Harvard University/CURE  Cancer Research Program
http://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/center-initiatives/iecd/student-training/cure-program/

The CURE program introduces high school and college students from underrepresented populations to the world of cancer research by placing them in real research settings at local cancer research institutions. Our goal is to encourage students to pursue future careers in the biosciences — particularly cancer research — giving practical meaning to academic course work. At the same time, students make a valuable contribution to the DF/HCC research mission. By participating in a program at DF/HCC — an NCI comprehensive cancer center with more than 1000 researchers across seven Harvard institutions — students will learn from experts who are devoted to preventing, treating and curing cancer. Each year, a number of promising students are selected for this unique opportunity to expand and extend their interest in basic, clinical, or population science cancer research or nursing research.
You will work in a cancer research environment, getting hands-on experience you will not find in any classroom. You will spend time alongside scientists and use state-of-the-art technology. You will learn what a research career is really like, develop a wide range of skills, and take part in groundbreaking cancer discoveries that change the world, one experiment at a time.
You will be assigned your own mentor and advisor, who will oversee your research and offer guidance. And in addition to working on a research project, you will benefit from program activities

• The amount of the stipend is determined at the start of each program year. The stipend is determined by CURE funding sources, which vary from year to year.
• A stipend is provided on a weekly basis.
• Students are paid for up to 40 hours a week. We are unable to pay overtime to students.
• In 2010, undergraduates received $11/hr and high school students received $10/hr.

• Housing is not provided for students—it is the student’s responsibility to acquire his or her own housing. You may look up summer sublets at craigslist.
• If you contact the Training Coordinator and indicate you are in need of housing, you will be connected with other students who are looking for housing.

• There are ample networking opportunities for students. As part of the research internship, students must attend weekly seminars given by prominent researchers and physicians. Students are also highly encouraged to network within their own department and seek out opportunities for themselves—former students have shadowed doctors, had informational interviews, etc. because of the networks they built over the summer. There will also be opportunities to network with students from other research programs in the Greater Boston area.