External Opportunities for Undergraduate Research, Fellowships and Scholarships
Check the organization websites for guidelines and deadlines.
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
The sponsor invites applications to participate in a 10-week
summer research program which students with an opportunity to get hands-on
experience working in biomedical research. Deadline: 4/15/2012
http://www.hmri.org/education/summer-student-program/Cybersecurity (CS) Scholars
University of Maryland
The university provides a nine-week summer research experience
in cybersecurity (CS) for undergraduates.
Deadline: 2/15/2012
http://www.wie.umd.edu/Public Policy Fellowships,
Congressional Internships, and Scholarships
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
CHCI's Public Policy Fellowships (2/17) and Congressional Internships (2/3,
4/27) are available to current Hispanic undergraduate
students and recent college graduates to provide them with the opportunity to explore their interests
in public policy while living in DC. Participants receive a
stipend, transportation, health
benefits, and/or housing. CHCI's scholarship program (4/16) supports Hispanic
students who have a history of performing public service-oriented activities in
their communities. Deadline: 4/16/12
http://www.chci.org/
Academic Summer Undergraduate
Research Experience (ASURE)
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth's Academic Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ASURE) provides
summer research experience to undergraduates. Research opportunities are
offered in: Biology;Biochemistry; Chemistry; Comparative Literature; Computer Science; Earth
Sciences; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Engineering; Experimental and
Molecular Medicine; Genetics; Mathematics;Microbiology and Immunology; Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB);Physics and
Astronomy; Psychological and Brain Sciences.
Deadline: http://graduate.dartmouth.edu/asure/research.html
Calder Summer Undergraduate Research
(CSUR) NSF-REU Program
Fordham University
The Louis Calder Center Biological Station
offering paid research opportunities for undergraduate students to gain
research experience in a variety of biological field studies. Deadline: 3/30/2012
http://www.fordham.edu/academics/office_of_research/research_centers__in/the_louis_calder_cen/research_opportuniti/index.asp
Nevis Summer Research Program for
Undergraduates
Columbia University
Offers a Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(REU) program with the goal of providing undergraduate students with the
opportunity to participate in scientific research as part of an on-going
experimental high-energy physics program. Deadline: 2/17/2012 http://www.nevis.columbia.edu/reu/
Summer
Internship Program
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute provides support for a Summer Internship Program
for qualified undergraduate and graduate students interested in marine-related
fields. Deadline: 3/01/2012 http://www.fau.edu/hboi/education/Summer_Intern_Application_2012.pdf
Tibor
T. Polgar Fellowships
Hudson River Foundation
Summer fellowships of $3,800 each provide support for graduate or undergraduate
students to conduct research on the Hudson River. Objectives include the gathering of important
information on all aspects of the river and to train students in conducting
estuarine studies and public policy research.
Limited research funds are also provided. Deadline: 02/20/2012 http://www.hudsonriver.org/polgar.htm
Congressional Internship Program Congressional
Hispanic Caucus Institute, Inc.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute invites applications from Latino undergraduates
from across the country for the Congressional Internship Program (CIP). The Congressional Internship Program provides
college students with a paid work placement in a Congressional Office or
Federal Agency for a period of twelve weeks (Spring/Fall) or eight weeks
(Summer). Deadline: 2/03/2012 http://www.chci.org/internships/
Dalmas A. Taylor Memorial Summer Minority
Policy Fellowship
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
The fellowship provides an opportunity for a graduate student of minority to
work on public policy issues in Washington,DC. Deadline: 4/25/2012
http://www.spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=743&nodeID=1
Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (REU) in Mathematics
Cornell University is offering a Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(REU) program in mathematics during Summer 2012. Deadline: 2/23/2012
http://www.math.cornell.edu/Undergraduate/REU/REU.htm
Chemistry
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Chem-SURF)
University of California, Irvine
The Chem-SURF Program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), provides a
10-week summer research opportunity for undergraduates to become fully immersed
in challenging, cutting-edge, exciting, and transformative interdisciplinary
research projects in the fields of chemical biology, chemical physics, computer
science, molecular biology, nanoscience, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology,
and analytical, atmospheric, biochemistry, bioinorganic, bioorganic,
computational, environmental, inorganic, materials, organic, physical, polymer,
surface and theoretical chemistry.
Deadline: 3/15/2012 http://www.urop.uci.edu/chem-surf.html
Ritchie-Jennings
Memorial Scholarship Program
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners awards a scholarship to support the education
of collegiate accounting, business, finance, and criminal
justice students worldwide. Deadline: 2/03/2012 http://www.acfe.com/membership/students.asp?copy=scholarship
Undergraduate
Research Training Program
Whitney Laboratory offers training in marine bioscience and biotechnology
to students interested in exploring a career in science.
