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Carolina Summer Fellowship Program

Applications for 2025 CSFP are open. See the Application process/Important dates section below.

The Carolina Summer Fellowship (CSF) Program is a summer research program for undergraduate students sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology at UNC-Chapel Hill and supported in part by a SURF award from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). The CSF Program is designed to give students planning a career in the biomedical sciences an opportunity to conduct research under the direction of a research pharmacologist and to gain knowledge and skills in scientific communication and networking.

Training in science with a good mix of fun, social activities

Training in the CSF Program includes hands-on research conducted by the student in the laboratory of a supervising faculty member, a weekly seminar program to acquaint the student with projects and research activities of the faculty, workshops on career opportunities, ethics training, presentation skills, and how to apply and interview for graduate school. Outside the lab get to know your fellow CSF students through fun events, lunches and dinners near or on the famous Franklin Street. The program culminates with student presentations on their summer research project.

Program start and end dates

  • The CSF Program runs for 9 weeks in the summer, May-July.
  • The 2025 CSF Program beginning and ending dates are Friday May 23rd through Sunday July 27th.

Number of participants accepted to the program

  • We normally accept 6-10 Carolina Summer Fellows each summer who join us in Chapel Hill for the 9-week CSF program.

Benefits

  • $4000 stipend
  • Free on campus housing
  • $500 food allowance

Eligibility

  • Rising Sophomore – rising Senior student at any College or University
  • US citizen or permanent residents or foreign student with valid visa
  • Must have active health insurance

Application process/Important dates

  • Applications for 2025 CSFP are now open. Read the instructions below and then use the appropriate button to apply.
    • Non-UNC students will need to create an account. UNC students will login using their onyen.
    • After logging in, at the Welcome page, select UNC Pharmacology Summer Fellowship Program and then CSFP 2025.
    • Read the instructions and click Continue to begin.
  • Applications require a statement of career goals, a resume, a transcript and at least 1 letter of recommendation.
  • All applications must include 1 letter of recommendation to be complete.
  • All application materials, including letters of recommendation, are due by February 3, 2025 @ 11:59 PM EST
  • Decision notifications should be returned around the end of March (2025 dates to be announced).

UNC Students Apply here

Non-UNC Students Apply here

How do I apply?

Questions/Information

Please visit How do I apply to the CSFP?

If you have any further questions concerning our program, or issues with the application process, please email April Villanueva, Carolina Summer Fellowship Program Director, at pharmacology@unc.edu

The program is open to all eligible students. Based on the university’s mission and values, we encourage all individuals, but especially those from underrepresented (rural, first generation, low socioeconomic status, etc) groups, to apply.