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Arizona State University

(Tempe, AZ)
Arizona NASA Space Grant Program: Research Intern Undergraduate Scholarships & STEM Outreach Graduate Fellowships
The Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium, led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, is part of The NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro ...read more
funded by NASAportable funding
BioxFEL Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
BioXFEL is a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (STC) that focuses on promoting and advancing the study of Biological molecules using X-ray Free Electro ...read more
funded by NSF
FREEDM Systems Center REU Program in Engineering
The Summer REU program offers a research opportunity to undergraduates from universities outside of the Center who are majoring in electrical and computer engineering, civil e ...read more
funded by NSF
Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI) Summer Research Program
The Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI) is an intensive summer research experience for undergraduates, dedicated to preparing undergraduate students, specifi ...read more
funded by NSFfunds international studentsan IBP member program
Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) Undergraduate Summer Research Program
The Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) is hosting a multi-institution REU program in the mathematical biosciences, facilitated by the Mathematical Biosciences Institute ...read more
funded by NSFfunds international students
Paid Rosetta Commons Research Experience for Undergraduates
Interns in this geographically-distributed REU program have the opportunity to participate in research using the Rosetta Commons software. The Rosetta Commons software suite i ...read more
funded by NSFstudy abroad programfunds international studentsan IBP member program
Research Experience for Teachers in Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG)
The RET program at CBBG allows local, STEM-focused K-12 teachers and community college faculty to participate in cutting-edge laboratory research and use our test bed faciliti ...read more
funded by NSFan IBP member program
Research Experience in Biomediated and BioInspired Geotechnics
The Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) – funded Engineering Research Center (ERC) that is comprised of four u ...read more
funded by NSFan IBP member program
Year-long Nanotechnology Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
A joint effort by Rice University, Arizona State University (ASU), The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and Yale University, the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center ...read more
funded by NSF

Baylor College of Medicine

(Houston, TX)
HGSC-G/GREAT Summer Research Program in Genetics and Genomics
The HGSC-G/GREAT (Genetics/Genomics Research And Training) program is a nine weeks research training program at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. The program provi ...read more
funded by NIHan IBP member program
The Summer Undergraduate Research Training (SMART) Program
The Summer Undergraduate Research Training (SMART) Program was developed to provide frontier-level, biomedical summer research projects for undergraduates in a supportive envi ...read more
funded by DODfunded by NIHfunds international studentsan IBP member program

Baylor University

(Waco, TX)
The Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, and Engineering Research (CASPER) Summer Programs
CASPER's NSF REU Program offers outstanding undergraduates an opportunity for active research participation with Baylor University faculty in the Center for Astrophysics, ...read more
funded by NSF

Central Arizona College

(Coolidge, AZ)
Arizona NASA Space Grant Program: Research Intern Undergraduate Scholarships & STEM Outreach Graduate Fellowships
The Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium, led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, is part of The NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro ...read more
funded by NASAportable funding

Central New Mexico Community College

(Albuquerque, NM)
Undergraduate Pipeline Network: Summer Research Experience
The Undergraduate Pipeline Network summer research experience will work to cultivate students' interest in research while helping them attain skills needed to apply for an ...read more
funded by NIHfunded by NSFfunds international students

Diné College

(Tsaile, AZ)
Arizona NASA Space Grant Program: Research Intern Undergraduate Scholarships & STEM Outreach Graduate Fellowships
The Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium, led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, is part of The NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro ...read more
funded by NASAportable funding

Estrella Mountain Community College

(Avondale, AZ)
Arizona NASA Space Grant Program: Research Intern Undergraduate Scholarships & STEM Outreach Graduate Fellowships
The Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium, led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, is part of The NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro ...read more
funded by NASAportable funding

Glendale Community College (Arizona)

(Glendale, AZ)
Arizona NASA Space Grant Program: Research Intern Undergraduate Scholarships & STEM Outreach Graduate Fellowships
The Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium, led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, is part of The NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro ...read more
funded by NASAportable funding

Howard College

(Big Spring, TX)
Summer Research - Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)
Since 1992, the Leadership Alliance has encouraged students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, mathematics, engineering, psychology, the social scienc ...read more
funded by DOEfunded by NSF

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)

(Flagstaff, AZ)
Student Summer Internship (SSI) Program
Since 1994, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) has offered student summer internships for Native American and other college students with funding from ...read more
funded by EPA

Langston University

(Langston, OK)
STEM Summer Scholars Institute (SSI)
The Summer Scholars Institute, an eight-week program held at the IU Bloomington and IUPUI campuses, enrolls select students from IU and partner Minority Serving Institutions ( ...read more
funds international students

Los Alamos National Laboratory

(Los Alamos, NM)
National High Magnetic Field Lab REU
This Ten-week summer internship program matches undergraduate students with scientists at the Magnet Lab's three sites, offering them unique opportunities to explore scien ...read more
funded by NSF

