Undergraduate Research Opportunities

NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites

NSF funds hundreds of REU sites in a wide range of disciplines at universities across the country. Most involve 8 to 12-week summer research experiences. Most students participate in REU sites at universities other than their home institutions. To find an REU site, see link above.

Application due dates vary but are typically November through February. 

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships 
Fellowship
Engineering, Biosciences, Behavioral Science, Computer Science, Geosciences, Graduating seniors
Application usually due: January

Summer Student Research Assistantships at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Summer research internships
Unspecified, Undergraduates and graduate students
Application usually due: January

National High Magnetic Lab
Summer Internship
Science/ Engineering Undergraduates
Application usually due: February

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships at Boston University
Summer research fellowship
Engineering, Math, Computer Science, Biology, Physics, and Sociology, Undergraduate ethnic minorities
Application usually due: February

Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research & Science
4-year summer research program w/mentoring
Sciences, Undergraduates, under-represented
Application usually due: February

Undergrad Minority Summer Internship program
Summer internship
Biology, Junior and senior ethnic underrepresented
Application usually due: February

Summer Undergrad Research in Science and Engineering
Summer internship
Biology, Engineering, Aquatic, and Environmental Studies, Undergraduates
Application usually due: February

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Research Program
Fall, Spring, or Summer research internship
Science, Math, Engineering, Technology, Undergraduate and graduate students
Application usually due: February

Columbia University Summer Research Program for Students from Historically Under-represented Groups 
Summer research program
Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Undergraduate ethnic minorities
Application usually due: February

NASA Academy Space Grant
Educational summer program
Science, Engineering, Undergraduates
Application usually due: February

National Museum of Natural History Research Training Program
Summer Research Opportunity
Biology, Geology, Ecology, English proficient Undergraduates
Application usually due: February 1

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Internships
10-15 week research internship
Ecology, Biology, Chemistry, Math, Physics, Possibly any, Undergraduate and graduate students
Application usually due: February

Princeton Summer Research Experience
dnredman@princeton.edu
Summer internship
Science, Math, Engineering, Undergraduates
Application usually due: February

Minority Undergraduate Research Assistant Program at UNC Chapel Hill 
Fellowship
Social Sciences, Humanities, Fine Arts, Undergraduate ethnic minorities
Application usually due: February

Summer Research Opportunities at the University of Michigan
Summer Research Opportunity
Humanities; Arts, Social, Physical or Natural Sciences, Undergraduates Historically Underrepresented in the Field
Application usually due: February

American Society for Microbiology Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Summer research program, fall research project, with mentorship component
Biology, Chemistry, Undergraduate ethnic minorities
Application usually due: February 1

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Summer Research Fellowships
Summer research fellowship
Science, Undergraduates
Application usually due: February 1

Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellowship Program
Summer/Semester Paid Internship
Science, Engineering, Math, or Technology, Undergraduates
Application usually due: February 1

Pre-Service Teacher Program
Summer Paid Internship
K-12 Education, Undergraduates
Application usually due: February 1

Harriet Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program
Fellowship
Sciences, Graduating seniors: ethnic minorities, women, and people with disabilities
Application usually due: February 1

Four Directions Summer Research Program
Summer research program
Pre-med, Undergraduate Native Americans
Application usually due: February

Emerging Infectious Diseases Lab Fellowship
One-year research fellowship
Sciences, Undergraduates and grad students
Application usually due: March

Summer Internships for Minority and Women Undergrads
Kate Hinke, Kate@space.hsv.usra.edu
Summer internship
Physical science, computer science, math, engineering, Undergraduate ethnic minorities and women
Application usually due: March

Summer Intern Program in Geo-science
Summer internship
Meteorology oceanography, earth science, Undergraduates
Application usually due: March

National Institutes of Health
Scholarships
Bio/medical, Undergraduates from a low-income family or disadvantaged institution
Application usually due: March

Early American Economy & Society Research Fellowships
Cathy Matson, Program Director, economics@librarycompany.org
One-month and nine-month research fellowships
Student who wants to study an aspect of early American economy & society, Undergrad, grad, doc student
Application usually due: March 1

Colorado State College of Agricultural Sciences Graduate Discovery Minority Internship Program
rlmiller@lamar.colostate.edu
Summer internship
Agriculture, Communications, sophomore and junior ethnic minorities
Application usually due: March 1
 
American Chemical Society Scholarships
Scholarships with mentoring component
Chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, Undergraduate ethnic minorities
Application usually due: March 1

