MindCORE Summer Fellowship Program
June 2 – August 8, 2025
Application deadline: March 2, 2025
The MindCORE Summer Fellowship Program is a paid 10-week program for both Penn and non-Penn undergraduate students. Summer Fellows are matched with select MindCORE faculty in interdisciplinary mind and brain studies based on student research interest and mentor preference. With their mentors, students embark on a research project shaped as much as possible by their interests.
Under the supervision of faculty and program staff, students participate in:
- A 1-week introductory workshop on interdisciplinary research in cognitive science
- 9 weeks of mentored research
- Weekly lunches for research discussions & faculty seminars
- Research ethics training
- Technical training
- Lab demos
- Professional development opportunities that prepare participants for pursuing advanced education and careers in related fields of research
- Guidance toward creating a final poster or presentation of the student’s summer research work
Click here for a sample schedule.
Eligibility
Applicants must be enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at an accredited institution. First year, second year, and third year students are encouraged to apply; graduating seniors are not eligible.
Non-Penn applicants must be U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents, without exception. Non-Penn students who are in the U.S. on any type of visa are not eligible for the program.
Our program is funded through gift and grants from the following sources:
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- Lila R. Gleitman Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Fund – funding for Penn student applicants only
- Robert A. Rescorla Undergraduate Research Fund
- Wharton Applied Neuroscience & Business Analytics Fellowship – funding for non-Penn student applicants
- NSF REU Site in Interdisciplinary Mind & Brain Studies – funding for non-Penn student applicants only
Applications
Applicants are asked to indicate their area(s) of research interest in the application form, contact information & demographic data, as well as provide a resume, unofficial transcript, contact information for 2 professional references (e.g., college instructor(s) and/or work manager), and a short personal statement of no more than 500 words. The personal statement asks applicants to state reasons for wanting to participate in the program, relevance of the program to future research plans, and provide brief details of research interest and/or experience.
Please note that not all referees will be contacted. Reference requests are sent out after the first application review in March.
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Participating Mentors – Summer Program 2025
Each mentor’s name is linked to their website.
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