​Application and Guidelines

The Summer Research Fellowship Program is a competitive research opportunity offered to current Columbia dental students who wish to participate in a basic, clinical, or translational research project. Applications are reviewed by the College of Dental Medicine Research Committee, and selected students receive a stipend of approximately $2,500. Stipend amount and number of selected students are based on the availability of funds.

Eligibility

First-year Columbia DDS students in good academic standing are eligible to apply. You must be able to spend the months of July and August full-time on your project.

How to Apply

  1. Applications are available on March 1st.
  2. Complete all sections with your mentor.
  3. Email the completed application to Dr. Chang Lee, chl2109@cumc.columbia.edu.

Summer fellowship recipients are announced at the beginning of June.

Application Deadline: mid-April, 2023

Contact

Chang Lee, PhD
Associate Professor (Tenure), Regenerative Engineering Laboratory

Associate Director, Center for Dental & Craniofacial Research, CUIMC
chl2109@cumc.columbia.edu 
212-305-1920