Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program Grant

The Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program, funded by the Lupus Foundation of America, aims to engage students in lupus research across various disciplines. Eligible applicants include undergraduate and graduate/medical students, with specific allocation preferences. This initiative promotes valuable research experiences under the guidance of established faculty at accredited institutions.

The goal of this program is to foster an interest among students in the areas of basic, clinical, translational, epidemiological, or behavioral research relevant to lupus. Students must work under the sponsorship and supervision of an established, promotion ladder faculty principal investigator who engages in clinical research or who directs a laboratory that is dedicated at least in part to the investigation of lupus at an academic, medical, or a research institution.
Award Information
Lupus Foundation of America is awarding six recipients at $4,000 each. The award funding is paid to the recipient’s institution, and the research must be conducted in the institution’s research lab or another appropriate research environment. The research project should span across 10 weeks during the months of May through September 2026.

Eligibility

The project must be in one of the following areas focused on lupus research: basic, clinical, translational, epidemiological, or behavioral research.The applicant is responsible for identifying a supervising sponsor who is an established, promotion ladder faculty principal investigator who directs a laboratory dedicated at least in part to the investigation of lupus at an academic, medical, or research institution.The institution where you’re conducting your research must be in the US, Canada, or Mexico.Eligible applicants include undergraduate and graduate/medical students. Awards will be allocated with a 2/5 share (40%) reserved for undergraduates and a 3/5 share (60%) reserved for graduate/medical students.Awards may not be postponed for use in a later year or be carried out for two or more summers.