Lunar and Planetary Institute

(Houston, TX)
LPI Summer Intern Program in Planetary Science
The Lunar and Planetary Institute invites undergraduates with at least 50 semester hours of credit to experience cutting-edge research in the lunar and planetary sciences. As ...read more
funds international students

National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro

(Socorro, NM)
National Astronomy Consortium (NAC)
The National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) is an innovative, competitive program designed to provide research opportunities, and long-term mentoring support, to underrepresented ...read more
funded by NSFan IBP member program
Summer Student Research Program at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) provides research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students through its summer student research program. Stud ...read more
funded by NSFfunds international students

National Solar Observatory

(Sunspot, NM)
Solar Astrophysics REU
Come and try out a career in research with the National Solar Observatory! During our summer internship program, you will spend 10 weeks conducting research with close supervi ...read more
funded by NSF

New Mexico State University

(Las Cruces, NM)
Research Experience in Biomediated and BioInspired Geotechnics
The Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) – funded Engineering Research Center (ERC) that is comprised of four u ...read more
funded by NSFan IBP member program
Undergraduate Pipeline Network: Summer Research Experience
The Undergraduate Pipeline Network summer research experience will work to cultivate students' interest in research while helping them attain skills needed to apply for an ...read more
funded by NIHfunded by NSFfunds international students

Northern Arizona University

(Flagstaff, AZ)
Arizona NASA Space Grant Program: Research Intern Undergraduate Scholarships & STEM Outreach Graduate Fellowships
The Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium, led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, is part of The NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro ...read more
funded by NASAportable funding
Astronomy REU
Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona, has been a Research Experiences for Undergraduates site sponsored by the National Science Foundation since 1991.

Sev ...read more

funded by NSF
REU site: Human Impacts on the Colorado Plateau: Place Based Research and Education
The research theme is place-based research and training which utilizes the unique ecology and cultural diversity of the Colorado Plateau and four corners region. NAU mentors h ...read more
funded by NSF
Student Summer Internship (SSI) Program
Since 1994, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) has offered student summer internships for Native American and other college students with funding from ...read more
funded by EPA

Oklahoma State University

(Stillwater, OK)
Rainfed Agriculture Innovation Network Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
The RAIN Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program focuses on adaptive management in water-limited production systems. The program aims to train future engineers an ...read more
funded by NSFfunded by USDA
Reuse Water Quality Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (RWQ-REEU)
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provides leadership and funding for food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences. The agency prioritizes ens ...read more
funded by USDAan IBP member program

Phoenix College

(Phoenix, AZ)
Arizona NASA Space Grant Program: Research Intern Undergraduate Scholarships & STEM Outreach Graduate Fellowships
The Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium, led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, is part of The NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro ...read more
funded by NASAportable funding

Pima Community College

(Tucson, AZ)
Arizona NASA Space Grant Program: Research Intern Undergraduate Scholarships & STEM Outreach Graduate Fellowships
The Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium, led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, is part of The NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro ...read more
funded by NASAportable funding

Prairie View A&M University

(Prairie View, TX)
Reuse Water Quality Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (RWQ-REEU)
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provides leadership and funding for food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences. The agency prioritizes ens ...read more
funded by USDAan IBP member program

Rice University

(Houston, TX)
BioxFEL Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
BioXFEL is a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (STC) that focuses on promoting and advancing the study of Biological molecules using X-ray Free Electro ...read more
funded by NSF
NSF REU in Multi-Scale Biomolecular Networks (BioNetworks)
The goal of this program is to provide students first-hand experience with cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that is needed to predict biological functions sufficiently ...read more
funded by NSF
Year-long Nanotechnology Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
A joint effort by Rice University, Arizona State University (ASU), The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and Yale University, the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center ...read more
funded by NSF

Santa Fe Institute

(Santa Fe, NM)
Santa Fe Institute Research Experiences for Undergraduates
The ability to mathematically model complex systems has become a prerequisite to successful science in any field. Many undergraduate programs in computer science, mathematics ...read more
funded by NSF

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

(Albuquerque, NM)
Undergraduate Pipeline Network: Summer Research Experience
The Undergraduate Pipeline Network summer research experience will work to cultivate students' interest in research while helping them attain skills needed to apply for an ...read more
funded by NIHfunded by NSFfunds international students

Texas A&M University

(College Station, TX)
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biological, Green, and Materials Chemistry
The program, funded by the National Science Foundation, focuses on interdisciplinary projects in biological, green, and materials chemistry. Students become full members of a ...read more
funded by NSFfunds international students
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Mathematics
Texas A&M Mathematics hosts an 8 week summer program to introduce undergraduates to mathematical research. Our program areas are: Algorithmic Algebraic Geometry, Number Th ...read more
funded by NSF
REU: Observing the Ocean
An REU program at Texas A&M University will focus on "Observing the Ocean: hypoxia, harmful algae, oil spills and ocean acidification." Ten students will be intr ...read more
funded by NSF
Reuse Water Quality Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (RWQ-REEU)
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provides leadership and funding for food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences. The agency prioritizes ens ...read more
funded by USDAan IBP member program
Summer AGLS (Agriculture and Life Sciences) REU program
Are you an undergraduate student who is passionate about becoming a scientist to make discoveries and solve problems in the areas of agriculture and life sciences?

