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The Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC) is a National Cancer Institute partnership led by Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northeastern Illinois University. Our mission is to advance cancer health equity through meaningful scientific discovery, education, training and community engagement.

2025 CHEC Fellows Program

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Please check back again next year!

The ChicagoCHEC Research Fellows program is a comprehensive learning experience about health disparities in cancer for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students at Northeastern Illinois University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, the City Colleges of Chicago, and other community and junior colleges in the Chicago metropolitan area who are planning to apply to graduate or medical school. This program is focused on developing academic, technical, and professional skills in preparation for careers in social, behavioral, and biomedical research and healthcare.

ChicagoCHEC Research Fellows will spend the summer in seminars and research rotations learning from leading researchers. A stipend is given for the entirety of the eight-week program.

2025 Fellowship Application Timeline

  • Dec. 18, 2024: Early Application Deadline

  • Jan. 2025: Early Applicant Interviews

  • Feb. 3, 2025: Early Applicant Notification 

  • Feb. 5, 2025: Final Application Deadline

  • February/March 2025: Interviews

  • March 2025: Selection and notification

  • June 9, 2025: Start of summer program

  • Aug. 1, 2025: End of summer program

Students from any major who are passionate about health disparities in cancer are encouraged to apply.

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