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Project
Summer research institute
Science and Engineering, Undergraduate from under-represented groups
Application usually due: March 1

Strong Children’s Research Center
Summer research training program
Pre-med, Biomedical Research, Undergraduates and medical students
Application usually due: March 1

GEBS Summer Undergraduate Research Program at U. of Rochester
Summer research internship
Cellular and Molecular Biology, etc., Undergraduate ethnic minorities and women
Application usually due: March 1

Minority Medical Education Program
Summer med-school preparation
Pre-med, sophomore and beyond ethnic minorities
Application usually due: March 1

Argonne National Laboratory Student Interdisciplinary Research Training Program
Summer internship
Biology, freshman and sophomore ethnic minorities
Application usually due: March 1

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Minority Summer Research Opportunity
Summer research experience
Biology, Chemistry, Pre-med sophomore or junior ethnic minorities
Application usually due: March 1

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Internships
Summer internship
Television Production, Undergraduates and graduates
Application usually due: March

American Malacological Society
Student research project funding
Unspecified, any member of the AMS
Application usually due: March

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Cooperative Education Program
Cooperative education program
Aeronautics, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, Sophomore and beyond
Application usually due: March

Summer Internships For Physics Majors
Summer internship
Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Sophomore and beyond
Application usually due: March

Vilar Institute for Arts Management Internships
Internship, possible college credit
Performing Arts, Art Education, Undergraduates, Graduates, Grad Students
Application usually due: March, June, November

National Museum of Women in the Arts Education Department Intern Program
Internship
Unspecified, Undergraduates, Graduates, Grad Students
Application usually due: March, June, October

Math/Science Teaching Internship
Science research internship with strong mentoring component
Math/Science Ed., Undergraduate seniors
Application usually due: April

Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers
jhofmann@u.washington.edu
12-week internship
Biomedical And Behavioral Research Interests, Under-represented undergraduates
Application usually due: April

Federation for American Societies for Experimental Biology Summer Travel Awards
Summer research travel awards
Biology, Bioengineering, Psychology, Undergraduate and graduate ethnic minorities
Application usually due: April

ACM Newberry Seminar in the Humanities
Semester-long 16-credit program
Humanities, Juniors and Seniors
Application usually due: April

Environmental Protection Agency
Research fellowships
Sciences, Undergraduate underrepresented
Application usually due: November

National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance
Student-faculty research project funding
Technology, business entrepreneurship, Undergraduates and graduate students
Application usually due: December, May

AT&T Labs Undergraduate Research Programs
Summer research program
Math, Science, Engineering, junior and senior ethnic minorities and women
Application usually due: December

Gem – National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science
Undergraduate internships, scholarships,  graduate fellowships
Engineering Undergraduate ethnic minorities
Application usually due: December

NSF programs in Japan, Taiwan, Korea
Summer research experience
Sciences, Graduate students
Application usually due: December

National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
Dr. Carleton J. Barbour, CBarbour@ROHMHAAS.COM
Research award competition
Chemistry/Chemical Engineers, Undergraduate African-Americans
Application usually due: Unspecified

Research Experiences for Undergrads @ U of Maryland
Diane@isr.umd.edu
Summer research internship
Systems Engineering and Application, Undergraduates
Application usually due: Unspecified
 
Nursing Research Fellowship: Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (312) 853-0522
Research fellowships
Nursing, Undergraduate and graduate students
Application usually due: None

Inroads Internships
2-5 summers of work, plus year-round academic instruction and mentorship
Business, Technical, occasional Liberal Arts, freshman or sophomore ethnic minority
Application usually due: Unspecified

Boys Town National Research Hospital
Summer internships & graduate fellowships
Communication Sciences, Senior and recent grad ethnic minorities, students with disabilities
Application usually due: Unspecified

NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
Summer or Fall research experience
Engineering, mathematics, science, juniors and seniors, ethnic minorities encouraged
Application usually due: Unspecified

American Indian Science & Engineering Society
Summer internship
Science, Engineering, Sophomore and beyond American Indian/Alaskan Natives
Application usually due: TBA

Sloan Scholars Foundations
Scholarship
Math, Science, and Engineering, Graduating ethnic minority seniors
Application usually due: Unspecified

Research Experiences for Undergraduates at Northern Arizona University 
For-credit Research Project
Astronomy, Undergraduates
Application usually due: Unspecified