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The goal of the American Cancer Society (ACS) Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR) Internship Program is to encourage undergraduate college students who are part of an underrepresented minority group in the biomedical field to pursue a career in cancer research by providing them with a mentored research experience. We anticipate that exposing students to cancer research, mentoring, and career-development activities will ultimately advance diversity and inclusivity in the cancer research workforce – driving greater innovation, problem-solving, and collaboration.
Yes. Specific populations are underrepresented in science, including for receiving grant funding.
These groups are collectively called populations underrepresented in science:
For more information, see Get the Facts | Diversity in Extramural Programs.
For 10 weeks, undergraduate-student interns:
Throughout the year, interns also actively engage in planned, longitudinal career-development and networking activities.
Each institution will propose a start date for their internship program; however, we anticipate the funded institutions will start their internship program sometime between May and June.
ACS will monitor the program on an ongoing basis. Institutions will use surveys to collect baseline and longitudinal data.
A formal program evaluation will occur every 5 years.
To apply and be eligible for funding, institutions must:
ACS DICR Internship institutions may request support for 4 to 8 ACS DICR interns per year.
Interested institutions may email DiversityResearchTraining@cancer.org. The ACS DICR team will invite eligible institutions to apply for the ACS DICR Internship Program through ProposalCentral.
The deadline for ACS DICR Internship applications is April 1.
The ACS DICR Internship peer review committee convenes in June to review all submitted applications.
Institutions apply April 1 and receive notice of funding decisions in July. The start date for the project period is January 1.
Institutions are funded for up to a 3-year project period with $132,000 for direct costs only. Institutions may apply for a lower award amount depending on the number of interns they propose to train.
The award includes a $5,000 stipend to support each of the 4 to 8 interns selected. The award also includes discretionary funds for the PI to use for the benefit of the interns, such as team-building activities or for offsetting housing or travel costs.
To be eligible for funding, applicants for Principal Investigator/Program Director must:
No. ACS funds a single institution and single PI. Although we do not allow multiple PIs, institutions may have other doctoral-level faculty help lead the program.
Internship eligibility is guided by the NIH definition of underrepresented minorities in science.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be:
No.
No. Admission to the ACS DICR Internship programs requires an application to an institution with an active DICR Internship Program funded by the ACS. See a list of current ACS DICR Internship institutions.
The internship is a paid work experience. Students who are selected receive a weekly stipend of $500 for 10 weeks, totaling $5,000 for the summer internship.
No academic credit is awarded for the completion of this summer program.
For more information about the DICR Internship Program and DICR Institutional Development Grant: DiversityResearchTraining@cancer.org
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