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Computing Research Undergraduate Intern Summer Experience

Description in the link to apply.

  • Location: Georgia Tech
  • Associated institution: Georgia Tech
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Not determined.

MSRP (MIT Summer Research Program)

The MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) seeks to promote the value of graduate education; to improve the research enterprise through increased diversity; and to prepare and recruit the best and brightest for graduate education at MIT. This program focuses on research in Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, & Neuroscience. The program takes place June 9 – August 9, 2025

  • Location: Masachussets Institute of Technology
  • Associated institution: Masachussets Institute of Technology
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-21 00:00:00

Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE)

A summer research experience for undergraduate students from May 28, 2024 – August 3, 2024. Participants will spend ten weeks conducting laboratory research in an area of engineering or the physical sciences.

  • Location: The University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Associated institution: The University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-15 00:00:00

Summer Public Health Scholars Program

The Summer Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP) is designed for undergraduate students and its goal is to increase interest in and knowledge of public health and biomedical science careers. The program is designed for undergraduates entering their junior or senior year and recent baccalaureate degree students who are undecided about their career goals.

  • Location: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Associated institution: Columbia University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? :  January 31, 2025, @11:59 PM EST 

SROP (Summer Research Opportunities Program)

The goal of the program is to increase the number of underrepresented students who pursue graduate study and research careers. SROP helps prepare undergraduates for graduate study through intensive research experiences with faculty mentors and enrichment activities. 

  • Location: Ten Academic alliance Universities
  • Associated institution: Alliance Universities (University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, etc.)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-10 00:00:00

Minority Access Inc., Internship Program

The Minority Access National Internship Program is designed to allow talented undergraduate and graduate students experience the diversity and scope of career opportunities available in the federal, state and local government and participating private business entities. The program allows students to merge academic theory with the experience they are learning in the workplace.

  • Location: Virtual or in-person
  • Associated institution: Minority Access, Inc
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-01 00:00:00

Applied Plant System REU

The goal of this program is to prepare students with both knowledge and skills necessary to address the grand challenges of food production and the environment. Participating students will conduct a summer experiential internship related to his or her career interests and goals, choosing from a variety of programs in the applied plant, soil, and environmental sciences available through a network of collaborators.

  • Location: University of Nebraska- Lincoln
  • Associated institution: University of Nebraska- Lincoln
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-01 00:00:00

Organization for Tropical Studies: Tropical Biology Course (Summer – Costa Rica)

A summer research experience for undergraduate students from underrepresented minorities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The program is designed to increase the appreciation of students own and that of other cultural backgrounds, improve student scientific literacy, to develop research skills, and to develop the motivation to expand their professional network while promoting the self-confidence to continue along a STEM career trajectory. Costa Rica’s unique diversity of ecosystems, from lowland tropical forests, to cloud forests, species rich wetlands, dry forests and diverse coastal systems will be your classroom as you study tropical ecology, conservation, methods in field research. 

  • Location: Costa Rica
  • Associated institution: Not specified.
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-01 00:00:00

The OHSU Equity Research Program

The OHSU Equity Research Program offers an exciting opportunity for diverse undergraduate college students to spend eight weeks working on research projects alongside faculty, scientists and graduate students.

  • Location: OHSU’s campus
  • Associated institution: Oregon Health & Science University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-22 00:00:00

Boston College Integrated Science for Society REU

BC-REU participants will gain the skills and reinforced motivation for success in STEM careers, while learning the power of integrated science to solve complex societal problems via the innovative solutions that emerge in highly collaborative and diverse environments.

  • Location: Boston University
  • Associated institution: Boston University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Not determined.

The Janelia Undergraduate Scholars

The Janelia Undergraduate Scholars program is a 10-week summer program aimed at well-prepared, independent, and committed students with significant research experience. Janelia is a highly collaborative setting where biologists routinely work alongside computer scientists, engineers, physicists, and chemists. This enables undergraduate scholars to benefit from an unparalleled interdisciplinary experience. 

  • Location: Ashburn, Virginia
  • Associated institution: Janelia Research Campus
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 14, 2025 3:00 PM EST

U.S. Dept. of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)

Selected students participate as interns appointed at one of 17 participating DOE laboratories/facilities. They perform research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission.

  • Location: Various locations
  • Associated institution: U.S. Dept. of Energy Facilities
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 8, 2025 at 5:00PM ET

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI)

The SULI program is intended to support the intellectual and professional development of students who have the desire to be involved in an intensive scientific research experience. Be part of a Department of Energy (DOE) team that’s working together to advance scientific impact and discovery. Expand your skills and knowledge at a DOE national laboratory using state-of-the-art facilities and advanced scientific instruments.

  • Location: DOE Laboratory/Facility
  • Associated institution: DOE Laboratory/Facility
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 8, 2025 at 5:00PM ET

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Summer Research Team (SRT) Program

The purpose of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Summer Research Team (SRT) Program is to increase and enhance the scientific leadership at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in research areas that support the mission and goals of DHS. 

  • Location: Various locations
  • Associated institution: Homeland security
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 3, 2025, 11:59 PM EST

Caltech LIGO SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships)

Undergraduate students in physics, astronomy and engineering are invited to participate in the development of gravitational-wave astronomy through the Caltech LIGO Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program. 

  • Location: Pasadena, California (LIGO observatory sites)
  • Associated institution: California Institute of Technology, LIGO Hanford Observatory, LIGO Livingston Observatory
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-11 00:00:00

AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows

Students can join AAAS as a member to strengthen the voice of science. This 10-week summer program places science, engineering, and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate complex scientific issues to the public.

  • Location: Washington D.C.
  • Associated institution: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-01 00:00:00

Achieving Competence in Computing, Engineering, and Space (ACCESS)

Providing opportunities for outstanding scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about federal policymaking while using their knowledge and skills to address today’s most pressing societal challenges.

  • Location: Washington D.C.
  • Associated institution: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : November 1, 11:59 p.m. ET

Stanford SURGE (Summer Undergraduate Research in Geoscience and Engineering)

SURGE provides undergraduates from a U.S. institution the opportunity to gain mentored research experience at Stanford University in the geosciences and engineering during the eight-week period of June 20, 2022 to August 12, 2022. The underlying philosophy of SURGE is to train students by creating a supportive and rigorous work environment. 

  • Location: Stanford University
  • Associated institution: Stanford University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Jan. 12, 2025

Caltech SURF Program

SURF provides an opportunity to explore other fields. SURF is not “just a summer job”; a project should have significant intellectual and creative content. The benchmark for a suitable project is the potential for publication in the refereed literature.

  • Location: Caltech
  • Associated institution: California Institute of Technology
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-22 00:00:00

Caltech WAVE Fellows Program

Applications will be evaluated by Caltech faculty, which will select prospective fellows from the applicant pool. Selected students will be matched with a mentor. Fellowships will be offered when the match has been confirmed.

  • Location: Caltech
  • Associated institution: California Institute of Technology
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-10 00:00:00

Broad Summer Research Program (BSRP)

The Broad Summer Research Program (BSRP) is an intensive nine-week summer research opportunity designed for undergraduates with a commitment to biomedical research and an interest in genomics. BSRP has a strong record of success in helping students to nurture their passion for research and succeed in graduate school and scientific careers. Students spend the summer performing original computational or experimental-based research in labs across the Broad’s research areas, from cancer to infectious disease to computational biology. 

  • Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Associated institution: MIT and Harvard
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 10, 2025 at 11:59PM ET

Undergraduate Research Program (URP)

All URP students undertake an original research project, mentored by one of CSHL’s outstanding research faculty. Students have access to the Lab’s state-of-the-art research facilities, including extensive resources for genomics and microscopy. At the end of the Program, students write a scientific manuscript about their summer work. Some of these become part of peer-reviewed scientific publications.

  • Location: Cold Spring Harbor, New York
  • Associated institution: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 15 at 11:59 pm (23:59) Pacific Standard Time

Summer Research Internship Programs in Cancer Science

An internationally-renowned research institution, and one of a select number of nationally designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country. Our multidisciplinary focus means a unique immersion in cancer science that makes impacts in advancement of cancer healthcare and delivery you won’t find anywhere else.There is an opportunity for current Sophomores enrolled in CSTEP Programs to participate in two summer’s of funded research under the R25 Summer Research Experience Program.

  • Location: Buffalo, New York
  • Associated institution: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-31 00:00:00

UM-SMART Undergrad Summer Program

UM-SMART is designed for undergraduate students who have an interest in obtaining a combined MD/PhD degree leading to a career in academic medicine as a physician-scientist performing basic research relevant to human health and disease. As a UM-SMART summer research fellow, students work full-time in a basic research laboratory under the mentorship of a research faculty member. 

  • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Associated institution: University of Michigan Medical School
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 24, 2025.

REU Site: Summer Intensive Research Experiences in Neuroscience (SIREN)

The Neuroscience Graduate Department hosts the REU Site: Summer Intensive Research Experiences in Neuroscience (SIREN) program. This 10 week program, provides undergraduate students with a research experience in the areas of behavioral and systems neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular and cellular neuroscience, developmental neuorscience, sensory neuroscience, computational neuroscience, and clinical neuroscience.

  • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Associated institution: University of Michigan Medical School Neuroscience Graduate Program
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-15 00:00:00

Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Opportunity (NURO)

The Neuroscience Graduate Department hosts the REU Site: Summer Intensive Research Experiences in Neuroscience (SIREN) program. This 10 week program, provides undergraduate students with a research experience in the areas of behavioral and systems neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular and cellular neuroscience, developmental neuorscience, sensory neuroscience, computational neuroscience, and clinical neuroscience.

  • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Associated institution: University of Michigan, Neuroscience Graduate Program
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-15 00:00:00

B.I.G Summer (Bruins in Genomics) Summer Research Program for Undergraduates and Masters Students

Bruins-in-Genomics (B.I.G.) Summer offers a comprehensive program of interactive learning, hands-on training, and career building opportunities for undergraduates interested in quantitative and computational biology. Their program’s unique integration of computer science and life science material models how real scientists collaborate with each other in today’s increasingly interdisciplinary world of biomedical and life science research.

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Associated institution: University of California-Los Angeles
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 3, 2025 at 5:00PM PST

Summer Enrichment Program (UM SEP )

Each summer, 18-25 undergraduate students from across the country come to Ann Arbor for eight weeks of education, mentoring, internships with health care organizations in Southeast Michigan, and preparation for graduate school success. Since the program’s inception in 1986, more than 90% of its participants have completed graduate study in public health, medicine, health sciences, and business. 

  • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Associated institution: University of Michigan School of Public Health
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : TBD

CMS Summer Internship Program for Underrepresented Minority Undergraduate Students

The CMS MREFC Undergraduate Summer Internship program is aimed at promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the STEM fields. Students from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to apply to this Internship. A unique and exciting project to upgrade the CMS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The LHC is the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world. 

  • Location: Various locations
  • Associated institution: Cornell University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Not determined.

Gateways to the Laboratory Program

The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program is training physician-scientists who will become the next generation of leaders in biomedical research. Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center combine to form one of the few inter-institutional collaborations dedicated to joint MD and PhD training.

  • Location: Ithaca, New York
  • Associated institution: Cornell University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 3, 2025 deadline.

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The Chemers Neustein Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates to conduct laboratory research at The Rockefeller University. SURF students work with leading scientists in a broad range of areas including biochemistry; structural biology and chemistry; molecular, cell and developmental biology; immunology; virology and microbiology; neuroscience; physics; and mathematical biology.

  • Location: New York City, New York
  • Associated institution: Rockefeller University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-01 00:00:00

Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Premedical Minority Students

The Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program is designed to give 25 premedical students deeper insights into the field of medicine, including issues that greatly affect the health of traditionally underserved groups. Through the experiences of laboratory or clinical research, the student learns how one pursues a specific research problem under the supervision of a faculty member, thus providing an early education into basic research techniques that could be applicable to any area of medicine. 

  • Location: Ithaca, New York
  • Associated institution: Cornell University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Saturday, February 1, 2025 11:59 pm

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

Spanning 10 weeks, SURP at ISMMS offers undergraduate students with a strong background in science the opportunity to conduct intensive research across a variety of disciplines, in a vibrant, diverse, and nurturing environment. Consistent with the GSBS mission to support the innovative graduate education of tomorrow’s future leaders in biomedical sciences in a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and multidisciplinary learning environment, and in partnership with the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the Mount Sinai Health System, we are committed to encouraging the participation of students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.

  • Location: Mount Sinai
  • Associated institution: Icahn School of Medicine 
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 1/10/2025.

NYC Minority Summer Undergraduate Collaborative Research Program

At NYU Grossman School of Medicine, our Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences offers qualified college students who have completed their sophomore or junior year the opportunity to participate in our Summer Undergraduate Research Program, also known as SURP. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD or MD/PhD in the biomedical sciences, our research internship program can provide you with an inside glimpse into life beyond your undergraduate studies.

  • Location: New York , New York
  • Associated institution: New York University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 1, 2025, at 5:00PM ET.

Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Our 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) begins on June 7 and ends on August 13, 2021. The program is designed for approximately 20 outstanding undergraduate freshmen, sophomores, and juniors interested in pursuing a career in biomedically related sciences. 

  • Location: New York City, New York
  • Associated institution: Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Feb 3rd , 2025(11:59 p.m., EST)

Biostatistics Enrichment Summer Training Diversity Program

The Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training Diversity Program (BEST) was established to expand and diversify the behavioral and biomedical sciences’ workforce by introducing undergraduates from underrepresented populations to biostatistics and cardiovascular and pulmonary disease research. 

  • Location: New York, New York 
  • Associated institution: Columbia University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : March 15th, 2025.

Inroads/ New York City, Inc

Internships lay the foundation for your future career. As an INROADS intern, you’re connected with some of the world’s leading industry innovators for paid – yes, paid– internships. You’ll be challenged academically and professionally, and we’ll give you the tools to rise to the occasion.

  • Location: New York, New York
  • Associated institution: American Museum of Natural History
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : TBD

SSRP-Amgen Scholars Program (Stanford Summer Research Program)

The SSRP-Amgen Scholars Program is a fully-funded research-intensive residential program that takes place on Stanford’s beautiful campus for a nine-week period. Participants are matched with a member of Stanford’s distinguished faculty and work in one of our state-of-the-art research facilities.

  • Location: Stanford, California
  • Associated institution: Stanford University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM PDT

Southern California Earthquake Center: Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (SCEC/UseIT)

 Interns get hands-on experience developing technical tools to communicate important earthquake science concepts. UseIT interns are mentored by several of the nation’s most forward-thinking earthquake and computer scientists.

  • Location: Southern California Earthquake Center
  • Associated institution: Southern California Earthquake Center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Application open until remaining spots are filled.

Southern California Earthquake Center: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SCEC/SURE)

The Southern California Earthquake Center/Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SCEC/SURE) pairs a student, one-on-one, to conduct research with a pre-eminent earthquake scientist or specialist. Many SURE interns also have the opportunity to work alongside graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, and thus gain the special perspective of these early career professionals.

  • Location: Southern California Earthquake Center
  • Associated institution: Southern California Earthquake Center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Application open until remaining spots are filled

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Consortium (UROC)

Students begin the program in the spring semester and enroll in a 3 unit reading and writing intensive course to strengthen your academic skills. You will work with the UROC Instructional Team on completing the first portion of a written research report which includes a review of relevant literature to better define your research interests.

  • Location: Tucson, Arizona
  • Associated institution: The University of Arizona
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-04-11 00:00:00

Undergraduate summer research experience in neuroscience

Each component of the WUSTL ENDURE program is designed to provide trainees a solid foundation for future success. This begins with hypothesis-driven research in a world-class Washington University lab where students gain research skills and a taste of life as a graduate student. 

  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Associated institution: Washignton University 
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-03 00:00:00

UNAVCO RESESS (Research Experiences in Solid Earth Sciences for Students)

RESESS is a summer internship program dedicated to increasing the diversity of students entering the geosciences.

  • Location: Boulder, Colorado
  • Associated institution: UNAVCO
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-15 00:00:00

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Haystack Observatory invites all interested undergraduate students to apply for our paid summer research positions in science, engineering, and computer science. 

  • Location: Westford, Massachusetts
  • Associated institution: MIT Haystack Observatory
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 1, 2025.

Fellowship in Oceanography for Minority Undergraduates

Preference is given to students studying in any of the fields of science or engineering including but not limited to the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, oceanography, and marine policy. 

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Associated institution: National Accelerator Laboratory
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 5, 2025.

DAGSI Research Fellowship

The AFRL/DAGSI Ohio Student-Faculty Research Fellowship program, funded primarily by Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), supports science and engineering graduate students and faculty who conduct research in areas targeted by the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

  • Location: Dayton, Ohio
  • Associated institution: DAGSI 
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 7th, 2025

Indisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Program (Mollecular and Cellular Biology)

The purpose of the BSURP is to provide talented undergraduate bioscience majors with direct laboratory research experience under the mentorship of research faculty members, to introduce them to the challenges and rewards provided by a research career, and to showcase the outstanding biomedical research training opportunities at the University of Iowa.

