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Summer Research Programs

Welcome to our database of summer research programs for undergraduates!

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Research experiences for undergraduates (REUs, also known as SURPs or SURFs) are paid summer internships, usually for 6-8 weeks (sometimes including housing) at research institutions. Undergraduates are paired with a lab and gain valuable research experience. These are extremely helpful for obtaining post-graduate jobs in STEM and applying to graduate or professional schools.

 
Our database contains more than 450 SURP programs. We encourage you to use the drop down menus below (in different combinations, if necessary!) to help you find a program that is right for you.

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Notes:​

  • If information is out of date, check the program's website to be sure. Deadlines are usually around the same time each year, so a program deadline for 2021 will usually correspond to roughly the same time in 2022. If a webpage appears non-functional, it could mean that the program's website URL has changed - if you are interested in a specific program, try googling it to see if there is a more current website.

  • ​For prospective Physician-Scientists (MD-PhD/DO-PhD), check out this additional list by the American Physician Scientists Association.

  • We welcome new submissions! To submit an entry to this database, please click here.

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Engineering Summer Program (ESP)

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Memorial Sloan Kettering (New York, NY)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, International students authorized to work in the U.S.

2/2/2020

Undergraduate, Engineering

Experience Postgrad Life Sciences

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Univ. of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK)
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UK or Republic of Ireland residents

March

Life Sciences

Experiential Learning for Veterans in Assistive Technology and Engineering (ELeVATE)

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University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Engineering, Veterans, Undergraduate

Fellowship in Oceanography for Minority Undergraduates

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/5/2020

Ocean sciences, Undergraduate

Fermilab VetTech Internship Program

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U.S. Department of Energy Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) (Batavia IL)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

1/19/2020

Computing, technology, Veterans, Undergraduate

Fluid Power Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program

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Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Fluid power research, Undergraduate, Biology

Fort Johnson Summer Undergraduate Research Program

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College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/14/2020

Marine biology, Undergraduate, Environmental Sciences

Four Directions Summer Research Program

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Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/3/2020

Medicine, Undergraduate, Biomedical sciences

Frankel Cardiovascular Center Summer Fellowship Program

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University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, International students (authorized to work in the U.S.)

1/31/2020

Biomedical sciences, Undergraduate

Freedom Systems Center Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates

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Freedom Systems Center
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

1/24/2020

Engineering, Undergraduate

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