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JAX SSP

The Jackson Laboratory
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Closed for cycleInterdisciplinaryBiomedical✓ verified
Reports
5
Stipend
$6,500 + housing + meal plan + travel
Deadline
Jan 31, 2026
Program
Jun 1 – Aug 8

Overview

The Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program offers 10 weeks of mentored, hands-on research experience in genetics and genomics at JAX's Bar Harbor (ME) and Farmington (CT) campuses. Students conduct an independent research project with a JAX faculty mentor.

Research topics

Mammalian genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, cancer biology, immunology, neuroscience, computational biology

Decision timeline · cycle 2026

4 dated reports placed on the cycle calendar. Each dot is one applicant who reported their decision date.

JanFebMarAprMayJun
3accepted1rejected

When decisions landed

Reported by 5 past applicants — these are the dates students heard back, not the program's official timeline.

Acceptance
Feb 10 → Feb 16
3 dated · 1 undated
Rejection
Feb 17
1 dated · 1 undated

From past applicants

Anonymized one-line notes — timing details, interview observations, spot counts.

~600 applicants
rejected · Feb 17 · cycle 2026
35/~600
accepted · Feb 10 · cycle 2026
30 spots for ~630 applicants
accepted · Feb 11 · cycle 2026
~30
accepted · Feb 16 · cycle 2026
Theme
JAX SSP at The Jackson Laboratory | Studita