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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  • If information is out of date, check the program's website to be sure.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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Maine Aerospace Workforce Development Program

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Maine Space Grant Consortium (Augusta, ME)

U.S. Citizen

2/3/2020

Astronomy, Aerospace Engineering, Undergraduate

Marine Sciences Summer Program

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University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, & Environment (Newark, DE)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/7/2020

Marine Sciences, Undergraduate, environmental sciences, marine biology

Materials for Sustainability in Energy and Manufacturing REU

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University of Houston (Houston, TX)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Materials science, Undergraduate, Engineering

Maternal Child Health Careers/Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement - Undergraduate Program (MCHC/RISE-UP)

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Kennedy Krieger Institute (Baltimore, MD)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

1/31/2020

Public Health, Undergraduate

Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute Summer Program

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Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, International

1/31/2020

Mathematics, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Undergraduate

Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates

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University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/3/2020

Mathematics, Undergraduate

Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates

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San Diego State University  (San Diego, CA)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

3/1/2020

Mathematics, Undergraduate

Mathematics and Statistics (SMALL) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

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Williams College (Williamstown, MA)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Mathematics, Undergraduate

Mechanisms of Evolution

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University of Nevada Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)

U.S. Citizen and Permanent Resident

April

Biological Sciences, Computer Science

Meharry Cancer SURP

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Meharry Medical College (Nashville, TN)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/5/2020

Biomedical sciences, cancer research, Undergraduate

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Our databases are maintained as a volunteer effort by our team.

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