In cooperation with a faculty supervisor, students choose a project which fits
with ongoing investigations and can be completed within the eleven week
training period. Deadline: 02/14/2012 http://www.whitney.ufl.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=36
Undergraduate
Scholarship Program
The American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics provides yearly scholarship awards to college
sophomores, juniors, and seniors to encourage and further their education in fields that will advance the arts, sciences, and technology
of aeronautics and astronautics. Deadline: 01/31/2012 http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=226
Internships
The Our World - Underwater Scholarship Society offers summer internships for a one to three
month period for college undergraduates and graduating
seniors. Deadline: 01/31/2012 http://www.owuscholarship.org/Internships
Arts Production Internship Program
Each summer during its annual season, the American Dance Festival offers
internships in all areas of arts production.
Deadline: 02/10/2012
Foreign Language and Area Studies
(FLAS) Fellowship Program for Undergraduate Students
Ohio State University
The East Asian Studies Center (EASC) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is
seeking applications for fellowships for Summer Quarter 2012 and Academic Year
2012-2013 under the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI Foreign Language
and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program. Deadline: 2/01/2012
Summer Research Diversity Fellowships
in Law and Social Science for Undergraduate Students
The American Bar Foundation' s a program
of summer research fellowships to interest undergraduate students from diverse
backgrounds in pursuing graduate study in the social sciences. The students
will work at the American Bar Foundation's offices in Chicago, Illinois for 35
hours a week for a period of 8 weeks. Each student will receive a stipend of
$3,600. Deadline: 2/15/2012
http://www.americanbarfoundation.org/research/Fellowshipopportunities/SummerResearchDiversityFellowshipsinLawandSocialScience.html
Bunche Center Summer Humanities
Institute (SHI)
Bunche Center for African American Studies
This eight-week preparatory program is designed to enhance the competencies of
students who plan to pursue a MA or Ph.D. in the humanities or humanistic
social sciences (African American studies, anthropology, art history,
cultural/critical studies, ethnomusicology, history, literature, political
science, and sociology). Deadline: 2/01/2012 http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm
Blinks - NSF REU Internship Program Friday
Harbor Laboratories
Friday Harbor Laboratories' Blinks - NSF REU Summer Internship Program seeks to
link undergraduate students with
scientist-mentors as collaborators in marine science research projects. Deadline: 3/01/2012
https://depts.washington.edu/fhl/StudentApplicationForm.html
Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
The University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
(RSMAS) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program is designed to
introduce bright and energetic undergraduates to research in the marine and
atmospheric sciences. The intensive summer program allows undergraduate
students the opportunity to experience graduate level research and school. Deadline: 02/12/2012
http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/academics/graduate-programs/prospective-students/undergraduate-summer-fellowships/
Cyclotron Institute REU Program
Texas A&M University
This REU site focuses on research in nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry.
Students will have the opportunity to work closely with internationally renowned scientists at a major university-based
nuclear facility. Deadline: 2/06/2012 http://cyclotron.tamu.edu/reu/reu2012.php
Summer Research Early Identification
Program (SR-EIP)
Leadership Alliance
The Leadership Alliance offers a summer research experience for undergraduates
who would like to work eight to ten weeks under the guidance of a faculty or research mentor at a participating
institution. Research experiences are
available in all academic disciplines. Deadline: 02/01/2012
http://www.theleadershipalliance.org/Programs/SummerResearch/ResearchExperiences/tabid/244/Default.aspx
Summer Research Opportunities
Committee on Institutional Cooperation
The Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) is a gateway to graduate
education at CIC universities. The goal of the program is to increase the
number of underrepresented students who pursue graduate study and research
careers. SROP helps prepare undergraduates for graduate study through intensive
research experiences with faculty mentors and enrichment activities. Deadline:
2/10/2012 http://www.cic.net/Home/Students/SROP/Home.aspx
Strong Children's Research Center
The funds a student training program for outstanding
undergraduate (completion of junior year by May of the current year), medical,
and graduate students who plan to pursue a career in biomedical research or
clinical research. Deadline: 2/29/2012
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pediatrics/research/summer_program/program-application.cfm
NSF-REU Summer Research Program
Texas A&M University
The provides a summer research program for undergraduate
chemistry majors enrolled in 4-year U.S. universities other than Texas A&M
who have completed their second or third year with a 3.0 GPA or better with
strong letters of recommendation. The program focuses on interdisciplinary
projects in biological, environmental, and materials chemistry. Deadline: 2/15/2012 http://www.chem.tamu.edu/research/undergraduate/
Summer Research Program For
Undergraduate Students
Ecole Polytechnique Federale
de Lausanne (EPFL) will offer an intensive summer research training
opportunity to 25 undergraduate students interested in
