSI
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. Interns meet regularly with a core set of graduate students that lead the N-CORE track. They are also paired with a Neuroscience Program Faculty member and work in their labs for the duration of the internship. In addition to research, interns participate in educational programming designed to strengthen neuroscience and scientific comprehension and to promote scientific and professional skills.
Contact: Ernesto Salcedo, PhD (AMC) | Ernesto.Salcedo@ucdenver.edu | N-Core
PIKE-PREP: Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program
The mission of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Preparation in Interdisciplinary Knowledge to Excel (PIKE) PREP is to offer a multi-dimensional mentoring and research training experience to prepare underrepresented post-baccalaureate students to enroll and succeed in a top-tier PhD or MD-PhD program and commit to a career in biomedical research.
Contact: PIKE.PREP@cuanschutz.edu | PIKE-PREP
Premed RESearch TrainInG Experience (PRESTIGE)
The mission of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus PRESTIGE Program is to provide multi-dimensional mentoring and research training in biomedical research for underrepresented post-baccalaureate students to succeed in top-tier MD or MD-PhD programs.
Contact: David Swartz, MD | PRESTIGE@cuanschutz.edu | PRESTIGE
Pre-Med/Pre-Health Emergency & Wilderness Medicine Program
Interested in a hands-on pre-med course? For undergraduate and graduate college students (and recent grads) the University of Colorado School of Medicine is offering an exciting new hands-on opportunity to explore the fields of emergency and wilderness medicine.
Contact: Todd Miner | Todd.Miner@cuanshutz.edu | Emergency and Wilderness Medicine
Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE)
The Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students at the PMHI is designed to introduce young people to child and adolescent psychiatry by having them participate in research activities.
RNA Bioscience Initiative (RBI) Summer Internship Program
The RNA Bioscience Initiative (RBI) Summer Internship Program is a 10-week hands-on, mentored research opportunity for undergraduates who want to gain real-world laboratory experience in RNA biology, chemistry, biochemistry, genomics, and bioinformatics.
Contact: rna.bioscience@cuanschutz.edu | RBI Summer Internship Program
Summer Undergraduate Minority Mentoring in Translational Science (SUMMiT)
SUMMiT is a collaborative series designed to quantitatively and qualitatively enhance summer undergraduate research programs by focusing on the unique needs of traditionally underrepresented students in science and research fields. Selected trainees will participate in targeted career development sessions held throughout the summer.
Contact: Dominic Martinez, Ed.D. | Dominic.Martinez@cuanschutz.edu | SUMMiT
Summer Child Health Research Internship
The Department of Pediatrics offers summer research opportunities for rising high school seniors, college students, and first-year medical students. Students will work in the lab with Department of Pediatrics faculty members at Children's Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado on the Anschutz Medical Campus.
Contact: ResearchInternship@childrenscolorado.org | Summer Child Health Research
Summer Research Enhancement Program (SREP)
A unique training program for students interested in public health prevention research in Native communities.
Undergraduate Pre-Health Program (UPP)
The program is ran out of the Office for Educational Outreach and Pathway Initiatives at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Students selected for this program are historically low-income and underrepresented in the health professions. Participants spend eight to twelve weeks working along side medical professionals and/or conducting research, and participating in workshops related to health disparities and cultural awareness. Participants in UPP also meet monthly throughout the academic year for Saturday Academy sessions on topics ranging from health disparities to professional development and leadership.
Contact: Undergraduate Pre-Health Program | upp@cuanschutz.edu | UPP
Webb-Waring Program Application
The Webb-Waring Center has always eagerly embraced education as key part of our mission. The opportunity to recruit, inspire, and train students who are 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: Dan Waide | Dan.Waid@ucdenver.edu | Web-Waring Program Application
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 diversity of dental professionals practicing dentistry in Colorado and to better serve the health care needs of the State of Colorado by assembling and educating up to 5 students each year from broadly diverse backgrounds. This program is for high school seniors who are current residents of the State of Colorado (Incoming freshman students).
Contact: ucdhealthcareers@ucdenver.edu | 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 UC-Denver coursework. The CU Anschutz PT Early Admission Program is designed for students from diverse backgrounds who have a desire to practice PT in the state of Colorado.
Contact: ucdhealthcareers@ucdenver.edu | 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 diversity of medical professionals practicing medicine in Colorado and to better serve the health care needs of the State of Colorado by assembling up to 10 outstanding students each year from broadly diverse backgrounds. This program is for high school seniors who are current residents of the State of Colorado (Incoming freshman students).
Contact: ucdhealthcareers@ucdenver.edu | BA/BS-MD Program
Bioengineering Scholars Program
The Bioengineering Scholars Program at CU Denver is aimed at students pursuing a degree in bioengineering or related fields. The goal of BSP is to provide financial and academic support and research opportunities to prepare students for graduate degrees in bioengineering, biomedical research, and medical school.