  • Location: Iowa City, IA
  • Associated institution: IOWA Graduate College
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 1st, 2025

Committee on Institutional Cooperation Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)

The goal of the program is to increase the number of underrepresented students who pursue graduate study and research careers. SROP helps prepare undergraduates for graduate study through intensive research experiences with faculty mentors and enrichment activities.

  • Location: off- campus
  • Associated institution: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : early February

Georgia Tech Broadening Participation in Physics-Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program

Working under the supervision of a physics faculty member, participants will focus on a single research project but also gain a broad perspective on research in physics by participating in the dynamic research environment. 

  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia
  • Associated institution: Georgia Tech 
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-16 00:00:00

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN COMPUTATIONAL SENSING and MEDICAL ROBOTICS (CSMR REU)

The REU program in Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics(CSMR) is an intensive, ten-week program of laboratory research and instruction, beginning at the end of May and concluding in early August. Projects are available in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science. Students are awarded a $5,000 stipend and are given housing for the summer.

  • Location:  Baltimore, Maryland
  • Associated institution: Johns Hopkins University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Feb 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Northwestern University Materials Research Science & Engineering Center Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program

REU students will have the opportunity to contribute to a research project led by a center faculty member and will participate in interdisciplinary research group meetings, expanding their science and engineering experience into a range of fields.  

  • Location: Stanford, California
  • Associated institution: Stanford University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Friday, February 14, 2025

UMN MRSEC Summer Undergraduate Research Programs

The MRSEC Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program provides summer undergraduate research opportunities in science and engineering. The University of Minnesota MRSEC will provide up to 25 full-time summer research positions to undergraduate students through the REU program during the summer of 2021. 

  • Location: Various
  • Associated institution: Various
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-15 00:00:00

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) provides University of Minnesota undergraduates from every college, major, and discipline, the opportunity to partner with a faculty member on research or creative projects.

  • Location: Various
  • Associated institution: Various
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-17 00:00:00

Summer Undergraduate Research at the University of Kansas

Key components of this program are career enhancement and educational activities that encourage and prepare the students for graduate studies and careers in emerging and interdisciplinary areas of the chemical sciences (the current focus is sustainability in chemistry). 

  • Location: Lawrence, Kensas
  • Associated institution: University of Kansas
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 23. 2025 11:59 PM

Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program for Undergraduates

Program participants live close to campus and perform full-time research for 10 weeks under the guidance of trained research mentors. Weekly professional development seminars allow participants to learn from each other’s experiences and contextualize their research projects within the overarching theme of predicting phenotype. Additional events and activities build community, support career and graduate school exploration, and help students build useful skills, such as science writing. Students present their projects at a final symposium and write research reports to summarize their findings.

  • Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
  • Associated institution: Perdue University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-15 00:00:00

Beneficial Insects Protection REU

The goal of our REU program is: (1) teach and nurture interest in science (2) to teach the students how to communicate science to scientists and the public through training and hands-on experiences, (3) foster skills in students for developing extension education materials including innovative uses of online apps, social media, and other technological tools to reach broad audiences, and (4) to significantly impact the career decisions of these students by providing academic research experiences and field trips to businesses and organization engaged in research and extension around beneficial insects.

  • Location: New York, New york ( may go virtual)
  • Associated institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? :  8:00 a.m. EST on February 7, 2025.

Biomedical Engineering REU

The goal of every medical practitioner is to improve quality of life for patients. Biomedical engineering and devices are instrumental in achieving this. The primary focus in each summer research project is biomedical devices designed to enhance medical care through science and engineering, with emphasis in two areas: (1) devices for diagnostics and sensing and (2) devices for therapeutics and intervention.

  • Location: New York. New York
  • Associated institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? :  8:00 a.m. EST on February 7, 2025.

Chemistry REU

This REU offers a wide range of topics, including organic radicals, biochemical sensors, chemical biology, catalytic nanoparticles, drug-protein interactions, graphene nanoribbons, metabolomics, protein-RNA interactions, and RNA structure. The faculty advisors bring strong records of commitment to one-on-one mentoring of undergraduates in their research laboratories, and each brings their own multidisciplinary approach, specific research objectives, and experimental methods.

  • Location: Various
  • Associated institution: University of Nebraska–Lincoln
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-01 00:00:00

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) REU

Part of MRSEC’s mission is to provide research experiences and opportunities to faculty and students from outside UNL. This is your opportunity to become involved in one of our research thrusts, which include:

  • Location: Various
  • Associated institution: Various
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Various

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of Plant Immunity against Biotic Stress REU

Crop yield losses caused by plant disease are in the value of billions of dollars worldwide each year, which has made it an alarming threat to the food security in feeding a burgeoning global population. Understanding and eventually manipulating for crop improvement the key molecular mechanisms that plants use to defend against various pathogens are thus of considerable agricultural, economic, and social importance. Among the mechanisms pivotal for host defense is ubiquitination, a major post-translational protein modification process that occurs in plant, animal, and human cells. 

  • Location: New York, New York
  • Associated institution: Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Science
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : TBD

Unmanned Systems Foundations and Applications REU

REU students will participate in carefully prepared research projects on unmanned systems with topics including unmanned aerial vehicle control, behavior studies of robots in complex environments around humans, characterizing and developing vehicles for atmospheric profiling, and asset management during wildfires with unmanned aerial vehicles. Research activities across the projects will be structured to provide a systematic research experience for the cohort, while enabling flexibility for each participant to focus on a particular area.

  • Location: University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems Lab (UNL NIMBUS)
  • Associated institution: University of Nebraska-Linkoln
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 11:59 PM on March 1, 2025

Virology REU

As a selected student, you will design and implement a tailor-made research project.  You will then conduct exciting and challenging experiments to test hypotheses under the guidance and mentoring of our expert faculty.  As you are being trained in biomedical research, you will have the opportunity to explore cutting edge techniques and gain knowledge of the latest instrumentation by utilizing the equipment in our labs and the core facilities that provide support to our entire NCV faculty.

  • Location: The Nebraska Center for Virology (NCV)
  • Associated institution: University of Nebraska-Linkoln
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 11:59 PM on March 1, 2025

NASA Paid Undergraduate Research

Interns use their creativity and innovataion  to work on projects impacting NASA’s missions, such as returning to the moon by 2024. As a NASA intern, you will be part of an amazinng team that is dedicated to space exploration. 

  • Location: NASA various locations
  • Associated institution: NASA
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Feb. 28, 2025

Summer Internship Program (SIP) Research and Training Opportunities

: Summer programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research (At the NIH “biomedical research” includes everything from behavioral and social sciences, through biology and chemistry, to physics, mathematical modeling, computational biology, and biostatistics). 

  • Location: Virtual
  • Associated institution: US Department of health and human Services
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 19, 2025, at noon ET.

UM-SANSA International Research Experience for Students (IRES)

The University of Michigan and South African National Space Agency (SANSA) Space Weather International Research Experience for Students (IRES) program (UM-SANSA-IRES or MSI for short) will support 18 students (six per year) spending the northern hemisphere summer (8-weeks) at the SANSA Space Science Directorate located in Hermanus, South Africa working on a variety of space weather science and engineering projects. The students will be paired with SANSA scientists, engineers and post-docs to provide one-on-one research mentoring and will participate in the annual “Space Weather Winter School” held by SANSA in June and July.

  • Location: Various locations
  • Associated institution: University of Michigan
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 16th, 2025

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

This program is designed to provide outstanding undergraduates with the opportunity to pursue research under the tutelage of experienced faculty members. Students work with a faculty member on a project of mutual interest for 8 weeks during the summer. There are no set dates or topics, students are selected to participate in the program based on their research interests and mathematical background. 

  • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Associated institution: University of Michigan, BioPhysics
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-01 00:00:00

Profile For Success

PFS targets college juniors, seniors, recent graduates, or individuals making a career transition who are on track to enter dental school the academic year following their participation. Preparation for the DAT is the main focus of this program. Participants will spend the majority of their time in test preparatory classes or facilitated study groups. In addition to test preparation, students participate in admissions workshops, simulated clinical and lab experiences, panel discussions on health disparities and lectures about various careers in dentistry. 

  • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Associated institution: U. Michigan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-01 00:00:00

Future Public Health Leaders Program

The University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (Michigan FPHLP) is a residential summer program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Through field placements, skill building workshops and mentorship, Michigan FPHLP provides students with opportunities for growth, learning and awareness in the field of public health. The ultimate goal of the program is to increase the diversity of the public health workforce and the people committed to reducing health disparities.

  • Location: University of Michigan school of public health
  • Associated institution: University of Michigan 
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 31, 2025 at 11:59pm EST

Cancer Research Summer Internship Program

To expose college students to cutting-edge research in cancer biology including: genetics, stem cells, biomarkers, DNA damage and repair.