research careers in life sciences. This program will run from July 4th
to August 26th 2011. Deadline: 2/06/2012 http://sv.epfl.ch/summer-research
ASHP Summer Internship
American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
The internship is a ten-week training program for an undergraduate pharmacy
student, with nine weeks conducted at the
Headquarters in Bethesda, MD, and
the at the ASHP's Annual Meeting. Deadline: 2/01/2012
http://www.ashp.org/Import/ABOUTUS/Careers/ResidenciesInternshipsExternships/ASHPSummerInternship.aspx
Summer Student Fellowship Program
Hartford Hospital
This program offers a unique clinical research opportunity for college students
pursuing careers in medicine. It is designed exclusively for premedical students completing either their junior or
senior year in college. It offers the student an introduction to research
methodology, patient treatment, and ethical issues in medicine as well as
exposure to a broad spectrum of health care providers within a large community
teaching hospital. Deadline: 2/10/2012
http://www.harthosp.org/research/studentfellowship.htm
Summer Associates Program
Greenlining Institute
The Greenlining Leadership Academy was established to prepare the next
generation of advocates on behalf of low-income and communities of color. The Academy Summer Associate Program is an intensive
10-week training program for young leaders that have completed, at minimum,
their undergraduate degrees by the start of the program. Associates learn about
issues impacting California and the nation and manage research and advocacy
projects under the direction of a Greenlining staff member. Deadline: 1/13/2012
Summer Research Experience for
Undergraduates in Animal Behavior
Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior
The REU program in Animal Behavior brings about 10 undergraduate students to
Indiana University each summer to engage in animal behavior research. The
program offers a unique opportunity for talented undergraduates to spend the
summer doing state-of-the-art research and to gain valuable skills while
exploring career opportunities in the sciences. Deadline: 02/06/2012 http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/forms/REUApp.html
Integrated Biological Sciences Summer
Research Program (IBS-SRP)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Institute for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
invites junior and senior undergraduate students interested in research careers
in the biological sciences to participate in the Integrated Biological Sciences
Summer Research Program (IBS-SRP). As part of the program, students do
full-time research for 10 weeks with a faculty member. Deadline: 02/15/2012 http://cbe.wisc.edu/srp-bio/srp_application.html
Summer Undergraduate Research
Fellowship Program
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
The State University of New York Upstate Medical University, College of
Graduate Studies is offering fellowships for its 2012 Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. In an intensive ten-week summer program,
undergraduates with appropriate faculty help will formulate their own proposal,
carry out research under the supervision of one of our faculty, write a
research paper and have the opportunity to see their work published.
Deadline: 02/15/2012 https://www.upstate.edu/grad/surfapp/
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
(SURF) Program
Boston University
Boston University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
takes place over 10 weeks each summer. It consists of the following: Full-time
research with a BU faculty member (approximately 40 hours per week); Weekly
seminars on topics related to career preparation and current research; Weekly
informal meetings; Final presentation on the summer research; and Participation
in BU’s fall Undergraduate Research Symposium. Deadline: 02/15/2012 http://www.bu.edu/urop/surf-program/surf-application-2/
Summer Scholars Program
University of Rochester Medical Center
The Summer Scholars program is for undergraduate students interested in the
Ph.D. degree in the Biological or
Biomedical Sciences and for Students with a potential interest in attending
graduate school at the University of Rochester.
Deadline: 03/01/2012 http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate/summer-scholars/application-process.cfm
Summer Undergraduate Research
Fellowship (SURF) Program
Rockefeller University
The Rockefeller University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates to conduct laboratory
research. SURF students work with leading scientists in a broad range of areas
including biochemistry; structural biology and chemistry; molecular, cell and
developmental biology; immunology; virology and microbiology; neuroscience;
physics; and mathematical biology. Deadline: 02/01/2012
https://surfapplication.rockefeller.edu/
Research Experiences in Science for
Undergraduate College Students
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) offers summer programs designed to provide
college juniors an immersive research
experience in the biomedical life sciences at an NCI-designated comprehensive
cancer center. The program spans 10 weeks during the Summer between a
participant's Junior and Senior year of college. The program will run from June
4, 2012 to August 10, 2012. Deadline:
3/01/2012
NSF Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (REU) - Undergraduate Research Experiences in Cellular and
Molecular Biosciences
Carnegie Mellon University
This 10-week residential REU program provides intensive, mentored research
experiences in molecular biology and
genetics, cell and developmental biology, neuroscience, biochemistry, biophysics,
and structural biology, computational biology and bioinformatics. This program
is intended for students who wish to pursue a Ph.D. after graduation.
