The TravelersGroup Summer Research Fellowship Program For Premedical Minority Students is designed to give participants deeper insights into the wide range of options that exist for minority physicians. The program is especially targeted to students from minority groups underrepresented in medicine. The program is held at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, located in New York City. Travel expenses are paid for students that live some distance from New York. No separate application form is required.
Application is to be made after completion of the first semester of the junior year.
This means that applications are received from the end of January until the first of March , which is the deadline for applications. Please send an official transcript, and a letter of recommendation from your college premedical advisor or one member of your science faculty who has taught you one course and who will give us a statement of your motivation and potential for medical and scientific studies. Submit a one-page essay outlining something about yourself and how you developed an interest in a medical career. Include applicant information, specifically home and school address, telephone numbers where you can be reached and social security number . Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent visa status.