  • Location: U-M Medical and NCRC Campus, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Associated institution: University of Michigan
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 27, 2025.

The Summer Internship Program (SIP)

The Summer Internship Program (SIP) provides experience in biomedical and/or public health research to students from diverse backgrounds – including students from racial/ethnic groups underrepresented in science and medicine, students from low-income/underserved backgrounds, and students with disabilities. The program provides research exposure for students interested in potential careers in science, medicine and public health. 

  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Associated institution: Johns Hopkins University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 11:59pm EST on February 1st, 2025.

JHU Paradim REU

NSF (National Science Foundation) funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program. An REU Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers. Students are granted stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel.

  • Location: Various (may include outside of US)
  • Associated institution: various including John Hopkins & Cornell University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Friday, February 2, 2025 (5:00 p.m. Pacific, 8:00 p.m. Eastern)

The JHU BioREU

The JHU BioREU is a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site funded by the National Science Foundation. The 10-week summer program is designed to provide an intensive, mentored research experience for undergraduates, especially those attending institutions with limited research opportunities.

  • Location: Department of Biology at Johns Hopkins University
  • Associated institution: Johns Hopkins University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 9, 2025.

Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley (SUPERB)

The goal of the SUPERB Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program in EECS is to prepare and motivate a group of diverse, competitive candidates for graduate study. Our research focus is collecting and using Big Data for the public good.

  • Location: Berkeley, California/ may be remote 
  • Associated institution: Berkeley Electrical Engineering and computer sciences
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 25th 2025, 11:59 PM ET

The STEP-UP Program

The STEP-UP Program is a federally funded program managed and supported by the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination (OMHRC) in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The overall goal of STEP-UP is to build and sustain a biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social science research pipeline focused on NIDDK’s core mission areas of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and nutrition; kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases. 

  • Location: Various
  • Associated institution: US Department of health and human Services
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-01 00:00:00

Research Experiences for Undergraduates 2025

CNMB basic philosophy is to have Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) students work on research projects, which are simple to comprehend and have some short-term achievable milestones, but simultaneously contribute to longer-term scientific goals and technological applications. These projects should not only be challenging but engaging to our REU participants so that they are motivated to learn more about the research area as well to seriously consider graduate studies. 

  • Location: Birmingham, AL 
  • Associated institution: The University Of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-04-10 00:00:00

The Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP)

The Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP) is a unique summer research opportunity at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) for undergraduate rising sophomores, juniors and seniors with a commitment to the health of Native American communities. Students engage in a basic science research project under the direction of a Harvard Medical School Faculty Mentor. Additional activities include clinical shadowing, career development seminars, weekly Talking Circles, networking events and more. Upon completion of the program, students leave BWH and HMS with new skills, experiences and knowledge that can be used to empower themselves, their communities and future generations of Native peoples from all Four Directions.

  • Location: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Associated institution: Brigham and Women’s center for Diversity and Inclusion 
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 3rd, 2025

Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART)

This summer you will have the opportunity to complete and present a research project, and take part in weekly workshops that will prepare you for graduate school. SMART is designed to help you define your educational and career goals, and we hope that many of you will become the faculty and researchers of tomorrow. We need your talent and diverse points of view to contribute to our nation’s college classrooms and scholarly efforts.

  • Location: Boulder, Colorado
  • Associated institution: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? :  February 1, 2025

The CLIMB Program

CLIMB UP (Undergraduate Program) for Summer Research is an interdisciplinary, 10-week long summer research program for undergraduates to conduct research in the biomedical, behavorial, and health sciences. The CLIMB UP program provides research mentoring and career and professional development tailored to the goals of each of its divisions defined by research themes and sources of funding. Students explore graduate and career opportunities, discuss and present their research, network, and participate in social activities.

  • Location: Buffalo, New York
  • Associated institution: University at Buffalo
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 9, 2025 

Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers a summer research program that provides undergraduate students from populations underrepresented in graduate study at Illinois with an opportunity to explore careers in research. The program at Illinois provides students with an experience that will help strengthen their knowledge, skills, and understanding of graduate school.

  • Location: remote (online)
  • Associated institution: Illinois Graduate College
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 10, 2025.

Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates

Students will participate in professional development activities focusing on preparing for graduate school and research related careers. They will also participate in peer networking and social activities. Successful REU applicants will be paired with a faculty mentor from a core CEM department (Physics, Materials Science & Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Chemistry) and will perform experimental or computational research projects aligned with CEM focal areas.

  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Associated institution: the Ohio State University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-15 00:00:00

Water Quality in the Yucatan Peninsula

This National Science Foundation-funded research program is open to undergraduates with an interest in water science. Eight students will take part in faculty-mentored research projects in and around Cancun, Mexico. The eight-week program will be divided into three parts. Part one will be completed at the NIU campus in DeKalb, IL, where you will learn research skills, develop research plans, and study water resources and the Yucatan Peninsula. During this time you will be provided with accommodation on campus.

  • Location: DeKalb,Illinois
  • Associated institution: The Northern Illinois University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 1, 2025:

AEA Summer Training Program and Scholarship Program

AEASP is a prestigious program that enables students to develop and solidify technical skills in preparation for the rigors of graduate studies. As many as 20% of PhDs awarded to minorities in economics over the past 20 years are graduates of the program. All students receive 2 months of intensive training in microeconomics, math, econometrics and research methods with leading faculty. At 3 credits per class, students have the opportunity to earn 12 college credits.

  • Location: Washington, D.C.
  • Associated institution: Howard University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-31 00:00:00

Dartmouth’s Academic Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

The program is approximately eight weeks long, starting mid-June. In addition to providing valuable lab experience, ASURE will provide: Ethics seminars GRE prep Lab training Opportunities to present work/poster sessions

  • Location: Hanover, New Hampshire
  • Associated institution: DartmoutH College
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-03 00:00:00

UC Irvine’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

UC Irvine’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program offers undergraduate and master’s diversity students an opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research projects and provides an intense course of graduate preparation workshops. SURF is designed for students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. or M.F.A. degree and enter academic careers, provides the tools needed to facilitate application, admission, and enrollment to graduate school. The SURF program is open to virtually all academic fields at UC Irvine.

  • Location: Irvine, CA
  • Associated institution: UCI Graduate Division
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-24 00:00:00

The Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility Research Experience for Undergraduates (CNF REU)

The undergraduates taking part in these ten-week programs will receive hands-on research experience. The projects are designed and supervised by faculty and technical staff. Interns then work with their assigned faculty and graduate students on their project, using the unique resources offered by each program. A convocation is held in August to allow interns the opportunity to present their work to their peers in a concise scientific presentation. Interns also must complete a written report, akin to a research paper, summarizing the findings of their research project. These reports are published and distributed to the interns and sites, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and many others.

  • Location: Ithaca, New York
  • Associated institution: Cornell University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-06 00:00:00

The Nebraska Summer Research Program

This intensive summer research experience provides mentoring and research experiences while allowing scholars to preview graduate school life. Students with a strong interest in graduate programs are particularly encouraged to apply as are those from populations traditionally underrepresented in graduate education.

  • Location: Various
  • Associated institution: University of Nebraska- Linkoln
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 1, 2025:

The Summer Institute in Biomedical Informatics (SIBMI)

The Summer Institute in Biomedical Informatics (SIBMI), now entering its 17th year, is for undergraduates with quantitative interests and skills who aspire to contribute to translational advances in biomedicine with a future PhD or research-oriented MD or MD/PhD.

  • Location: Boston, Massachusetts
  • Associated institution: Harvard Medical School
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-31 00:00:00

BRI Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

The UCLA Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) offer upper division undergraduate students with outstanding academic potential the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research projects. The programs are designed for students who wish to learn more about the graduate school experience and possibly pursue an academic career in teaching and research. Opportunities are available in virtually all academic fields (e.g., arts, humanities, social sciences, life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, etc.).

  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
  • Associated institution: UCLA
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-31 00:00:00

2025 UCLA Summer Programs for Undergraduate & Graduate Research

Founded in 1919 as the southern branch of the University of California, UCLA awarded its first graduate degree fourteen years later to Helen Cecilia Benner. Since then, graduate studies at UCLA has blossomed into 133 degree programs—fertile ground for winners of everything from National Medals of Science to Pulitzer Prizes.

  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
  • Associated institution: UCLA
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-31 00:00:00

The Amgen Scholars Program

The Yale Biomed Amgen Scholars Program is a research-intensive summer training program in biomedical research for undergraduate students who plan to obtain a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in the biomedical sciences. We particularly encourage students who are members of groups underrepresented in the sciences, who are the first in their families to college, who are from inner city or rural communities, or who have grown up with financial or other disadvantage to apply.

