Stanford STaRS Internship Program
Real students. Real research.
This summer internship was founded on the principle that education is the single, most powerful tool to improving human health. Many of us who provide mentorship in the RAMP UP / STaRS internship program have achieved our own leadership positions because of early mentoring. Our shared goal through this program is to help exceptional young people find the challenges, excitement, and immense rewards that a career in healthcare and biomedical research provides.
Addis Getahun, STaRS graduate and now a Biomolecular Engineering major at University of California, Santa Cruz
Each year, we host a group of talented young individuals who will work side-by-side with experienced clinician/scientist mentors and peers. This 7-week, in-person experience will challenge, inspire, and guide our interns on their first steps toward careers in healthcare and research.
The program is open to applicants of all backgrounds.
We seek to identify individuals that possess tenacity and drive, enthusiasm, and curiosity. Every scientist, entrepreneur, inventor, and creator will tell you that inquisitiveness- that willingness to think in new and different ways- is an invaluable characteristic. When you’re really interested in something, you’ll invest more time and energy- and with that added effort invariably comes success. Prior lab experience, however, is not a prerequisite because we recognize that some students don’t have the same opportunities as others to explore hands-on science.
We especially encourage applications from students who come from low-income, under-resourced environments, who are first-generation, or who are from underrepresented minority groups to apply for our program.