Deadline: 2/01/2012 http://www.cmu.edu/bio/research/undergrad_research/
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Research Experience for Undergraduates Internships
Michigan State University
During this 10-week program, which is funded by the National Science Foundation
(NSF), National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) and Michigan State
University (MSU), up to 15 undergraduate students will gain research experience
in physics by carrying out specific projects under direct supervision of Physics
& Astronomy faculty or NSCL staff. Deadline: 3/15/2012 http://meetings.nscl.msu.edu/reu/
Research Experience for
Undergraduates - Cornell University Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics
Cornell University
Under this program, approximately ten science and engineering students from
around the country will be invited to
participate in research at the Cornell University Laboratory for Elementary-Particle
Physics. The ten-week program will start Monday, June 4, 2012 and end Friday,
August 10, 2012. In addition to participation in research, the program will
include informal seminars, formal lectures, tours of research facilities,
social and recreational events, and a forum at summer's end in which
participants present the results of their research. Deadline: 2/05/2012
http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/Education/REU/OnlineApplication.html
NSF Summer Undergraduate Research
Program
University of Notre Dame
The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame NSF
Research Experience for
Undergraduates (REU) program during the summer of 2012. The focal point of the proposed projects is
Integrative Cell and Molecular Biology. Deadline: 02/01/2012 http://nd.edu/~biosreu/apply.html
Department of Physics -- Research
Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
University of Notre Dame
The provides opportunities for undergraduate students
to experience hands-on participation in research in many
areas of Physics. Students are granted
stipends, housing allowance, and assistance with travel and food expenses. Deadline: 02/20/2012
http://physics.nd.edu/research/reu/
Hooked on Photonics
University of Washington, Seattle
The sponsor provides a ten-week summer research program
for undergraduates that focuses on the science of photonics
and its applications in materials science and information technology. The
program will take place at the University of Washington, the University of
Arizona, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Deadline:
02/15/2012 http://hookedonphotonics.org/program_details.cfm
Summer Multicultural Access to
Research Training (SMART)
University of Colorado, Boulder
This program offers students the opportunity to conduct research under the
guidance of a faculty mentor, and
participate in workshops designed to strengthen scientific writing and oral
presentation skills. Deadline: 2/15/2012
http://www.colorado.edu/GraduateSchool/DiversityInitiative/undergrads/smart/details.html
Brain Research Institute Summer
Undergraduate Research Experience (BRI-SURE)
University of California, Los Angeles
The sponsor welcomes applications for their Brain Research Institute summer undergraduate
research experience (BRI-SURE) program for Minority Access to Research Careers
(MARC) Scholars. This program solicits applications from students in MARC
training programs from universities and colleges across the nation. Deadline: 03/15/2012 http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm]
Bunche Center Summer Humanities
Institute (SHI)
University of California, Los Angeles
The sponsor welcomes applications for their eight-week preparatory
program designed to enhance the competencies of students who plan to pursue an
MA or Ph.D. in the humanities or humanistic social sciences (African American
studies, anthropology, art history, cultural/critical studies, ethnomusicology,
history, literature, political science, sociology).
Deadline: 02/12/2012 http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm
Summer Intern Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Each year the Summer Intern Program –
Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Virginia Institute of Marine
Science (VIMS) places 12 to 15 undergraduates with faculty mentors for a summer
research experience. Internships are available in many areas of marine science,
including marine biology and ecology; biological, geological, chemical, and
physical oceanography; environmental science; fisheries; and resource
management. Deadline: 02/15/2012
http://www.vims.edu/education/college/summer_intern/index.php
Summer Program in Biological Sciences
in Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health
The goal of the program is to expose minority college science students (who
will be juniors or seniors in the fall of 2012)
to the rewards of laboratory research directed toward solving important public
health problems. Deadline:
02/01/2012
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/academics/biological-sciences/undergraduate-summer-internship-program/
Research Experiences for
Undergraduates
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Each summer, the IES-REU program provides ten undergraduate students an opportunity to conduct quality research in ecology at
a well-established research institute.
