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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  • If information is out of date, check the program's website to be sure.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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Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in the Chemical Sciences

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University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Chemistry, Undergraduate

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Scholarship Program

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Ohio Sea Grant (Columbus, OH)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/3/2020

Botany, ecology, ornithology, Undergraduate, Biology

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program: Research in Prokaryotic Biology

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University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/14/2020

Microbiology, Undergraduate, biology

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Interdisciplinary Materials Science

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Cornell Center for Materials Research (Ithaca, NY)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

Open

Materials science, Undergraduate

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Marine and Estuarine Science program

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/29/2020

Marine biology, Undergraduate

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Computational Biology Summer Program

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Rutgers University (Camden, NJ)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Undergraduate, Biology

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Disturbance Ecology in Central Appalachia

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Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/15/2020

Ecology, Undergraduate

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Treatment-Related Research for Youth with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems

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Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (Athens, OH) 

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/7/2020

Treatment research, Undergraduate, Biomedical sciences, Psychology

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program

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Department of Health, Wadsworth Center (Albany, NY)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/20/2020

Cell biology, molecular biology, Undergraduate, Biology

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program

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Department of Health, Wadsworth Center (Albany, NY)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/20/2020

Cell biology, molecular biology, Undergraduate, Biology

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