If yes, ...read more

funded by NSF

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

(Corpus Christi, TX)
Philippines International Research Experience for Students (Ph-IRES)
In the Philippines International Research Experience for Students project (Ph-IRES), 5 U.S. undergraduates per year will spend eight weeks at Silliman University (SU) conducti ...read more
funded by NSFstudy abroad program

Texas A&M University, Galveston

(Galveston, TX)
NSF REU: OCEANUS Internship
REU: OCEANUS is an interdisciplinary research program that advances scientific understandings of coastal system sustainability. Funded by NSF, OCEANUS invites talented undergr ...read more
funded by NSF

Texas A&M University, Kingsville

(Kingsville, TX)
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Integrating Research in Sustainable Energy and the Environment across Disciplines (IR-SEED)
This REU Site hosted at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and supported by the National Science Foundation's Division of Engineering Education and Centers is designed to ...read more
funded by NSFan IBP member program
Reuse Water Quality Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (RWQ-REEU)
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provides leadership and funding for food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences. The agency prioritizes ens ...read more
funded by USDAan IBP member program
USDA Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) Research and Extension Experience in Energy and the Environment across Agriculture Disciplines (RE2AD)
This is a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) funded Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) project. ...read more
funded by USDAan IBP member program

Tohono O'Odham Community College

(Sells, AZ)
Arizona NASA Space Grant Program: Research Intern Undergraduate Scholarships & STEM Outreach Graduate Fellowships
The Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium, led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, is part of The NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro ...read more
funded by NASAportable funding

University of Arizona

(Tucson, AZ)
Arizona NASA Space Grant Program: Research Intern Undergraduate Scholarships & STEM Outreach Graduate Fellowships
The Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium, led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, is part of The NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro ...read more
funded by NASAportable funding
Black Hole PIRE
Opportunities for junior and senior undergraduate students to participate in various aspects of this Black Hole PIRE project are available each fall/spring semester. Both paid ...read more
funded by NSFstudy abroad program
CAT Vehicle: Cognitive and Autonomous Testbed Vehicle
Are you interested in programming a car to drive itself this summer? This research experience for undergraduates (REU) permits students to engage with the myriad of applicatio ...read more
funded by NSF
Keep Engaging Youth in Science (KEYS) Research Internship
The 7-week KEYS Internship program is a unique summer opportunity for motivated high school students with a strong interest in bioscience, engineering, environmental health, o ...read more
funded by NIHfunded by NSF
Native American Science and Engineering Program (NASEP)
NASEP is a free year-long program designed to provide Native American high school students with a vision of a career in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STE ...read more
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program: Biosphere 2 Earth Systems Research for Environmental Solutions
Biosphere 2 Earth Systems Research for Environmental Solutions is a 10-week summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Students participate in a variety of ...read more
funded by NSF
The Minority Health Disparities Undergraduate Summer Research Program (MHD/SROP)
The University of Arizona Graduate College offers a prestigious summer research opportunity focused on health issues that affect minority communities in a disproportionate man ...read more
funded by NIH
The University of Arizona Summer Research Institute
The Summer Research Institute (SRI) offers you an outstanding opportunity to learn how to conduct research, enjoy your summer, and prepare for graduate studies at the Universi ...read more
Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks
CIAN welcomes veteran students (undergraduate and graduate) of the United States Military into our labs during the academic year and summer to participate in research that is ...read more
funded by NSF

University of Houston

(Houston, TX)
NSF REU: Data-Centric Computing
The REU Program at the Computer Science Department, University of Houston, themes in Frontiers Data-Driven Computing, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, offers a 10 ...read more
funded by NSF

University of New Mexico

(Albuquerque, NM)
Sevilleta Field Station REU Undergraduate Research Program in Aridland Ecology and Art
This interdisciplinary REU Site Program at the Sevilleta Field Station in central New Mexico will train undergraduate students who will conduct independent research under the ...read more
funded by NSF
Summer Intensive Research Internship: Cyber-Physical Systems
This program will introduce students who are interested in autonomous systems, robotic navigation and self-driving cars to cyber-physical systems. Students will be able to ch ...read more
funded by NSFfunds international students
Undergraduate Pipeline Network: Summer Research Experience
The Undergraduate Pipeline Network summer research experience will work to cultivate students' interest in research while helping them attain skills needed to apply for an ...read more
funded by NIHfunded by NSFfunds international students

University of North Texas, Denton

(Denton, TX)
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Vehicular Edge Computing and Security
This is a ten week undergraduate summer program. Research assistants work under the guidance of faculty from Computer Science and Engineering.