Deadline: 02/05/2012
http://www.ecostudies.org/reu_application.html
Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program for Undergraduate Physics Majors
Lehigh University
Undergraduate physics majors currently in their sophomore or junior year are
invited to apply to the Lehigh University
Summer Undergraduate Research Participation Program in Physics. The Lehigh REU program is intended for
students who plan to pursue graduate study in physics or related fields. Deadline:
03/07/2012
http://www.lehigh.edu/~inreu/reu/index.html
Research Experience for
Undergraduates Program--Physics Department
University of California, Davis
In the summer of 2012 the Department of
Physics will host an NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates site.
During the 10-week program students will live on campus while working alongside
faculty and graduate students on an ongoing research project. Students will get
a view of physics very different from typical coursework. Deadline:
2/14/2012
http://london.ucdavis.edu/~zieve/REU/reu.html
Research Experiences for
Undergraduates on the Oregon Coast
Oregon State University
The REU program aims to expose students from diverse backgrounds to the broad field of marine science by providing hands-on research
and field experiences, with mentored and collaborative learning opportunities. Deadline: 02/15/2012 http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/REU/hmsc.html
Mathematics Research Experience for
Undergraduates
Hope College
Hope College will conduct a Mathematics REU program from June 4 to July 27,
2012. Participants will receive a stipend of $3,200 for the eight week program. Deadline: 02/24/2012 http://math.hope.edu/reu.html
Algorithmic Combinatorics on Words
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
This Research Experiences for Undergraduates program entitled Algorithmic
Combinatorics on Words is on interdisciplinary research at the crossroads
between Mathematics and Computer Science. The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro will provide unique opportunities for summer research for ten
outstanding and highly motivated students for an eight-week period. Deadline:
02/21/2012
http://www.uncg.edu/cmp/reu/summer2012/programAnnouncement2012.pdf
InternXchange
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
The sponsor offers an internship program
to provide outstanding young journalism students – who may themselves come to have
a significant influence on international opinion-shaping – with an opportunity
to immerse themselves in the society, culture, values, and political attitudes
in Germany. During this time of transition and change in transatlantic
relations and the German-American relationship, this program will expose
American students with a particular interest in Germany to the changing global
political circumstances on location in Germany. Deadline:
01/31/2012
http://www.daad.org/?p=internxchange
Samuel Fletcher Tapman ASCE Student
Chapter Scholarships
American Society of Civil Engineers
Provides support for undergraduate study in the field of civil engineering. Deadline: 02/09/2012
http://www.asce.org/Student-Organizations/Scholarships-and-Fellowships/2012-Samuel-Fletcher-Tapman-ASCE-Student-Chapter-Scholarship/
APS Scholarship for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors
American Physical Society
Scholarships to support undergraduate study of physics by minority students. Deadline: 02/03/2012
http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/honors/scholarship/apply.cfm
Summer Enrichment Program
University of Michigan
The SEP encourages undergraduates to consider health management and policy as
an attractive career option through which they can address health disparities
by familiarizing them with the field through a structured summer work
experience. Each placement is designed to offer a stimulating opportunity for
awareness, learning and growth. The ultimate goal is to increase participation
of students committed to eliminating health disparities in this important and
exciting field. Deadline: 02/12/2012 http://www.sph.umich.edu/sep/index.html
Academic Year Ambassadorial
Scholarship
Rotary Foundation
Provides scholarships for one academic year of
study in another country. http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/139en.pdf
Scholarship Program
SEG Foundation
Scholarships are awarded to support students majoring in geophysics or a
related field and directed toward a career in
exploration geophysics. Deadline: 03/01/2012 http://www.seg.org/web/foundation/programs/scholarship
Carol Gay Award
Children's Literature Association
Provides an award to recognize outstanding papers on children's literature by
undergraduate students. Deadline: 02/01/2012
http://www.childlitassn.org/index.php?page=about&family=awards&display=25#offset5
Advanced Independent Research /
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
This program is an excellent way to
decide if a career in field biology is right for you. Advanced Independent
Research
offers intensive mountain field work and emphasizes individual research
projects. One will interact with a variety of scientists and their research
projects at RMBL. Deadline:
02/15/2012 http://rmbl.org/home/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=134
Undergraduate Summer Intern
Program
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
The Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) offers volunteer positions
for summer research internships to undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing careers in biomedical
research, public health and medicine. Deadline: 02/10/2012
http://www.limr.org/oth/Page.asp?PageID=OTH003661
Aquarium Internship
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association
The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association is offering three positions in its
Aquarium internship program during the 2012 summer. Deadline: 02/15/2012
Natural Science Internships - Museum
Internships in Collections Management and Research
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association
The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) offers Museum Internships in
Collections Management and Research. The positions for 2012 are a Field
Research Internship and a Museum Collections Internship. Deadline:
02/15/2012
Research Experiences for
Undergraduates--Physics Department
College of William and Mary
The funder invites undergraduates to apply for research
opportunities for Summer 2012. Deadline:
03/01/2012
http://www.wm.edu/as/physics/undergrad/researchopportunities/reu/index.php
Alisa Flatow Memorial
Scholarship
Flatow (Alisa) Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Alisa Flatow Memorial Scholarship Fund is dedicated to the memory of Alisa
Flatow, a 20-year-old student studying in Israel murdered in a terrorist attack in near the settlement of
Kfar Darom on April 9, 1995. it has been established to encourage others to
follow in Alisa's footsteps in the full-time pursuit of traditional Jewish
studies at schools in the State of Israel. It is open to men and women
throughout the Diaspora. Deadline: 02/15/2012
https://secure.ujcfederations.org/ft2/form.html?__id=23552
Named Scholarships
American Meteorological Society
Scholarships are available to full-time students entering their final year of
undergraduate study in the fall of 2012. Deadline: 02/10/2012
Mary T. Carothers Summer
Environmental Studies Scholarship
Garden Club of America
Financial support to college students following their freshman, sophomore, or
junior year who wish to pursue summer studies doing field work, research, or
classroom work in the environmental field.
