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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  • If information is out of date, check the program's website to be sure.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 Mathematics

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Boise University (Boise, ID)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, International students providing their own funding

TBA

STEM, Undergraduate, Mathematics

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Integrated Bioengineering Research, Education, and Outreach Experiences for Females and Underrepresented Minorities

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

CLOSED

Bioengineering, Undergraduate, biology, engineering

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Integrative Cell and Molecular Biology

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University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

CLOSED

Cell biology, molecular biology, Undergraduate

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)

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Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/1/2020

Materials sciences, Engineering, Undergraduate

Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (REU)

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University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/28/2020

Chemistry, Biochemistry, Undergraduate

Research Experience for Undergraduates Program in Estuarine & Coastal Marine Sciences

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Duke Nicholas School of the Environment (Beaufort, NC)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/10/2020

Biology, marine biology, Undergraduate

Research Experience for Undergraduates Program in Systematics and Evolutionary Biology

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American Museum of Natural History (New York City, NY)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

Opens Jan 2020

Systematics and evolutionary biology, Biology, Undergraduate

Research Experience for Undergraduates in Imaging Sciences

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Strobe NSF Science and Technology Center

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/7/2020

x-ray, nano-probe, electron microscopy, Undergraduate, biology

Research Experience for Undergraduates in Multimessenger Astrophysics

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Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Astronomy, Astrophysics, Undergraduate

Research Experience for Undergraduates in Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering

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University of Akron College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering (Akron, OH)

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/12/2020

Polymers science, Undergraduate

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