Benefits of the Intern Program ...read more

funded by NSF

University of Oklahoma

(Norman, OK)
REU Site: Real-World Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the National Weather Center
The National Weather Center (NWC) in Norman, Oklahoma invites motivated undergraduate students from any major who are interested in a career in scientific research to apply fo ...read more
funded by NSF

University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston

(Houston, TX)
Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
Established by the ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION (RWJF), the SUMMER HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION PROGRAM (SHPEP) is a free, six-week career-enrichment program for college fre ...read more

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Science Park, Smithville

(Smithville, TX)
Summer Program in Cancer Research
For ten weeks during the summer, SPCR students participate in hypothesis-driven, project-based investigations and attend a weekly lunch lecture series covering topics such as ...read more
funded by NIH

University of Texas Medical Branch

(Galveston, TX)
NSURP (Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Program)
The NSURP program for undergraduate research in neuroscience at the University of Texas Medical Branch on the beautiful island of Galveston, Texas provides undergraduate stude ...read more
funded by NIH

University of Texas, Austin

(Austin, TX)
MRSEC Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
The Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials is offering a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). Students will have the opportunity to work directly with faculty o ...read more
funded by NSF
NASCENT REU in Nanotechnology
Benefits of the NASCENT REU Program in Nanosciences

•Gain hands-on research experience in the cutting edge field of nanotechnology

•Be mentored by a faculty member

•Join ...read more

funded by NSF
NHERI Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Multi-Hazards Research
The NHERI REU Summer Program provides research opportunities at the eleven NHERI multi-hazard engineering and interdisciplinary research sites during a 10-week summer research ...read more
funded by NSF
NSF REU: Cyberinfrastructure Research 4 Social Change
The Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Research for Social Change REU is actively engaging 10 undergraduate students each summer for nine-weeks in solving real-world problems of nation ...read more
funded by NSF
REU in 'Climate Change Impacts in Semi-Arid Regions'
The Environmental Science Institute (ESI) of the University of Texas at Austin announces an NSF-funded program during the summer of 2016 for undergraduates interested in envir ...read more
funded by NSFstudy abroad program
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship-LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes
Fellows come from universities across Texas and the United States to spend ten weeks in laboratories at the Dell Medical School and The University of Texas at Austin. The goal ...read more

University of Texas, Dallas

(Richardson, TX)
Verification and Validation for Software Safety REU
The Computer Science Department at the University of Texas at Dallas will conduct a ten-week summer research program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for ten un ...read more
funded by NSF

University of Texas, El Paso

(El Paso, TX)
NSF LSAMP REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) for U.S. Underrepresented Minority Students Summer Program in Costa Rica
With funding from the National Science Foundation’s LSAMP Program, OTS offers a research experience for students from NSF LSAMP Alliance member institutions. Students selected ...read more
funded by NSF
The Summer Mentoring and Research Training: Methods in Neuro-Science of Drug Abuse (SMART MIND)
The Summer Mentoring and Research Training: Methods in Neuro-Science of Drug Abuse (SMART MIND) Program allows students the opportunity to obtain a meaningful exposure to rese ...read more
funded by NIH
Year-long Nanotechnology Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
A joint effort by Rice University, Arizona State University (ASU), The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and Yale University, the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center ...read more
funded by NSF



Nationwide Programs: Programs not based at individual institutions


Ecological Society of America (ESA)

(Washington, DC)
ESA-USGS Cooperative Summer Internship Program -  (Nationwide Program)
This program is modeled after a similar partnership with the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT), which was implemented in 1965. The agency is now seeking to ex ...read more
funded by DOInationwide program

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

(Washington, DC)
Undergraduate Summer Research in Seismology -  (Nationwide Program)
Your summer experience will begin with a one-week orientation held on the campus of an IRIS institution the last week of May. The goal of the orientation period is to develop ...read more
funded by DODfunded by NSFstudy abroad programnationwide programan IBP member program

NASA

(Washington, DC)
Summer Undergraduate Program for Planetary Research (SUPPR) -  (Nationwide Program)
Spend 8 weeks this summer working with a NASAfunded researcher at his or her home institution. Precise dates are determined by selected interns and their mentors. PGGURP co ...read more
funded by NASAnationwide program

U.S. Department of Defense

(Washington, DC)
Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program -  (Nationwide Program)
The Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP), provides an opportunity for students to participate in a paid research experience at a Department of Navy (DoN) labor ...read more
funded by DODnationwide program

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