Deadline: 02/10/2012
http://www2.gcamerica.org/outreach-scholarships-details.cfm?ScholarshipID=25
Gladys Anderson Emerson
Scholarship
Iota Sigma Pi
Provides scholarships of $2,000 to women undergraduate students for excellence
in chemistry or biochemistry.
Eligible nominees must have attained junior standing, have at least one
semester of work to complete, and be a member of Iota Sigma Pi at the time of
nomination. Deadline: 02/15/2012
http://www.iotasigmapi.info/ISPstudentawards/ISPstudentawards.htm
Clara Carter Higgins Scholarship and
GCA Awards for Summer Environmental Studies
Garden Club of America
The provides financial support to college students
following their freshman, sophomore, or junior year who wish
to pursue summer studies doing field work, research, or classroom work in the
environmental field. Deadline:
02/10/2012
http://www.gcamerica.org/scholarship/gca_sum_environapp.pdf
Elizabeth Gardener Norweb Summer
Environmental Studies Scholarship
Garden Club of America
Financial support to college students following their freshman, sophomore, or
junior year who wish to pursue summer studies doing field work, research, or
classroom work in the environmental field.
Deadline: 02/10/2012
http://www2.gcamerica.org/outreach-scholarships-details.cfm?ScholarshipID=26
Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt
Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Garden Club of America
Financial support to college students toward a summer study of field
botany. Deadline:
02/01/2012
http://www2.gcamerica.org/outreach-scholarships-details.cfm?ScholarshipID=29
Scholarships
National Society of Black Engineers
Provides a variety of scholar opportunities to its pre-college, collegiate
undergraduate and graduate student, and technical professional members.
Scholarship packages range in value from $500 to $10,500.
http://www.nsbe.org/Programs/Scholarships/Scholarship-Vault.aspx
SPS Leadership Scholarships
American Institute of Physics
Support is provided to encourage the study of
physics and the pursuit of high scholarship. Deadline: 02/15/2012
http://www.spsnational.org/programs/scholarships/leadership.htm
Libbie H. Hyman Memorial Scholarship
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
This scholarship provides assistance to
students to take courses or to carry on research on invertebrates at a marine, freshwater, or terrestrial field station.
The grant is intended to help support a first meaningful field station
experience for a first or second year graduate student, or an advanced
undergraduate. Deadline: 03/01/2012 http://sicb.org/grants/hyman/
AMGEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM
California Institute of Technology
Caltech's Amgen Scholars Program is geared towards students in
biology, chemistry, and biotechnology fields. Some of these fields include biology,
biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and
chemistry. Deadline: February 15, 2012
www.amgenscholars.caltech.edu
NSF-REU
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, SUMMER 2012
Keck
Geology Consortium
The program includes 4 weeks of summer research (field and/or lab
work depending on the project), continuing research during the academic year
(jointly advised by a project faculty member and a research advisor at the
students home institution), attendance at the annual Keck Geology Consortium
Symposium, and a publication in the annual Keck Geology Consortium proceedings
volume. Students receive a $1,500
stipend and typically all travel and living expenses are provided for. Deadline:
February 3rd, 2012 http://keckgeology.org/
Enid Hall Griswold Memorial
Scholarship
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Provides scholarships to students who are majoring in political science, history,
government, or economics. All
applicants must be citizens of the United States and attend an accredited
college or university in the United States.
