Apply Now!

Summer Medical & Dental Program (SMDEP) – this is THE program for pre-med or
pre-dental students - 12 locations at med schools, 5-weeks, free housing/food, stipend
rolling deadline –apply EARLY! www.smcdep.org Past Participants: Gabriel Alvarado
participated in SMDEP at Case Western Reserve Medical & Dental School in Ohio

Dept of Energy – Community College Internships (CCI) – various locations rolling

deadline, apply before Feb http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/CCI/about.html

National Institutes of Health – Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research

-- The Summer Internship Program (SIP) at the NIH provides an opportunity to spend the
summer working side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an
environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Rolling admissions so apply
now! http://www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/

MATE - Marine Advanced Technology Education Center' -- a focus on marine

technology. All MESA majors Rolling admissions so apply now!
http://www.marinetech.org/careers/internships.php

SPUR Program @ U of Oregon -- Research areas include evolution, developmental

biology, genomics, structural biology & biophysics, molecular biology, bioinformatics,
genetics, cell biology, neuroscience, ecology, marine biology, computational biology,
biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry, neurobiology & physiology, psychology, exercise
and movement science, human physiology, cognitive neuroscience. Rolling admissions
so apply now! http://biology.uoregon.edu/SPUR/SPUR2010onlineApplication.html

Global Change Research Program. The U.S. Department of Energy-Office of

Biological and Environmental Research (BER) funds the program to promote
undergraduate and graduate education and training supportive of global change research
activities. deadline Dec 31st http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/

Summer Research @ U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a 10-week

summer internship program for eligible rising junior and seniors majoring in homeland
security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM)
disciplines. The DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program provides students with the
opportunity to conduct research at various federal research facilities. TRANSFER
STUDENTS - deadline Jan 5th http://www.orau.gov/dhsinternships/

Undergraduate Research Program (URP) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory --

learn first-hand about genetics, cell biology, neurobiology, and molecular biology by
working and living in a scientific community. deadline Jan 15th
http://www.cshl.edu/URP/program.html

CalTech Student-Faculty Programs offer severalundergraduate research fellowship

programs. Application procedures and selection criteria vary among the programs.
 deadline Jan 18th http://www.murf.caltech.edu/ and
http://www.surf.caltech.edu/applicants/index.html and http://sfp.caltech.edu

Solar & Space Physics @ U of Colorado work with scientists at the University of
Colorado and at the National Center for Atmospheric Research on projects spanning the
field of solar and space physics, from instrument hardware to data analysis to modeling
of the Sun-Earth system. deadline Jan 18th http://lasp.colorado.edu/reu/

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Undergraduate Student

Research Program (USRP) offers undergraduate internships at NASA Centers.. deadline
Jan 22nd http://usrp.usra.edu/

Engineering Summer Undergrad Research (SURE) @ U of Michigan – for students

transferring to a 4-year university as a junior in the fall locations deadline Jan 29th
www.engin.umich.edu/sure

Kitt Peak Summer Research -- work with National Optical Astronomy Observatory
(NOAO) scientists working in the forefront of contemporary astrophysics. Each REU
student is hired as a full-time research assistant to work on specific aspects of major
ongoing research projects at NOAO which include the origin, nature, and evolution of
stars, galaxies and stellar systems, observational cosmology, analysis of Hubble Space
Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope images,and Kepler Mission light curves.
deadline Jan 29th http://www.noao.edu/kpno/reu/

Summer Institute at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology

for college students considering a career in biomedical engineering and medical science.
Participants become part of HST's accelerating effort to alleviate human suffering and
disease through applied learning in a variety of biomedical research areas. There are two
areas of study:
Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics, or the use of computer science techniques,
such as electronic databases and three-dimensional modeling, to gather and analyze life
sciences data; particularly information from genomics.
Biomedical Optics, or the use of lasers and light to develop new applications and modes
of treatment in the areas of medicine and biology. deadline Jan 31st
http://hst.mit.edu/servlet/ControllerServlet?
handler=PublicHandler&action=browse&pageId=2043

Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) – various opportunities, including jobs for youth
deadline varies http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/com/internships_fellowships.htm

University of Minnesota – Various Programs -- Last year, over 200 undergraduate

students from across the US participated in campus-wide summer research programs.
Summer research programs include – Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Electrical & Computer
Engineering, Geology/Geophysics, Invasive Plant Species, Life Sciences, Material
Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Earth Surface Dynamics,
 Physics/Astronomy and Scientific Computing & Graphics. Something for any MESA
major!! various deadlines in Feb http://www.grad.umn.edu/outreach/research/