Contact: bioe.scholars@cuanschutz.edu | BSP Program
Colorado-Wyoming Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CO-WY AMP)
The mission of the CU Denver Colorado/Wyoming Alliance for Minority Participation (CO-WY AMP) program is to increase the number of historically and currently underrepresented African American, Native American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Alaska Native students earning bachelor’s and graduate degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
Contact: Dominic Martinez, Ed.D. | Dominic.Martinez@ucdenver.edu | CO-WY AMP
CU Denver/CU Nursing Bridge Pathway
The University of Colorado, through collaborative efforts of the CU Nursing and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) will launch a CU Denver/CU Nursing Bridge Pathway to promote the diversity of health care professionals and to better serve the health care needs of the State of Colorado. This bridge pathway is designed to be a 3+2 program consisting of 3 years of prerequisite coursework at CU Denver (Phase I) + 2 years of nursing coursework at CU Nursing (Phase II) resulting in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Contact: ucdhealthcareers@ucdenver.edu | CU Denver/CU Nursing Bridge Pathway
CU Denver/SSPPS Pipeline Program
University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS), and the University of Colorado Denver Pharmacy Pipeline Program-CU Denver/ SSPPS Pipeline Program-The University of Colorado, through collaborative efforts of the CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS) and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) have launched the CU Denver/ SSPPS Pipeline Program to promote the diversity of Pharmacy health care professionals in Colorado and to better serve the health care needs of the State of Colorado. The CU Denver/SSPPS Pipeline Program is designed to be a 3+4 program consisting of 3 years of prerequisite coursework at CU Denver and 4 years of coursework within the CU PharmD Program at CU SSPPS.
Contact: ucdhealthcareers@ucdenver.edu | 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. Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and National Jewish Health in Denver are collaborating to offer this unique program. This opportunity is designed for full-time, first-time in college students (freshmen students), at the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver), who are interested in becoming Respiratory Therapists. The Program is designed to be a 2+2 program consisting of 2 years of pre-professional coursework at CU Denver (Phase I) + 2 years of Respiratory Therapy coursework at TJU/NJH (Phase II) leading to a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Respiratory Therapy (BSRT). Phase 1 of the Program is designed for students who have interest in and/or intent to apply to the TJU/NJH BS RT Program. Acceptance in Phase 1 of the program results in formal assistance to meet the requirements necessary for transfer into BS RT Program. Please note that phase 1 does NOT guarantee admission into the TJU/NJH BS RT Program.
Contact: ucdhealthcareers@ucdenver.edu | CU Denver/SSPPS Pipeline Program
Healthcare Interest Program (HIP)
The Healthcare Interest Program (HIP) is a Denver Health grassroots initiative that offers to mentor underprivileged and minority college students, empowering and encouraging them to pursue training in medicine or in other healthcare professions. It was created by Dr. Lilia Cervantes as a result of her experiences growing up in poverty in Denver and not having access to healthcare while learning to speak English as a second language. HIP students shadow physicians and other healthcare providers in the hospital or clinics, attend lectures that connect basic science coursework with real-world healthcare topics and health disparities, and participate in a book club. In completing the program, students have a better understanding of the healthcare experience, and how general science concepts are used in the healthcare setting and become motivated to pursue healthcare careers.
Contact: Vicky Rhine| Vicky.Rhine@dhha.org | 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. The scholarship is funded through a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
Contact: Jeremiah Ramos | Jeremiah.2.Ramos@ucdenver.edu | MARC U-STAR
PT Early Admit Program
This program is designed to bring a richness of diversity to the Physical Therapy Program at the Anschutz Medical Campus and the PT profession. Diversity embraces race, ethnicity, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, disability, life experiences, record of service and employment and other talents and personal attributes that can enhance the scholarly and learning environment.
Contact: ucdhealthcareers@ucdenver.edu | PT Early Admit Program
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA)
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) provides CU Denver | Anschutz students the opportunity to connect with the research and creative mission of the University. Our Education through Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (EURēCA!) programs facilitate collaboration between students and faculty to incorporate inquiry, design, investigation, and discovery into learning experiences outside of the classroom.
Contact: undergrad.research@ucdenver.edu | URCA
Biological Science Initiative (BSI)
BSI awards are available to undergraduates with little or no research background interested in gaining experience in bioscience or bioscience-related research lab. Students work on projects under the guidance of a faculty member. Preference for awards is given to sophomores and juniors.
Contact: Lisa Romero De Mendoza | BSI@colorado.edu; Lisa.Romero@colorado.edu | BSI
CU Green Labs
Laboratories are important centers of intellectual innovation and discovery in our society. They also have a large environmental footprint. Because laboratories are large consumers of resources and thus present huge opportunities for conservation, a special emphasis on conservation has been placed on laboratory operations since 2009 through the creation of the CU Green Labs Program.
Contact: Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, PhD | Kathryn.Ramirez@coloado.edu | 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 first-year students from all backgrounds interested in space, through outreach into high school classrooms around Colorado and in reach community-building events. CU-STARs is open to all interested students, with a special focus on supporting those who are members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, students of color, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ students, students with disabilities, first-generation students, military veterans, etc.
Contact: custars@colorado.edu | CU STARs
McNeill Academic Program
The McNeill Academic Program is a multicultural 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: Sophie Low | mcneillprogram@colorado.edu | McNeill Academic Program
WAMS & First Nations Program
In the spring of 1988, the University of Colorado established the White Antelope Memorial Scholarship. This Scholarship has been instrumental in assisting American Indian students toward the completion of their baccalaureate degrees. The White Antelope Memorial Scholarship is dedicated to the memory of the Cheyenne and Arapaho people who lost their lives during the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864. White Antelope, a courageous leader of the Southern Cheyenne, died at Sand Creek while attempting to negotiate peace with the Colorado militia.
Contact: Sue Lentz | Sue.Lentz@colorado.edu | WAMS & First Nations Program
Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate research is a valuable opportunity that is worth the effort, and you'll likely have fun doing it along the way! Student-researchers at UCCS earn 25% higher GPAs than their non-researching peers, they have a 35% higher graduation rate, and they are almost twice as likely to pursue graduate studies (Undergraduate Research Academy Impact Data, 2021). Research experiences also offers the opportunity to connect with fellow students and faculty interested in the same important topics you are and together you can help contribute to the knowledge of tomorrow!
Contact: csr@uccs.edu | Undergraduate Research