This is a one-time award in the amount of $1,000. Deadline:
02/15/2012 http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm
Summer Undergraduate Research Program
in the Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
The funder invites applications from
students for participation in a summer research internship program in the
medical
sciences at New York University Medical Center. Deadline:
02/01/2012 http://sackler.med.nyu.edu/surp/
Department of Pharmaceutical
Chemistry -- Summer Undergraduate Research Program
University of Kansas
The Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kansas offers a
ten week Summer Undergraduate research Program.
Deadline: 02/17/2012 http://www.pharmchem.ku.edu/~phch-web/cgi-bin/mydrupal/?q=node/52
Summer Undergraduate Research
Program
Medical University of South Carolina
Offers outstanding undergraduate students the opportunity to work closely with
faculty members on cutting edge biomedical research projects.
Deadline: 01/31/2012 http://www.musc.edu/grad/summer/surp/application.html
Summer Program for Undergraduate
Research for Study of Gene Structure and Function
Hunter College, City University of New York
The goal of the Institute is to prepare and encourage U.S. undergraduate
students to pursue graduate Biomedical Research. Deadline: 02/28/2012
http://genecenter.hunter.cuny.edu/index.php/how-to-apply
Research Experiences for
Undergraduates in Tropical Biology in Costa Rica
Organization for Tropical Studies
The OTS Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) was established for
advanced biology students interested in conducting field research under the
supervision of an experienced tropical ecologist. OTS will support twelve undergraduates,
selected through a competitive application process, for an eight-week research
program at the world-renowned La Selva Biological Station in the Caribbean lowlands of
Costa Rica. Deadline: 01/31/2012
http://www.ots.ac.cr/index.php?Itemid=449&id=317&option=com_content&task=view
Diversity in the Arts
Internships
Walters Art Museum
The Diversity in the Arts Internship, for undergraduate juniors and seniors, is
designed to broaden opportunities to those underrepresented in the museum field. Deadline: 02/01/2012 http://thewalters.org/museum_art_baltimore/themuseum_jobs_internship.aspx
Junior
Fellows Program Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace
The sponsor offers eight to
ten one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have
graduated during the past academic year to work as research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates.
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/index.cfm?fa=FAQ
Undergraduate
Scholarship Program
National Black MBA Association,
Inc. The NBMBAA National
Undergraduate Scholarship Program disburses $1,000 to undergraduate minority business candidates identified through the sponsor's local chapters. http://www.nbmbaa.org/index.aspx?PageID=1737
Undergraduate
Research Program
Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory
CSHL’s Undergraduate Research
Program (URP) provides one of the few places where young people are instructed in the
techniques of modern biology while becoming integrated members of a vibrant scientific community. Each year, approximately 25 students
from around the world are accepted to the fully subsidized, 10-week summer program to work with senior Laboratory staff members on
independent research projects in: Cancer biology; Neuroscience; Plant biology; Cellular and molecular biology; Genetics; and Computational
biology. http://www.cshl.edu/education/urp/application-guidelines
DOE
Faculty and Student Teams Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge Institute for
Science and Education
The sponsor provides
opportunities to participate in research in a broad range of science and engineering activities related to basic sciences, energy, and the environment. Faculty and two to three undergraduate students must participate together.
http://science.energy.gov/wdts/fast/project-descriptions/
Research
Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) German Academic
Exchange Service (DAAD)
The sponsor provides support
for undergraduate students from the US, Canada and the UK in the fields of biology,
chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering for a summer research internship in Germany. RISE summer placements take place with
research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany. The RISE interns are matched with a doctoral student whom
they assist and who will also serve as their mentor.
http://www.daad.de/rise/en/11638/index.html
Summer
Fellowships
Electrochemical Society
This fellowship is given to
assist a student during the summer months (June-September) in the pursuit of work in a field
of interest to sponsor.
http://www.electrochem.org/awards/student/rules/summer_fellowship_rules.htm
South-Central
Section Student Travel Grants Geological Society of
America
The sponsor provides travel
grants assist both undergraduate and graduate student members of its organization to
attend one of its meetings where the student will present a paper. For this cycle, the meeting is the South-Central Section, GSA Annual
Meeting, 7–9 March 2012, in Texas.
http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/sc/2012mtg/
Pastuer Foundation
Undergraduate Internships
http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/internships.shtml.
