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If information is out of date, check the program's website to be sure.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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Opportunities in Genomics Research (OGR)

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The Genome Institute - Washington University (St. Louis, MO)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

1/31/2020

Genomics, Undergraduate, biology

Optics in the City of Light Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

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University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI and Paris, France)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

1/8/2020

Physics, Undergraduate

PARAdiGM (Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education)

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University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/14/2020

Biomedical sciences, Undergraduate

Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES)

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University of Hawaiʻi Hilo (Hilo, HI)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

1/31/2020

Environmental sciences, conservation research, Undergraduate

Pathways to STEM: Kansas Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

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Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, Community college students interested in transferring to Kansas State, current Kansas State students

3/6/2020

STEM, Undergraduate, Biology

Penn State Nanoscale Physics and Materials REU and RET

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Penn State (State College, PA)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

3/1/2020

Nanosciences, materials science, Undergraduate, engineering

Penn Summer Science Initiative (PSSI)

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University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

3/1/2020

Materials science, high school

Perrigo Undergraduate Summer Fellowship

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University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, International, Michigan college or university

2/1/2020

Chemical biology, Biochemistry, cell biology, pharmacology, Undergraduate

Pharmacological Sciences Summer Diversity Program

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University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, DACA students

2/18/2020

Pharmacological Science, Undergraduate, Biology, Chemistry

Phenotypic Plasticity Research Experience for Community College students

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL) and Parkland College (Champaign, IL)

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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, DACA recipients

3/1/2020

Genomics, Undergraduate, biology

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