  • Location: New Haven, Connecticut
  • Associated institution: Yale University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-01 00:00:00

Future Forward Internship Academy

Applicants must be full-time, matriculated students at a regionally accredited college or university, or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. Students must be in the process of completing their sophomore, junior or senior year of college at the time of application. All majors will be considered. Space is limited; therefore, timely submission of application and required documents is essential.

  • Location: New York, New York
  • Associated institution: NY State Comptroller
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 14, 2025.

SEA Semester: Climate & Society

Finding solutions to the problems brought about by climate change requires going beyond scientific data. We must also consider the possibilities found within social and political institutions, economic markets, cultural practices, and the creative forces of art, literature, and design. The humanities and social sciences have a vital role to play in building strategies for global climate resilience and adaptation.

  • Location: various
  • Associated institution: University of Washignton
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : various

University of Victoria Exchange

The University of Victoria is British Columbia’s third largest research university. The main campus is located in the Gordon Head area of Greater Victoria, and the total campus spans nearly 403 acres. Founded in 1903, it serves a population of 20,000 students and is internationally recognized for its excellent academic programs and research. UVic is the nation’s leading insitution on deep-water seafloor observatory practices, and is home to several interdisciplinary research centers including the Pacific Institute of Mathematical Studies, Compute Canada, and Canadian Oceans Research Universities.

  • Location: Victoria, British Columbia
  • Associated institution: University of Victoria
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-31 00:00:00

CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Sydney

Head to the land down under and discover the breathtaking biodiversity and laid-back lifestyle of this continent-sized country. Even better, experience Sydney your way by customizing your study abroad term on the Open Campus Block Program. Take one, two, or three six-week blocks, select your courses from a wide range of subject areas. In Sydney, you’ll enjoy one of the world’s most livable and friendliest cities with easy access to outdoor activities and iconic beaches. Stay in Sydney the entire time or spend other blocks at our Global Institute locations in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Copenhagen, London, Madrid, Yucatán, Monteverde, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Santiago, and Shanghai.

  • Location: Sydney, Australia
  • Associated institution: University of Washignton
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-31 00:00:00

IES Abroad London Direct Enrollment – University College London

Everything we do is about the IES Abroad student. Our profoundly passionate team of study abroad professionals believes in creating once-in-a-lifetime educational adventures that transcend expectations. Our goal is to rock the world of some 6,000 study abroad students every year. From our headquarters in Chicago to our 135+ study abroad programs in more than 35 global locations worldwide, we create authentic global education and life-affirming cultural experiences.

  • Location: London, United Kingdom
  • Associated institution: University of Washignton
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : no active application

The Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology & Medicine (CBM)

Students will partner with faculty from Memorial Sloan Kettering, Weill Cornell, or Rockefeller University who have expressed a strong interest in working with students with computational skill sets. The faculty listed below are conducting research in diverse areas of biomedical sciences, and will welcome the added expertise provided by computationally-trained undergraduates.

  • Location: Various
  • Associated institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 7th, 2025 at 8am EST.

Quantitative Sciences Undergraduate Research Experience (QSURE)

The QSURE internship program is designed for motivated undergraduate students with a passion for quantitative science. Each student will be paired with an expert mentor to work on an individual, data-driven research project that aims to answer pressing questions in cancer. The program will provide hands-on skills in biostatistics, epidemiology, health outcomes, and/or computational oncology.

  • Location: NYC
  • Associated institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 5pm EST on January 18th.

Engineering Summer Program (ESP)

Memorial Sloan Kettering and Weill Cornell Medicine are pleased to invite applications for the 2021 Engineering Summer Program (ESP). ESP is designed to bring together undergraduate rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in engineering and biomedicine for a summer research experience in labs at MSK or Weill Cornell (change to Memorial Sloan Kettering or Weill Cornell Medicine). Applicants must have a background in engineering, physical sciences, computational, or related fields.

  • Location: Various in NY state
  • Associated institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 7th, 2025 at 8am EST

Chemical Biology Summer Program (ChBSP)

The Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology and the Office of Science Education & Training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center are very pleased to invite applications for the 2021 Chemical Biology Summer Program (ChBSP). This 10-week program is designed to bring outstanding chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical biology undergraduate rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in pursuing a career at the intersection of chemistry and biomedicine for a research experience on the Weill Cornell, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Rockefeller University campuses. Applicants must have chemistry experience.

  • Location: Various in NY state
  • Associated institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 7th, 2025 at 8am EST

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

The Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, sponsors a ten-week research program for outstanding undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in the biomedical sciences.

  • Location: Various in NY state
  • Associated institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 7th, 2025 at 8am EST

Summer Student Program

The Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (HOPP) hosts a Summer Student Program designed for high school students who are interested in pursuing careers in the biomedical sciences. The program enables students to take part in developing and presenting independent research projects, extracurricular activities, training, and more.

  • Location: Various including NYC
  • Associated institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 7th, 2025 at 8am EST

Summer Undergraduate Research Program at NYU

At NYU Grossman School of Medicine, our Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences offers qualified college students who have completed their sophomore or junior year the opportunity to participate in our Summer Undergraduate Research Program, also known as SURP. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD or MD/PhD in the biomedical sciences, our research internship program can provide you with an inside glimpse into life beyond your undergraduate studies.

  • Location: New York, NY
  • Associated institution: New York University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 1, 2025, at 5:00PM ET.

Marine Sciences Summer Program

Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Ocean Sciences, this Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program offers undergraduates in STEM an opportunity to conduct guided research internships in marine science. The summer 2021 program will run for 10 weeks from Monday, June 7 to Friday, August 13. Student support includes a $6,400 stipend, free housing, and travel assistance for the 10-week program.

  • Location: Newark, Delaware
  • Associated institution: University of Delaware
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-14 00:00:00

Chemistry Research Opportunities for Community College Students

This new REU site is specifically designed for community college students interested in a chemistry-related career. Participants will work on cutting-edge research opportunities in the chemical sciences for 10 weeks in Summer 2021.

  • Location: Norfolk, Virginia
  • Associated institution: Old Dominion University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-15 00:00:00

The Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology

The Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology is an 11-week, immersive research experience that connects students, mentors, and researchers to pursue scientific inquiry in a field station setting.

  • Location: Petersham, Massachusetts
  • Associated institution: Harvard University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-07 00:00:00

REU Cellular Bioengineering: From Biomaterials to Stem Cells

The next 3-year cycle of the program will continue to provide cutting-edge research opportunities, professional development activities, and exercises in innovation and entrepreneurship. In addition, a new emphasis on engineering to address health disparities will be introduced by the new co-director of the program, Professor Maribel Vazquez.

  • Location: Piscataway, NJ
  • Associated institution: Rutgers University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : March 15, 2025.

Princeton Neuroscience Institute (PNI)

PNI’s program is for highly motivated visiting undergraduates who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in neuroscience or a related field. PNI provides education and hands-on research experience and participants collaborate closely with students and faculty at PNI on original research projects and gain invaluable first-hand experience on what it is like to be a neuroscientist.

  • Location: Princeton, New Jersey/ may be virtual
  • Associated institution: Princton Nuroscience Institute
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-24 00:00:00

Undergraduate Research Scholar Designation (URSD)

The Undergraduate Research Scholar Designation (URSD) recognizes a student’s commitment to their development as a researcher during their undergraduate career. The URSD appears in the awards section of the transcripts of graduating students. URSD awardees receive a white research cord from the Office of Undergraduate Research to wear at convocation and commencement.

  • Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Associated institution: The University of Utah
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-07-30 00:00:00

Summer Program For Undergraduate Research (SPUR)

The purpose of SPUR is to provide undergraduate students with an intensive 10-week research experience under the mentorship of a University of Utah faculty member. The program provides opportunities to gain research experience in a variety of disciplines.

  • Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Associated institution: The University of Utah
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-26 00:00:00

Summer Training Academy for Research Success (STARS

The University of California, San Diego Summer Training Academy for Research Success (STARS) program is an eight-week summer research academy for community college students, undergraduate students, recent college graduates, and masters students. Opened to all disciplines, STARS offers student participants a rigorous research opportunity with esteemed UC San Diego faculty, informative transfer and graduate school preparation workshops, and educational, cultural, and social activities in sunny San Diego.

  • Location: San Diego, California
  • Associated institution: UC San Diego
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 5, 2025 12 PM PST

Summer Systemics Institute

Participants will conduct research with their chosen advisor on a project relating to the discipline of the advisor and student. The program begins with a week-long field trip to the Pepperwood Preserve in Sonoma County where students will participate in workshops on natural history field methods and science communication, before traveling to the Bodega Marine Lab to participating in the annual Snapshot Cal Coast Bioblitz.

