Program Snapshot
What students should know
- Access model
- Free / unpaid internship
- Eligible students
- High-school or college; age 16+
- Current grade eligibility
- 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
- College eligibility
- College / undergraduate eligible
- Geographic eligibility
- NYC onsite/hybrid
- Research experience
- Authentic mentored research / internship
- Mentor / professional exposure
- Scientists / faculty; clinicians or physicians may be included
- Computational component
- Varies / not specified
- Health-sciences focus
- Strong
- Tuition / fee
- $0
- Stipend / compensation
- Unpaid
- Housing / travel
- No housing
2027 Cycle
Dates and application status
- Application opens
- December 1, 2026
- Application deadline
- January 19, 2027
- Program starts
- Not yet published
- Program ends
- Not yet published
Refresh status: 2026/current baseline; 2027 cycle refresh required
Editorial Assessment
How the score is calculated
Version 1.0Curriculum Design & STEM Experience25/25
Academic / Research Quality19/20
Selectivity & Merit-Based Access13/15
Mentorship & Alumni Network13/15
Track Record & Institutional Stability9/15
Financial Accessibility7/10
Rankings cannot be purchased. Sponsorship or advertising does not affect program scores.
Alumni Experience
What verified alumni report
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Confidence threshold0/20High Confidence begins at 20 verified reviews
Evidence
Sources supporting this profile
2 sourcesOfficialOfficial
Verified September 17, 2026master_record
Official source validated; cycle-specific 2027 refresh tracked separately
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Verified September 17, 2026validated_evidence
Cycle/status: 2026 official | Cost: Free | Compensation: Unpaid | Duration: 7 weeks / ~25 hrs wk | Eligibility/geography: HS/college students age 16+ | Curriculum/research: Cancer/precision-medicine mentored research plus cancer biology, epidemiology, disparities and computational biomedicine didactics | Track record/alumni: Joint Meyer Cancer Center/Englander Institute program
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