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Summer Research Programs

Welcome to our database of summer research programs for undergraduates!

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.

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  • If information is out of date, check the program's website to be sure.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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Latino Mental Health Research Training Program

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University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Minority Health and Health Disparities, Undergraduate, Public Health, Psychology

Leadership Alliance Summer Research - Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)

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Leadership Alliance (Different Institutions)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/1/2020

STEM, Biology, Undergraduate, Psychology, Social Sciences

Lee Teng Undergraduate Fellowship in Accelerator Science and Engineering

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U.S. Department of Energy Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) (Batavia IL)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, International students at U.S. universities

1/6/2020

Accelerator science, engineering, Undergraduate

Lehigh Physics Undergraduate Research Program

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Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, International students at U.S. universities

3/9/2020

Physics, Undergraduate

Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP)

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University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/2/2020

Biomedical sciences, Undergraduate

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Summer Research Internship Program

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SUNY Binghamton (Binghamton, NY)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

STEM, Undergraduate, biology

MIT Summer Research Program

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MIT (Cambridge, MA)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, DACA, International students authorized to work in the U.S.

1/1/2020

STEM, social sciences, Undergraduate, biology

MRC Summer Studentship

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Cambridge, UK)

UK nationals, UK residents or Youth Mobility Scheme visa

N/A

Mathematics, Biology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Physics

MRSEC Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program

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University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/15/2020

STEM, Undergraduate, biology

MSU Physics Department Solar Physics / Astronomy & Space Physics REU Program

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Montana State University (Bozeman, MT)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/17/2020

Physics, Astronomy, Undergraduate

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