  • Location: San Francisco, California
  • Associated institution: California Academy of Sciences
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-31 00:00:00

Pathways Undergraduate Researchers

Interns spend the majority of the nine-week session under the guidance of a mentor in a Fred Hutch research group. During the first week, interns meet as a cohort for an orientation to the program and to learn laboratory safety and hands-on research techniques. The remaining eight weeks focus on mentored research activities, which interns present to the Fred Hutch community on the final day of the program.

  • Location: Seattle, Washington
  • Associated institution: Fred Hutch
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 28 at 11:59 pm Pacific time

The Department of Genome Sciences

The Department of Genome Sciences, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, provides summer research opportunities for undergraduate students. We are looking for students who aspire to enroll in either PhD or MD / PhD programs after their undergraduate studies.

  • Location: Various Locations
  • Associated institution: UW Genome
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-01 00:00:00

CSLI Summer Internship Program

Interns will work closely with a faculty, postdoc, or grad student mentor on an original cognitive science research project. They will gain experience in developing the project, collecting data, and analyzing the results. In addition to their individual projects, interns will attend a weekly seminar with such topics as reading a scientific paper, introduction to the R data analysis platform, statistics and visualization, and presentation skills. The program will culminate with each intern presenting their work to an interdisciplinary audience.

  • Location: Stanford, California
  • Associated institution: Stanford University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : TBD

2025 Summer REU: Food, Energy, and Water Security

The Mississippi State University Chemistry Department seeks applicants for an interdisciplinary NSF-supported summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program occurring in 2021. Students who have completed their freshman year of college and who have not yet graduated can participate fully in the Food, Energy and Water Security Summer Research Program activities and work on a research project under the direction of a faculty mentor.

  • Location: Starkville, Mississippi
  • Associated institution: Mississippi State University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-15 00:00:00

DOE Scholars Program

TheDOEScholarsProgramprovidesopportunitiesdesignedtointroduceDOEmissions,functions,andoperationstotalentedundergraduateandgraduatestudents,aswellasrecentgraduates.TheseopportunitieswillhelpprepareScholarstowardsthefullrangeofentryandmid-levelresearch,technicalandprofessionalpositionswithinDOEandotherorganizationsthatsupporttheDOEmission.

  • Location: Various locations across USA
  • Associated institution: Penn State University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : TBD

The MagLab’s prestigious Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

The MagLab REU program offers a wide range of research experiences in physics, chemistry, biological sciences, geochemistry, materials science and magnet science and engineering. Participants work closely with MagLab mentors on a research project. Students also participate in weekly seminars and colloquia that broaden their knowledge of MagLab research and future careers.

  • Location: Los Alamos, NM.
  • Associated institution: Natinal High Magnetic field Laboratory
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Jan 10th, 2025

Summer Student Program

Students are required to attend the entire program. Students with date conflicts are encouraged to apply despite the conflicts; JAX staff will assist admitted students in negotiating early release, early finals, etc., to facilitate their on-time participation in the program. Students with significant date conflicts – such as early departure for overseas study – are encouraged to delay their application for another year.

  • Location: Various Locations
  • Associated institution: The Jackson Laboratory
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 27, 2025 at 5pm EST

The Leadership Alliance 2020 Summer Research-Early Identification Program

The Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) is a fully paid summer internship that provides undergraduates with training and mentoring in the principles underlying the conduct of research and prepares them to pursue competitive applications to PhD or MD-PhD programs.

  • Location: Various Locations
  • Associated institution: Various Universities
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-03 00:00:00

Student Research Internship

The Scripps Research Translational Institute promotes cutting-edge translational research, focused on personalized health care through the genomic, proteomic and metabolomic correlates of health and disease. We additionally seek to advance personalized medicine through research incorporating mobile health (mHealth) monitoring of individuals’ symptoms and physiology.

  • Location: various
  • Associated institution: Scripps Research Education and training
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-31 00:00:00

Kenan Fellows Undergraduate Internship Program

The Kenan Fellows Undergraduate Internship Program broadly explores 1). chemical reactivity and diversity as tools to probe biochemical structure and function, and 2). the connection of molecular and cellular structure with complex organismal phenomena such as aging, metabolism, learning and memory.

  • Location: Jupiter, Florida
  • Associated institution: Scripps Research Education and training
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : March 2, 2025.

NSF REU Programs at Scripps Research

This NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site award to Scripps Research located in La Jolla, CA, supports the training of 10 students in a 10-week program that probes the structure and function of macromolecules. This program offers its diverse participants an academic structure that integrates cutting-edge research with professional skills development and faculty mentoring.

  • Location: La Jolla, California
  • Associated institution: Scripps Research Education and training
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-15 00:00:00

The Tri-Institutional Chemical Biology Summer Program (ChBSP)

The Tri-Institutional Chemical Biology Summer Program (ChBSP) is offered jointly by the Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology and the Office of Science Education & Training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This ten-week program is generously supported by the Sanders Innovation & Education Initiative of the Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute.

  • Location: New York, New Yor
  • Associated institution: Cornell University, Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer center
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 1, 2025.

Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)

For a quarter of a century, the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program has successfully empowered students to realize their dreams in health and health care. The free, six-week academic enrichment program has created a pathway for more than 22,000 participants, opening the doors to life-changing opportunities.

  • Location: virtual
  • Associated institution: Robert Wood Johnson foundation
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 5 (11:59 PM EST)

BioXFEL Undergraduate Internships

BioXFEL is a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (STC) that focuses on promoting and advancing the study of Biological molecules using X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs). A summer internship is the best way to get started in this new and exciting field. BioXFEL offers Summer Research Internships to highly qualified undergraduate and post-graduate students with backgrounds in physics, chemistry, biochemistry, mathematics, computer science and all related fields. All applicants should be interested in pursuing a career in research and MUST be US citizens or US Nationals. Women and minorities underrepresented in STEM fields are strongly encouraged to apply.

  • Location: Various
  • Associated institution: Various
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Friday, February 14th, 2025

Rosetta Commons

Interns in this geographically-distributed REU program have the opportunity to participate in research using the Rosetta Commons software. The Rosetta Commons software suite includes algorithms for computational modeling and analysis of protein structures. It has enabled notable scientific advances in computational biology, including de novo protein design, enzyme design, ligand docking, and structure prediction of biological macromolecules and macromolecular complexes. 

  • Location: various lab locations 
  • Associated institution: Rosetta Commons
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-03 00:00:00

Brandeis Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)

10 weeks of hands-on research in a Brandeis MRSEC laboratory. $5,000 stipend per student. Free housing and allowances for meals and travel Grad school preparation, faculty mentoring, professional development and social engagement with other students on campus

  • Location: Waltham, Massachusetts
  • Associated institution: Brandeis University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 11:59 p.m. EST, February 1, 2025

Summer Materials Undergraduate Research Fellowships

The MRSEC SMURF program is for Brandeis students doing undergraduate research, sponsored by the Brandeis Materials Research Science and Engineering Center.This is a highly competitive internal fellowship that includes a $5,000 stipend. By the summer, applicants must be rising Brandeis sophomores, juniors, or seniors. No prior lab experience is required, but a commitment from a Brandeis MRSEC faculty member to serve as a mentor in the summer is required.

  • Location: Waltham, Massachusetts
  • Associated institution: Brandeis University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Please visit in early 2025 to apply for the 2025 SMURF Summer Program.

Summer Internships in Science & Technology (SIST)

The Summer Internships in Science & Technology (SIST) program offers undergraduate sophomores and juniors majoring in physics, engineering (mechanical, electrical and computer), materials science, mathematics, and computer science the opportunity to conduct research with Fermilab scientists and engineers.

  • Location: FermiLab 
  • Associated institution: US department of Energy
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : tbd

NASA supported Internships 

NASA internships and fellowships leverage NASA’s unique missions and programs to enhance and increase the capability, diversity and size of the nation’s future science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Internships are available from high school to graduate level. Internships provide students with the opportunity to participate in either research or other experiential learning, under the guidance of a mentor at NASA. 

  • Location: Various locations
  • Associated institution: NASA
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025 Internship Application Deadlines: Summer 2025: Feb. 28, 2025 Fall 2025: May 16, 2025

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program

Engage in research this summer on Purdue’s West Lafayette, Indiana campus! SURF matches undergraduates with a faculty member and graduate student mentor who introduce them to the research tools used on the cutting edges of science, engineering, and technology. (Open to Purdue students and undergraduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities.)

  • Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
  • Associated institution: Purdue University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 1/15/2025, then rolling

Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Molecular and Quantitative and Computational Biology

Each summer, the Department of Molecular Biology and Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics(link is external) provide intensive laboratory research experiences to Princeton students. Each student joins a world-class research group—headed by a Faculty member and carries out an original research project.

  • Location: Princeton, New Jersey
  • Associated institution: Princeton University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Contact faculty advisor

Undergraduate Research Experience in Chemistry & Biochemistry at the Hope College

Through SHARP students conduct research with faculty mentors each summer. Students learn cutting edge research techniques, conduct literature reviews, attend seminars, and analyze data. At the same time they engage with other research students across campus with lunches, weekly ice cream socials, and other events planned by individual departments or divisio

  • Location: Holland, Michigan  
  • Associated institution: Hope College
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Contact Program. January: Students apply to posted positions (for departments that use the SHARP application process). February: Applications are typically due by early February. Specific deadlines are determined by departments.

TTE- Transfer-to-Excellence Summer Research Program

transfer-to-Excellence Research Experiences for Undergraduates (TTE REU), a competitive merit-based program, seeks to inspire California community college students through research at UC Berkeley so that they will ultimately transfer and complete their Bachelor’s degree in science and engineering. The TTE REU program is a residential program providing nine-weeks of hands-on research experiences in the laboratories of UC Berkeley professors. 

  • Location: Most likely onlline 
  • Associated institution: Various 
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-07 00:00:00

i-ETERN: International Undergraduate Research Fellowships

this summer research program is focused on undergraduates, who are women and/or of racial origins that are under-represented in the field of Electrical Engineering. This follow-on program reflects the Center’s approach of continuous engagement in order to develop undergraduates for graduate studies in ultra-low energy nanoelectronics, nanomechanics, nanophotonics and nanomagnetics.

  • Location: Grenoble, France
  • Associated institution: Center of Energy Efficient Electronics science 
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Invitation only; deadline passed

Nano-, Bio-, and Quantum Photonics at University of Rochester

This program will engage participating students in the frontiers of photonics research in nanoscience, bioscience and quantum science while at the same time providing them with experiences to recognize the excellent career opportunities, both academic and industry based, available in photonics. The host department is the university’s world-renowned Institute of Optics, located in the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

  • Location: Rochester, NY
  • Associated institution: The University of Rochester
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Applications for the 2025 Photonics REU program open November 15, 2024. Priority review of applications will begin after February 15, 2025, but rolling submissions are welcomed after that until all slots are filled.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

The University of Rochester is one of the smallest and most collegiate schools among the nation’s top research universities. Our goal is to develop students as researchers, collaborators, and mentors for academia and industry.

  • Location: Rochester, NY
  • Associated institution: The University of Rochester
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Each REU program has its own deadline. Most applications will open in November and close in January/February. Please check individual REU websites for details.

Summer Programs in Undergraduate Research (SPUR)

The UCLA Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) offer upper division undergraduate students with outstanding academic potential the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research projects. The programs are designed for students who wish to learn more about the graduate school experience and possibly pursue an academic career in teaching and research. Opportunities are available in virtually all academic fields (e.g., arts, humanities, social sciences, life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, etc.).

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Associated institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-31 00:00:00

The Diversity Project

The Diversity Project is a 10-week research-intensive summer program funded by the UC-HBCU initiative and the National Science Foundation focused on increasing participation of underrepresented minority students in marine and evolutionary biology. Through fieldwork and laboratory training, students will learn an integrative approach towards the study of the ecology and biodiversity of coral reef ecosystems at the Gump South Pacific Research Station on the island of Mo’orea, French Polynesia.

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Associated institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 15, 2025. To enroll contact Heather Tearney – 573-882-5979 – tearneyk@missouri.edu

Community College Field Biology Alliance

This is a 9-month research internship designed for community college students. Student interns are assigned a graduate and undergraduate research mentor and meet at UCLA on the first Saturday of each month from April to July to design a field biology based independent research project. In August we travel as a group to a remote field station for 10 days to enact the planned intern research projects. The program culminates with student research presentations.

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Associated institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : TBD

CARE Science, Engineering and Math (SEM) Summer Research Program

The Center for Academic & Research Excellence (CARE) SEM Summer Program offers hands-on research experience working in the laboratory of a distinguished UCLA faculty member. Students must identify a faculty research mentor who is willing to write a letter of recommendation for their application to the program.

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Associated institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : no specific deadline

California State University (CSU) Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program

This program is restricted to undergraduate and master’s-level students in the California State University Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Program. The Program is designed to increase the pool of potential university faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages. Each of the selected CSU Sally Casanova pre-doctoral scholars works closely during the academic year with a CSU faculty sponsor to develop an overall plan leading ultimately to enrollment in a doctoral program.

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Associated institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Contact the program representative for your campus’ CSU Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program

UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program

The UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program provides undergraduate students the opportunity to explore the field of public health through hands-on training, structured workshops, group excursions, and leadership and professional development. Located in Los Angeles, the program offers scholars the opportunity to train at UCLA, to explore public health in one of the most diverse counties in the US, and to experience the city’s vibrant culture

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Associated institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-31 00:00:00

UCLA-HBCU Neuroscience Pathways Program

The UCLA-HBCU Neuroscience Pathways program is open to undergraduate students that attend historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States. The goals of this program are: 1) to increase the impact on students and faculty at both HBCU partner institutions and UCLA and, 2) to incentivize quality mentorship of the interns in our UCLA host labs. We will engage in active research and teaching partnerships that accompany students before and beyond the 8-week internship at UCLA.

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Associated institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 22, 2025 11:59 pm PT

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Writing and Research Training Program

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Writing and Research Training Program at UCLA is an intensive writing and research program for 20 current Mellon Mays Fellows from participating Mellon Mays colleges and universities. Fellows participate in a rigorous scholarly writing and research methodology course, individual and group mentoring sessions, workshops, events, and a final research colloquium. The program also includes on-campus housing and a meal allowance.

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Associated institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-31 00:00:00

Bruins-In-Genomics (B.I.G.) Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Bruins-In-Genomics (B.I.G.) Summer Research Program is an 8-week full-time immersion program for undergraduates interested in learning how to read and analyze genes and genomes. Through this program students will have the opportunity to experience graduate-level coursework, and learn the latest cutting-edge research, tools and methods used by leading scientists to solve real-world problems.

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Associated institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 3, 2025 at 5:00PM PST, then rolling until March 3, 2025

Aninamal scienes research

Coordinated by the MU Office of Undergraduate Research, the Summer Undergraduate Research Program hosts students from institutions across the nation. Interns in the program participate in educational and social activities creating a vibrant, inclusive, and welcoming summer community. Under the guidance of an MU faculty mentor, students work on their own projects in collaboration with graduate students, lab technicians, and post-doctoral researchers.

  • Location: Columbia, Missouri
  • Associated institution: University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : To enroll contact Heather Tearney – 573-882-5979 – tearneyk@missouri.edu

Summer Research Internship Program Alcohol Research 

The Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri (MU) hosts a diverse cadre of psychologists dedicated to research into the etiology and course of alcoholism and related disorders. MU-ARTSS professors represent a wide array of expertise in the science of alcohol and addiction including genetics, personality, psychopathology, social and affective neuroscience, and social network analysis. 

  • Location: Columbia, Missouri
  • Associated institution: University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 6:00 a.m. CST February 17, 2025

Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MoLSAMP)

This is a program specifically for students at Missouri LSAMP schools (University of Missouri – Columbia, Harris-Stowe State University, Lincoln University, Missouri State University, St. Louis Community College, Truman State University, University of Central Missouri, University of Missouri – St. Louis, and Washington University in St. Louis). Undergraduates from Alliance Schools selected for this program will live on campus in Columbia and conduct research for 9 weeks. This is a full-time program and students may NOT enroll in other coursework or hold part-time jobs. Students are expected to be in Columbia for the whole 9 weeks (no vacations); although, no activities are planned on weekends and students may go home if they wish.

  • Location: Columbia, Missouri
  • Associated institution: University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 16th, 2025

Summer Research Internship in Medical Sciences

The University of Missouri offers a summer research internship with the immediate objective of recruiting students with the ultimate goal of improving diversity in the biomedical sciences workforce. In a nine-week program (June 2 – July 30, 2021), you’ll work on your own research projects under the guidance of an MU School of Medicine faculty member and present results at a poster forum at the end of the session. You’ll learn how to write abstracts and design posters to prepare for the poster forum.