Mayo Clinic's "Summer
Undergraduate Research Program."
http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/surf.html
Stanford Summer Research
Program in Biomedical Sciences -
http://ssrp.stanford.edu/
The National Cancer
Institute's Summer Research Program
http://icbp.nci.nih.gov/education_outreach/student_resources/undergraduate_opportunities/
SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SURF) PROGRAM The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/education/surf/index.html
University of Minnesota
Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP)
http://www.cbs.umn.edu/main/summer_research/
The Florida Mental Health
Institute (FMHI) at the University of South Florida Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
http://summerinstitute.fmhi.usf.edu
OTS
Undergraduate Program Organization for
Tropical Studies)
http://www.ots.ac.cr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=320&Itemid=450
AMGEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM California Institute of
Technology
www.amgenscholars.caltech.edu
American
Psychological Assn Summer Institute
http://www.apa.org/science/resources/ssf/index.aspx
National Science
Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/
http://www.maa.org/students/undergrad/
American Economics
Association (AEA) Summer Training Program
https://web.econ.ucsb.edu/cgi-bin/smpe.pl
Project Imhotep A Cooperative Summer Program in Public Health Morehouse College
http://stdapp.morehouse.edu:8080/imhotep
SUMMER MICROBIOLOGY
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM 2010 The University of Iowa
Department of Microbiology
http://www.uiowa.edu/microbiology/summer.shtml
CTIO Undergraduate Astronomy
Research Assistantships Cerro Tololo Inter-American
Observatory, La Serena, Chile
http://www.ctio.noao.edu/REU/reu.html
Summer Undergraduate
Student Visitor Appointments. High Altitude Observatory, National Center for
Atmospheric Research, http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/education/reu/
CERN Summer Research
Program through the University of Michigan.
http://www.um-cern-reu.org/
National Observatory summer
research assistantships for graduate & undergraduate
http://eo.nso.edu/reu/
National Radio Astronomy
Observatory Summer Program. http://www.nrao.edu/administration/directors_office/summer-students.shtml
Research Experience for
Undergraduates at the University of Colorado at Boulder
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/Web/reu/index.html
The Institute for Astronomy
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/reu
DOE Laboratory Internships
Program (SULI) and Student Research Participation Programs.
http://www.dep.anl.gov/p_undergrad/
Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory Summer Intern Program Harvard-Smithsonian Center
in Cambridge, MA.
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/REU/REU.html
Summer Student Program. Arecibo Observatory (Puerto
Rico),
http://www.naic.edu/science/summer_set.htm
Cornell University NSF/REU.
http://www.astro.cornell.edu/specialprograms/reu/reu.html
Summer Program Research Brigham Young University
http://volta.byu.edu/REU
Research Experience for
Undergraduates. Physics and Astronomy University of Minnesota
http://www.physics.umn.edu/outreach/reu/
Summer Undergraduate
Research Experiences in Electrical and Computer Engineering. University of Minnesota
http://www.ece.umn.edu/groups/nsfreu
Research Experience for
Undergraduates (UMN MRSEC REU) Program University of Minnesota
Material Research Science & Engineering Center
http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/EHR/SummerResearch.php
REU Program, Chemistry,
Geophysics, Mathematics, and Physics. University of Chicago
Materials Center
http://mrsec.uchicago.edu/educational/reu/
Summer Undergraduate
Research Opportunities for Minorities and Women. University of Chicago
http://physics.uchicago.edu/reu_phys1.html
Princeton National
Undergraduate Fellowship Program in Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Science
http://science-education.pppl.gov/programs.html
CCQC Summer Research
Program - The Center for
Computational Quantum Chemistry
http://www.ccqc.uga.edu/summer/
"Regional Initiative
to Promote Undergraduate Participation in Experimental and Computational
Materials Research." University of Alabama at
Birmingham
http://www.phy.uab.edu/research/reu.htm
University of Michigan
Space Physics Research Lab.
http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/pages/undergraduate/reu
IDA Summer Internship
Program Institute for Defense
Analyses Alexandria, Virginia.
http://www.ida.org/careers/graduatestudents/interns.php
Research Experiences for
Undergraduates Penn State University
Department of Physics
http://www.psu.edu/dept/science/physics-reu/
Summer Research Program Baylor University
Department of Physics
http://www.baylor.edu/casper/index.php?id=20535
Research Experience for
Undergraduates (REU)
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5052
Interdisciplinary
Biomedical Research Program, an Environmental Molecular Science Program, as
well as REU Programs in Chemistry Physics, Marine Sciences and GeoPhysics. Stony Brook University
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ureca/oncampus.shtml
SIGMA XI- Research grant Scientific Research Society
http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml
The Moore Undergraduate
Research Apprentice Program (MURAP) University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill campus
http://www.unc.edu/depts/murap/index.html
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in the
Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
http://www.cogsci.umn.edu/REU/REU.htm