Rhodes and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have partnered to offer qualified Rhodes students an intensive research experience that pairs students with St. Jude scientists and places them into St. Jude’s laboratories for a period of two summers and the intervening academic year. Through this experience, students become fully engaged citizens in the scientific community of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a world-class pediatric clinical and research facility focusing on cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases.
Students must commit to two summers (10weeks/summer, full-time with pay) as well as 10 hours per week during the academic year (2 course credits per semester plus F11 credit). They will engage in a project that culminates in a formal research report, and students will be required to present their work at a local, regional or national meeting.
This fellowship is available for students following their first, second, or third year at Rhodes. Preference will be given to students with demonstrated academic success and prior research experience or relevant laboratory coursework. A campus housing option will be provided with the fellowship during the summers. In some years, an option for a project that includes an international component in the first summer may be available.
For more information on the St. Jude Summer Plus Fellowship, details on the application process, and application due dates, please contact Dr. Mary Miller (millerm@rhodes.edu).
“For my part, my lab is looking at conferences where I may be able to present, and it’s so exciting to be able to share what I’ve been working on. St. Jude and Rhodes are really intentional about pairing you with the program that you’re most suited for. And you can surprise yourself when you look back and see just how much you’ve learned, and just how much you’ve accomplished.”
-Helen Pennington '24
“It’s not just that you’re able to learn so much, it’s that so many of the faculty members at St. Jude are excited to teach you, and they really want you there. We’re learning cutting-edge research techniques before they come up in the classroom. I can’t stress enough that this is one of the best opportunities I’ve been presented with in my Rhodes experience.”
-Christopher Hom '24
