A valuable community service has been provided by the CHRISTUS Stehlin Foundation for the past 17 years with its award-winning Educational Scholarship Program. This program provides an opportunity for outstanding high school and college students who want to pursue careers in science or medicine to work in the research laboratory, observe human surgery and make rounds with physicians.

Initiated in 1980, the Educational Scholarship Program provides practical experience as well as financial support to students desiring to become physicians, basic scientists, veterinarians, or other professionals in related fields of medical research. The program employs students at the high school and college levels to actively participate in the clinical and research activities conducted by our organization.

All students must have and maintain a good scholastic standing. They are supervised by a professional scientist at the Ph.D. level and/or a highly qualified technician while receiving extensive training and experience in the laboratory. Through the program, they learn a variety of laboratory techniques, observe human surgery and attend rounds with physicians and staff on a 42 bed oncology unit at St. Joseph Hospital. The students are paid by the foundation for their work, with the understanding that these funds are earmarked to defray their educational expenses.

Students have rotated through the program from the following universities: Baylor, Boston College, Brown, De Paul, Duke, Harvard, Hollins College, Houston, Justus Liebig (W. Germany), Loyola, LSU, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Princeton, Rhodes College, Rice, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech., Tulane, UCLA, USC, and Washington.

Local high schools represented include: Clear Creek, Clements, Cy Fair, Cypress Falls, Dulles, Kinkaid, Kempner, Kingwood, Lamar, St. Agnes, St. John's, South Houston, Spring Woods, Strake-Jesuit, Stratford, Westbury and Yates.

Application Process
Students interested in applying for a summer intern position should send by regular mail an introductory letter about yourself and why you are interested in the CHRISTUS Stehlin Foundation Summer Educational Program. Please note that applicants must be at least 17 years of age before their start date. Include any extracurricular activities and community service projects you are currently involved with or have been involved with in the past. Also include a copy of your latest transcript/report card as well as a recommendation letter from a guidance counselor/advisor or science teacher/professor. All of these materials MUST BE submitted by December 31st for consideration for the following summer term...NO EXCEPTIONS. The Stehlin Foundation is not responsible for lost applications as a result of the U.S. Postal Service. First time applicants will be given priority over requests for returning participants. On average, 10 positions are available each summer. Selected interns will be notified by mail no later than March 15th. Applicants information should be mailed to the attention of Mr. Robert Anderson, Executive Director, The Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research, 1315 St. Joseph Parkway, Suite #1818, Houston, TX 77002. Any additional questions can be directed to Mrs. Colleen Colton at 713-659-1336 or via e-mail at ccolton@stehlin.org. We appreciate your interest in the CHRISTUS Stehlin Foundation Summer Educational Program and wish you the best of luck with your application.