Who can apply?
- CHOP lists full-time sophomores, juniors and spring-graduating seniors at accredited two- or four-year colleges. Applicants must have completed at least one full year of college; first-year students are explicitly ineligible.
- Applicants need a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and must be majoring in a relevant field or still be undeclared. The page frames the program broadly around research administration rather than bench-science majors alone.
- Participants must be eligible to work in the United States. In-person orientation and weekly workshops on the Philadelphia campus are required, and CHOP says housing is not provided.
The page's old deadline and $5,000 stipend describe the 2026 cohort. They are useful historical context, not confirmed terms for Summer 2027.
Dates, pay & program timing
CHOP says Summer 2027 applications will open in December 2026. At review, the page still showed dates and a $5,000 stipend for the prior 2026 cohort; those figures are not carried forward as 2027 facts. Check the 2027 application for its deadline, term dates, hours and confirmed compensation when the new cycle appears.
View the deadline calendarThese details reflect the sources at the review date. An overview is not a live job offer. Check the official page for today's application status and the selected opening's written terms.
How to apply to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Use CHOP's ARRA page—not a general hospital job search—to watch for the Summer 2027 application when it opens in December 2026.
- Check the new cycle against the program-level gates: full-time enrollment, at least one college year completed, a 3.0 GPA, an eligible undergraduate year and US work eligibility.
- Follow the 2027 instructions for documents and submission. Record the published deadline and save the confirmation; do not reuse the prior cohort's date or stipend as if it controls the new cycle.
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How to prepare a stronger application
Research administration is the work that lets research happen: budgets, project coordination, compliance, communications and agreements. Pick one or two functions you genuinely want to explore, and connect them to a course, campus role, job or process you have handled.
Plan Philadelphia logistics before applying. Required in-person events and no program housing make commute or short-term housing part of eligibility in practice, even though it is not an academic selection rule.
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Add a stage & next actionChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia: questions before applying
Can freshmen apply to CHOP ARRA?
No. CHOP says freshmen are ineligible and requires at least one full college year completed.
Is ARRA a laboratory research internship?
No. It introduces students to the administrative careers that support research, including project management, finance, compliance, communications and technology transfer.
Is housing included?
No. CHOP says housing is not covered, and required program events take place in person in Philadelphia.
Official sources & update notes
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We do not infer deadlines, remote eligibility, or guaranteed offers from older recruiting cycles. Read our editorial process.