Harvard Cancer Consortium, a comprehensive cancer center that brings together the cancer research efforts of seven member institutions (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Massachusetts General Hospital), is committed to building the most well-trained cancer research workforce in the world.
The HCC Young Empowered Students for Continued Research Engagement (YES for CURE) program is a 2.5 YEAR program providing training experiences for high school and undergraduate students interested in a career in science or research. Students engage in hands-on, mentored research with basic, clinical, bioinformatic, computational, population or nursing science research investigators in research environments within HCC.
YES for CURE
- Program Start Date
- 2027-02-20
NOTE: The deadline to submit applications is November 20th, 2026
THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS. You will be notified when your completed application has been received. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Application Form
- An unofficial copy of transcript or report card from most current school and year
- Current résumé
- Letter(s) of Recommendation: A total of two letters of recommendation is required. At least one recommendation letter must be from your science or mathematics teacher/professor. Letters of recommendation must be received by the deadline for an application to be considered complete. Applications without both letters of recommendation will not be considered.
Please create an account to access the application form and information on how to upload these components. Once your account is created, you can log into your application and make updates prior to the application deadline. Be sure to SAVE changes to your application as you go; the application form will NOT automatically save changes. Your application cannot be submitted until all required fields have been completed.
After you have submitted your application with all of the necessary information it will be sent to the YES for CURE program. You will be able to print your submitted application. You may also sign back in at any time to view it; however, SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE EDITED FURTHER.
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Do you have questions or are you experiencing technical difficulties? Please contact hcc_cure@mgb.org.