  • Location: Columbia, Missouri
  • Associated institution: University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 11:59 pm Friday, February 14, 2025

Cell and Molecular Biology

The MU Life Sciences Fellows Program is actively seeking to diversify their graduate program application pool. Preference will be given to students interested in applying to PhD programs in the life sciences at MU. Applicants are expected to have completed at least one year of full-time college enrollment prior to June 2021, be pursuing a major in biology, biochemistry, microbiology, or related field, and be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. Interns selected for this program will conduct research with faculty mentors who are members of the NIGMS T32 Training Grant at MU. 

  • Location: Columbia, Missouri
  • Associated institution: University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : November 1 – February 16

Materials Science & Engineering

This REU Site is designed to address the urgent need for innovation in materials research in the U.S. by interweaving a proven creativity training program into the framework of the traditional research and professional development activities. This REU Site fills a critical gap in workforce development in materials design and manufacture, and address a national need for researchers who can solve complex, interconnected problems by training researchers to think creatively from an early stage.

  • Location: Columbia, Missouri
  • Associated institution: University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-02-16 00:00:00

The HACU National Internship Program – Corporate Component

The HACU National Internship Program – Corporate Component, partners with some of the leading corporations in the nation to assist them in attracting and hiring the best talent from HACU member colleges and universities.   The process is very competitive but rewarding, as many internships lead to full-time roles.  Opportunities for both internships and full-time employment are available.  

  • Location: Various
  • Associated institution: The Chmpions of Hispanic Success in Higher Education
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : None, applicants may apply throughout the year

Summer Intern/Clinical & Clinical Pharmacology

Clinical Pharmacology leads the clinical pharmacology development strategy for all new development compounds and marketed products. The Clinical Pharmacology team characterize drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and PK-PD relationships that inform human dose selection and explain patient variability, evaluate the therapeutic implications of drug-drug interactions, and determine appropriate dosing and optimal use of our products in special populations such as children, pregnant women, or people with hepatic and renal impairment.

  • Location: Various
  • Associated institution: GSK
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : opportunities are constantly opening

Summer Intern/Global Medical Affairs

This position is working within the ViiV Healthcare Global Medical Affairs department. As part of the team, you will gain cross-functional experience in areas such as Medical Communications, Medical Information, Field Medical, Implementation Sciences, Health Outcomes, and Epidemiology. ViiV Healthcare is 100% dedicated to finding new ways to limit the impact of HIV on the 35 million people living with the virus. ViiV Healthcare is focused on finding and making available new medicines to improve outcomes for people living with HIV, while understanding how best to prevent and treat the condition. 

  • Location: Research Triangle Pk, NC
  • Associated institution: GSK
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : No deadlines mentioned, application open 

Summer Intern/Medicinal Chemistry

We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to join our medicinal chemistry group for a 12-week summer internship. The successful applicant will develop an expertise in medicinal chemistry while operating independently as a highly productive and knowledgeable synthetic organic chemist.

  • Location: Upper Providence, PA
  • Associated institution: GSK
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : No deadlines mentioned, application open 

Summer Intern/EHS Associate

Under direct supervision, the EHS intern will perform a wide range of environment, health, and safety disciplines to implement workplace safety and industrial hygiene processes compliant with GSK EHS Global Standards as well as regulatory requirements with a focus on continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Location: Upper Providence, PA
  • Associated institution: GSK
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : No deadlines mentioned, application open 

Summer Intern/Research Statistics

Research Statistics collaborates with top pre-clinical scientists to advance exciting, innovative ideas in drug discovery. We design experiments, analyze data, and visualize results for projects that range from small studies with single endpoints to high-dimensional genomic and imaging data.We use traditional statistical methods and modern machine learning algorithms, design experiments to develop new technologies and analyze data to identify biomarkers. Our work is varied and challenging with the common goal to advance the science of human health.

  • Location: Upper Providence, PA
  • Associated institution: GSK
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : No deadlines mentioned, application open 

Summer Intern/Packaging Operations

Seeking a student who will focus on managing and developing metrics to track and increase OEE on the sites packaging lines. Through the assignment, the student will drive Root Cause Analysis for performance issues, jams, and minor stops. Student will work closely with pre-change team to ensure all the changeovers flow without delays by applying the SMED methodology. Student will use OE tools when problem solving with area team members/encourage JDI’s within area, as well as, carry out 5S and GMP/EHS audits. 

  • Location: Oak Hill, NY
  • Associated institution: GSK
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : No deadlines mentioned, application open 

Summer Intern/Customer Strategy

Customer Strategy is responsible for working collaboratively with Field Sales, Marketing and other internal stakeholders to drive growth on their respective categories. Leveraging their knowledge of the retail environment to ensure the customers voice is heard with internal partners. 

  • Location: Warren, NJ 
  • Associated institution: GSK
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : No deadlines mentioned, application open 

Research Experience for Undergraduates

CCMR REU students work directly with faculty on interdisciplinary materials research projects involving chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering disciplines. Students will also participate in an organized program of lectures, laboratory visits, and a variety of recreational activities. Applicants select their top five projects from a list of projects available in 2021.

  • Location: Ithaca, New York
  • Associated institution: Cornell Center for Materials Research
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Rolling Admission until positions are filled

NFS REU Site in Cellular Bioengineering: From Biomaterials to stem cells 

When students apply to the RISE program at Rutgers, they are automatically quiclfiedf for this progra. With an intellectual focus in cellular Bioengineering, this program provides research opportunities that articulate with range of cutting edge, multidisplinary areasincluding stem cell engineering, systems and computational biology,cell active biomaterials, and micro/nanoscale biosystems. 

  • Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Associated institution: Rutgers/UMDNJ
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-03-15 00:00:00

Research in Science and Engineering (RISE)

RISE at Rutgers is a nationally acclaimed summer research program for outstanding undergraduates from diverse backgrounds. Scholars participate in 10 weeks of cutting-edge research in the biological, physical, and social/ behavioral sciences, math, engineering, and exciting interdisciplinary areas under the guidance of carefully matched faculty mentors. A comprehensive professional development component, including GRE preparation, complements the research.

  • Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Associated institution: Rutgers/UMDNJ
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : November 1 – Application site opens January – Early application review starts Early February – Initial offers extended February to March – Admission continues until all places are filled, typically mid March

Discrete Math and theoretical computer sciences

DIMACS (the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science) facilitates research, education, and outreach in discrete mathematics, computer science theory, algorithms, mathematical and statistical methods, and their applications. Our multi-year special focus programs address research themes that require topical expertise in these areas, have potential for societal impact, and are poised for advance.

  • Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Associated institution: Rutgers University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-31 00:00:00

The Interdisciplinary Materials Research for Undergraduates and the Cornell Center for Materials Research

CCMR REU students work directly with faculty on interdisciplinary materials research projects involving chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering disciplines. Students will also participate in an organized program of lectures, laboratory visits, and a variety of recreational activities. Applicants select their top five projects from a list of projects available in 2021.

  • Location: Ithaca, New York
  • Associated institution: Cornell University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : Rolling Basis

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funded Collaborative Approaches among Scientists and Engineers (CASE) Research Experience is a 10-week research program for undergraduates located at Auburn University. Field and laboratory research projects are available for students majoring in STEM disciplines including chemistry, biology, physics, and all branches of engineering.

  • Location: Auburn, Alabama
  • Associated institution: Auburn University
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : February 7, 2025 for priority consideration

Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program

The Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program provides students with educational opportunities to gain real-world, hands-on research experience with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy. The MLEF program was created in 1995 with the goal of improving opportunities for under-represented and minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.

  • Location: Oak Ridge, TN
  • Associated institution: Oak Ridge Institute
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST

Community College Internships (CCI)

The Community College Internships (CCI) program seeks to encourage community college students to enter technical careers relevant to the DOE mission by providing technical training experiences at the DOE laboratories. Selected students participate as interns appointed at one of 16 participating DOE laboratories. They work on technologies or instrumentation projects or major research facilities supporting DOE’s mission, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers.

  • Location: different labratories 
  • Associated institution: U.S. Department of Energy
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 8, 2025 at 5:00PM ET

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)

The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program encourages undergraduate students and recent graduates to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at the Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories. Selected students participate as interns appointed at one of 17 participating DOE laboratories/facilities. They perform research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission.

  • Location: different labratories 
  • Associated institution: U.S. Department of Energy
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : January 8, 2025 at 5:00PM ET

HPC Cluster Engineer Academy

At the HPC Academy you’ll learn from the best engineers in the field and work at a state-of-the-art computation facility. Mentors are on hand to guide each team through project work and other activities. You’ll come away from the summer with lasting professional connections with mentors and other LLNL staff.

  • Location: Livermore, CA
  • Associated institution: Lawrence Livermmore national Laboratory
  • Link to apply
  • What is the deadline date? : 2025-01-31 00:00:00