Rhodes and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have partnered to offer qualified Rhodes students an intensive research experience that pairs students with St. Jude scientists and places them into St. Jude’s laboratories for a period of two summers and the intervening academic year. Through this experience, students become fully engaged citizens in the scientific community of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a world-class pediatric clinical and research facility focusing on cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases. Read more about the St. Jude Summer Plus Fellowship.
Students must commit to two summers (10 weeks/summer, full-time with pay) as well as 10 hours per week during the academic year (2 course credits per semester plus F11 credit). They will engage in a project that culminates in a formal research report, and students will be required to present their work at a local, regional or national meeting.
This fellowship is available for students following their first, second, or third year at Rhodes. Preference will be given to students with demonstrated academic success and prior research experience or relevant laboratory coursework. A campus housing option will be provided with the fellowship during the summers.
Application instructions for 2024-2025 (PDF): read this to prepare your application in advance (you will not be able to save your application as you go).
Evaluations are due on December 1st. Ask for individuals to write your evaluation well in advance of the deadline, you will need to send this link to your evaluators: Evaluation Link
For more information on the St. Jude Summer Plus Fellowship, details on the application process, and application due dates, please contact Dr. Mary Miller (millerm@rhodes.edu).
Applications are currently closed, but should open on November 1, 2025.