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If information is out of date, check the program's website to be sure.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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NYU-MRSEC Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

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New York University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (New York, NY)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/28/2020

Materials science, Undergraduate, Engineering

Nanobiotechnology Research Experience for Undergraduates

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Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/1/2020

Nanobiotechnology, Undergraduate

Nanoscale Materials Science and Engineering REU

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Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/15/2020

Nanosciences, Undergraduate

Nanoscience and Microsystems (NSMS) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program

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University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Nanosciences, Undergraduate

Nanotechnology for Health, Energy & the Environment

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Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

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Nanotechnology, Undergraduate

Native American Summer Research Internship (NARI)

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University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)

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2/19/2020

Biomedical sciences, Native American health research, Undergraduate, Public Health

Natural History Research Experiences (NHRE)

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (New York City, NY)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, International

TBA

Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mineral Science, Paleobiology, or Vertebrate Zoology, Undergraduate

Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program

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Office of Naval Research

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Opens 8/3/20

Naval research, Undergraduate, Environmental sciences

Nebraska Summer Research Program: Biomedical Engineering

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University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/1/2020

Biomedical engineering, Undergraduate

Nebraska Summer Research Program: Chemistry

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University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/1/2020

Chemistry, Biochemistry, chemical engineering, Undergraduate

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