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Summer Research Programs

Welcome to our database of summer research programs for undergraduates!

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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.

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  • If information is out of date, check the program's website to be sure.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

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University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Chemistry, Undergraduate

Chemistry REU

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Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/15/2020

Chemistry, Biochemistry, Undergraduate

Chemistry Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program

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University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
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Undergraduate, Chemistry

Clean Energy Bridge to Research REU Program

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University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/14/2020

Energy sciences, Undergraduate

Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program

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University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/15/2020

Climate change research, Undergraduate

Coastal Ocean Systems and Sustainability at the Wrigley Marine Science Center

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University of Southern California Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies (Los Angeles, CA)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/14/2020

Environmental sciences, Undergraduate

Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Energy CURE REU

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University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

TBA

Biotechnology, bioengineering, Undergraduate, biology

Columbia University Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics REU Program

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Columbia University (New York, NY)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

02/01/2022

Biology, Cancer Biology, Mathematics, Computer science

Columbia University/Barnard College Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program

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Columbia University/Barnard College (New York, NY)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

2/3/2020

Biology, Undergraduate, Psychology, Social Sciences

Combinatorics and Algorithms for Real Problems (CAAR)

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University of Maryland (Baltimore, MD)
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U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, International students at U.S. universities

3/1/2020

Mathematics, Undergraduate

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