Research

A list of annual opportunities including summer internships and programs run by leading bioethics centers and institutions, some of which are specifically designed for students.

Internships

Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Program in Biomedical Ethics Research

Usually due early January each year. 2023 due date: January 16, 2023.

Rochester, Minnesota - In-person preferred or potentially virtual for 2023

• Program dates: 10 weeks starting in late May or early June

• Open to Undergraduates (from any school)

Baylor College of Medicine Summer Internship - Bioethics and Health Policy Research

Usually due late February each year. 2023 due date: February 10, 2023.

Houston, Texas. Remote or in-person for 2023

• Program dates: June - August 2023

• Open to Undergraduates, Graduate Students (from any school)

Baylor College of Medicine Summer Internship - Clinical Ethics

Usually due late February each year. 2023 due date: February 10, 2023.

Houston, Texas. In-person for 2023

• Program dates: May - July 2023

• Open to Undergraduates, Graduate Students (from any school)

American Medical Association Medical Ethics Internship

Deadlines for each term: late Feb; late Jun; late Sept.

Chicago, Illinois

• Program dates: Mid-May through mid-August (Summer term); Mid-September through mid-December (Fall term); Mid-January through mid-April (Spring term)

• Open to Undergraduates, Graduate Students (from any school)

UVA Center for Health Humanities & Ethics Undergraduate Program

Four internship options are available for students interested in the field of Bioethics, two summer options and two semester-long options associated with a course and course credit. Unclear if any are offered this year, but there are email contacts listed.

Charlottesville, Virginia

• Program dates: during semesters, during summer

• Open to Rising 3rd and 4th Year Undergraduates

NYU Medical Ethics High School Internship Program

On hold until January 2023.

New York City, New York

• Program dates: 4 to 8 weeks in summer

• Open to High School Students (from any school)

NYU Medical Ethics Undergraduate Internship Program

Offered for Fall and Spring semesters.

Virtual

• Program dates: NYU academic semester, with option for renewal for a 2nd semester

• Open to Undergraduates (from any school)

University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics Internships

Offered throughout the year.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Program dates: flexible

• Open to Undergraduates (from any school)

Global Bioethics Initiative Internship

Offered throughout the year.

New York City, New York

• Program dates: flexible

• Open to Any Student Level

Summer Courses

Bioethics Education International Summer School

Application deadline: 6/15/2023

Virtual

• Program dates: July 24 to 29, 2023

• Open to High School Seniors, Undergraduates, Professionals

Columbia Summer Courses in Bioethics

Not listed for 2022

Virtual

• Program dates: usually end of June - mid August

• Open to Undergraduates (from any school)

Harvard edX Course - Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics

Registration usually due late May

Virtual

• Program dates: 10 weeks starting in mid-May

• Open to Undergraduates (from any school)

Yale Summer Institute in Bioethics Program

Application Deadlines: February 18th and March 11, 2023

Virtual and in-person options for 2023

• Program dates: June - mid July

• Open to Undergraduates, Graduates, Young Professionals, Professionals (from any school)

Fellowships

NIH Post Baccalaureate Bioethics Fellowship

The 2023 application window will open in the Fall.

Bethesda, Maryland

• Program dates: 2 years, starting in September

• Open to Post Baccalaureates (must have a bachelors degree completed no more than 3 years prior to the start date of the fellowship)

Mayo Clinic Post Baccalaureate Biomedical Ethics Program

Usually due early February each year. 2023 due date: February 7, 2023.

Rochester, Minnesota

• Program dates: 1-2 years

• Open to Post Baccalaureates (must have a bachelors degree completed prior to the start date of the fellowship)

The Hastings Center Sadler Scholars

Applications are due by March 13, 2023.

Virtual

• Program dates: 1 year

• Open to Doctoral Candidates from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in academic careers in fields related to bioethics

Working Groups

NSBA Bioethics Education Committee

Open

Virtual

• Program dates: Ongoing opportunity to join

• Open to High Schoolers, Undergraduates, Graduates (from any school)

NSBA Research Committee

Open

Virtual

• Program dates: Ongoing opportunity to join

• Open to High Schoolers, Undergraduates, Graduates (from any school)

NSBA 2023 Annual Conference Committee

Open

Virtual

• Program dates: Ongoing opportunity to join

• Open to High Schoolers, Undergraduates, Graduates (from any school)

NSBA Outreach Committee

Open

Virtual

• Program dates: Ongoing opportunity to join

• Open to High Schoolers, Undergraduates, Graduates (from any school)

Student Working Group on Vaccine Ethics & Policy

Open

Virtual

• Program dates: Ongoing opportunity to join

• Open to High Schoolers and Undergraduates and Recent Graduates (from any school)