MIT Summer Undergraduate Research Program This summer program seeks to

identify talented undergraduates from around the country who could benefit from
spending a summer on MIT’s campus, working in a research laboratory under the
tutelage and guidance of experienced scientists and engineers - MIT faculty members,
postdoctoral fellows, and advanced graduate
students. deadline Feb 1st
http://web.mit.edu/odge/undergraduate/msrp/2010MRSPAppContent.pdf

Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS) @ Berkeley -- molecular and

nanoscale mechanics at the interface of hard and soft matter – 8-weeks, housing, food
deadline Feb 1st http://mint.physics.berkeley.edu/coinsdev2/

Behavioral Research Advancements in Neuroscience (BRAIN) @ Emory University

- engage in cutting edge neuroscience, biomedical and behavioral science research. 10-
weeks, stipend, housing deadline Feb 1st http://www.cbn-
atl.org/education/brainapp.shtml

Molecular and Cellular Biology Progam @ Dartmouth –for science majors deadline
Feb 1st http://www.dartmouth.edu/~surf/

Biomedical Research @ Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – for science majors

interested in biomedical and related sciences deadline Feb
1sthttp://www.sloankettering.edu/gerstner/html/54513.cfm

Science Summer Research/AMGEN Scholars Program @ Stanford – for transferring

students (one place for international students and rising sophomores) research program
for science majors interested in biomedical and biological sciences deadline Feb 1st
http://ssrp.stanford.edu/

Cell, Developmental & Evolutionary Biology @ UC Berkeley – summer research in

biological sciences deadline Feb 1st http://mcb.berkeley.edu/nsfreu/

Center for Embedded Network Sensing (CENS) @ UCLA – Embedded Networked

Sensing Systems promise to reveal previously unobservable phenomena widely
impacting society by connecting the physical world to the Internet. deadline Feb 1st
http://research.cens.ucla.edu/education/undergraduate/#undergraduate

Summer Programs for Undergrad Research (SPUR) @ UCLA –various programs for
many majors deadline Feb 1st http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm

Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA) @

Stanford University 10-week program for students majoring in an engineering or
physical science discipline. Research in physical sciences & engineering related to
polymer science, nanoscience, nanotechnology, and materials at interfaces. deadline Feb
1st http://cpima.stanford.edu/education/sure-program-reu/ Past participants: Jeremy
Morales Madrigal

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) @ Rockefeller University --

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. College sophomores and juniors are eligible to spend 10 weeks during the
summer in a Rockefeller University laboratory.deadline Feb 1st
http://www.rockefeller.edu/surf/application.php

Biomedical Researc @ Sloan-Kettering for students interested in pursuing a career in

biomedically related sciences. GPA of 3.0 and should have completed at least college-
level general biology and/or introductory chemistry. .deadline Feb 1st
http://www.sloankettering.edu/gerstner/html/54513.cfm

Summer ACCESS @ Weill Cornell Medical School -- for students in the biomedical
sciences. Interns are given hands-on experience in a biomedical research lab. Selected
students are placed in laboratories at the Weill Cornell Medical College under the
mentorship of an experienced faculty member. .deadline Feb 1st
http://weill.cornell.edu/gradschool/summer/index.html

IBM Almaden Research Center - in San Jose, Austin, TX or New York. deadline Feb
1st - http://www.almaden.ibm.com/almaden/diversity/diversityform.shtml and program
for WOMEN majoring in chemistry, physics, materials science or engineering, computer
science or engineering, chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering deadline Feb 1st
http://www.aps.org/programs/women/scholarships/ibm/index.cfm

Summer Internship Program (SIP) @ Johns Hopkins School of Medicine--

biomedical and/or public health research is to encourage students to consider careers in
science, medicine and public health.
deadline Feb 1st http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/graduateprograms/sip.cfm

UCSF Summer Research -- a variety of programs w/one application, including Summer

Research Training Program (SRTP), Molecular Biosciences Research Experience for
Undergraduates and Biophysics Program Internship deadline Feb 2nd
http://graduate.ucsf.edu/summerprograms/applicants/summer-research-opportunities

Plant Genome Research @ Cornell – Plant genomics, molecular biology, biochemistry,

systems biology and more -- stipend, housing, food and airfare – 20% of last year’s
participants were community college students - apply online, deadline Feb 5th
http://www.bti.cornell.edu/educationInternships.php

Ecology Biology Research @ Harvard Forest -- Projects in the summer will focus on:
Invasive Plants, Pests & Pathogens, Plant Biology, Population and Community Ecology,
 Large Ecosystem Experiments and Permanent Plot Studies, Conservation Biology and
Biodiversity, Forest Ecosystem Response to Global Change, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen
Dynamics and more. Stipend, housing and travel.
deadline Feb 5th http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/education/reu/reu.html

National Energy Technology Labs -- Opportunities at various locations to participate in

energy-related research. Majors -- mathematics; computer science; physical sciences;
earth, environmental, and marine sciences; engineering; chemistry, computer science,
engineering, environmental sciences, geology, mathematics, physics, statistics rolling
admissions, apply by early Feb

Engineering @ Cornell – 10-week, $3,400 plus paid housing and travel – apply online,
deadline Feb 8th http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/lsamp

Center for Nanoscale Systems Research @ Cornell – $3,800, paid housing, food and
airfare – addressing the physics, chemistry, fabrication and analysis of next generation
information technologies -- apply online, deadline Feb 9th
http://www.cns.cornell.edu/reu/index.html

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network – 70 ten-week summer internships

at 14 sites! $4,000 stipend, housing and travel. Hands-on nanoscience and technology
research with applications to bio-engineering, chemistry, electronics, materials science,
optics,opto-electronics, physics, and the life sciences. Open to engineering and science
students with interests across disciplines focusing on nanotechnology. deadline Feb
10th http://www.reu.nnin.org/nnin11_login.php

California Academy of Sciences (in SF) – info on volunteer opportunities (unpaid, year-
round) http://www.calacademy.org/join/ Paid summer internship – 8-week, $3,600
stipend deadline Feb 12th http://research.calacademy.org/opportunities/ssi

Physics Research Experiences @ UC Davis Strong preference is given to students who

have completed at least one year of calculus based introductory physics. Free housing and
meals, a $300/week stipend, and travel. Will accept non-citizens only if they can provide
their own funding. deadline Feb 12th http://london.ucdavis.edu/~zieve/REU/reu.html

Bodega Marine Lab Summer Research (UC Davis) – interested in marine science?
stipend, housing, meals and travel deadline Feb 12th
http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu/student-info/researchexp.html

Math Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS) @ UCLA (plus sites in
China and Germany!) Sponsored by UCLA's Institute for Pure and Applied
Mathematics, this program creates teams of four undergraduates paired with faculty
mentors and industry liaisons to investigate real-world industrial problems sponsored by
an indusry partner. stipend, plus room and board. Applicants should have completed
upper-division math classes and have some background in computer programming,
deadline Feb 14th http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/rips2010/default.aspx
CREATE-REU @ UC Davis –science & engineering majors will learn more about plant
biotechnology – plant-made products, biofuels, biorefineries and environmental
sustainability s– 10-week, $4,500 stipend, on-campus housing deadline Feb 15th
http://create-reu.ucdavis.edu/

Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) @ U of Colorado at

Boulder offers 10-week summer research projects in science, math, and engineering
fields under the guidance of a faculty mentor and see firsthand graduate student life.
deadline Feb
15thhttp://www.colorado.edu/GraduateSchool/DiversityInitiative/undergrads/smart/index
.html

Center for Biophotonics @ UC Davis –science & engineering majors will learn more
about Bioimaging, Molecular & Cellular Biophotonics and Medical Biophotonics. up to
$5,000 stipend, housing, travel deadline Feb 15th
http://cbst.ucdavis.edu/education/undergraduate/research

Nanotechnology @ Northwestern Univ – $4,500 plus paid housing, food and airfare –
apply online, deadline Feb 15th http://www.nsec.northwestern.edu/REU.htm

Biology Research @ Pepperdine University – for students who have completed one
year of biology and are interested in biological research, science education,
environmental science or biotechnology. deadline Feb 15th
http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/surb/application/default.htm

STEP-UP Summer Internship Program, various sites funded by the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) offer summer research in the areas of diabetes, nutrition, obesity, and
digestive, kidney, and hematological diseases. deadline Feb 15th
http://stepup.niddk.nih.gov/

Elementary-Particle Physics @ Cornell University - science and engineering students

from around the country will be invited to participate in research at the Laboratory.
Stipend, food, travel. deadline Feb 19th
http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/Education/REUatLEPP.html

Materials Research Lab (MRL) @ UC Santa Barbara– 10 weeks, $3,800, free

housing & travel – science & engineering majors deadline Feb 19th
http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/outreach/educational/RISE/appinfo/RISESum10.html

Physics & Astrophysics Summer Research @ UCLA -- interested in physics or

astrophysics? spend 10 weeks at UCLA doing research. Stipend, free housing and travel.
deadline Feb 19th
http://reu.physics.ucla.edu

Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) @ UC Santa Barbara

UCSB's Materials Reseach Lab and College of Engineering host a 10-week internship.
 Stipend, arranged housing and travel. deadline Feb 19th
http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/outreach/educational/RISE/appinfo/RISESum10.html

Med Student Training Program @ UC San Diego Med School Research for students
interested in biomedicine and the medical sciences. deadline Feb 26th
http://meded.ucsd.edu/as a/mstp/surf/

American Society of Plant Biologists created SURF to encourage students to pursue

advanced degrees and careers in plant biology. SURF helps students conduct meaningful
research in plant biology at their home institutions early in their college years. deadline
Feb 26th http://www.aspb.org/education/undergrad.cfm

Nano-Bio Interface Research Program @ U of Pennsylvania -- research experience in

nanobiotechnology with structured professional development focused on cross-cultural
issues. The focus of the research is molecular interactions at the interface of physical and
biological systems organized around themes of molecular motion, opto-electronic
function of biomolecules, and single molecule probes. Majors - materials science,
mechanical engineering, chemistry, physics, bioengineering, physiology, chemical
engineering, and electrical engineering . deadline Feb
26thhttp://www.nanotech.upenn.edu/reu.html

Internships in Nanosystems, Science, Engineering & Technology (INSET) @ UC

Santa Barbara– 8 weeks, stipend, free housing & travel – targeted for community
college students apply online deadline Feb 28th
http://education.cnsi.ucsb.edu/inset.html

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) @ UC Davis -- $3,000 stipend,

housing, board and travel. deadline Feb 28th
http://www.gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/surp/index.html

Boston University Photonics Center -- research program in photonics-- the science and
engineering of light and its applications to engineering, chemistry, biology, and medicine.
deadline Mar 1st http://www.bu.edu/eng/reu/ece/

Princeton Center for Complex Materials– 8 weeks, $4,000 stipend & travel – science
& engineering majors deadline Mar 1st
http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/reu.htm

Hugh Edmondson Research Internship @ UC Davis Med School – for students with a
strong interest in the health sciences such as clinical laboratory scientist and
cytotechnologists. deadline Mar 1st
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/pathology/education/edmondson_research_fellowship/

Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Chem-SURF) @ UC

Irvine
 stipend, free furnished on-campus housing, travel reimbursement, and ongoing support
after the program ends. deadline Mar 2nd http://www.urop.uci.edu/chem-surf.html

Chemistry & Biochemistry @ Cal State Fullerton– 10 weeks, stipend, free housing &
travel deadline Mar 12th http://chemsrvr2.fullerton.edu/reu/reu.html

National Center for Toxicological Research - opportunities to participate in research on

the biological effects of potentially toxic chemicals and the solutions to toxicology
problems that have a major impact on human health and the environment. Majors --
biological sciences; chemistry; computer sciences; mathematics; medicine; toxicology;
pharmacology; related scientific disciplines deadline Mar 12th
http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10137

Chemistry Summer Research @ USC -- Projects involve experimental techniques such

as molecular-scale imaging, femtosecond time-resolved observations, X-ray
crystallography, etc. Theoretical investigations exploit computer simulations and graphics
to investigate processes of biochemical and material applications. Also included are
projects in other areas of organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry. In our summer
program, you will work one-on-one in a lab with a faculty advisor and graduate student
mentor. We will have weekly meetings on scientific topics as well as graduate school
applications and scientific ethics. Included will be tours of the Loker Hydrocarbon
Research Institute, the Molecular Robotics Lab, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other
research labs in the LA area. deadline Mar 15th
http://chem.usc.edu/undergraduate/summer_prog.html

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MicroEngineering Summer Research @ Tx A&M – $6,000 stipend, plus travel

(materials will be updated soon). Deadline late Feb or early March
http://reumicro.tamu.edu

SRI Molecular Physics Lab –$4,800 – located in Menlo Park – apply online (materials
will be updated soon), deadline Feb http://www.sri.com/psd/reu

National Institute on Drug Abuse Summer Research for Underrepresented Students

– various locations, hundreds of project sites, 8-10 weeks (materials will be updated
soon) Deadline March http://www.drugabuse.gov/about/organization/spo/spohome.html

Science & Engineering (AGEP) Summer Research Program @ UC Irvine – for

students transferring to a 4-year university as a junior - on-campus housing, $2,500
stipend, plus travel (materials will be updated soon). Deadline Feb TBD
http://www.grad.uci.edu/diversity/agep_srp.htm
 Yosemite Research in Environmental Science – 9 weeks, $3,600 plus paid housing,
food and travel – apply online (materials will be updated soon), deadline early March
https://campillos.ucmerced.edu/~bdayrat/REU.html

Neuroscience & Technology @ U of Idaho – science & engineering majors choose

from a diverse menu of research topics including cell patterns in regenerated retinas,
neurogenesis and cell survival in zebrafish, tools for simulation of artificial neuron
circuits, programming and testing of adaptation algorithms, discovery of new artificial
neural network topologies via evolutionary computing, computer analysis of models of
neurons and glial cells, psycho-physical vision studies, effects of diet and exercise on
memory, and applications of neuroscience to sports science. Stipend plus paid housing,
food and travel – apply online (materials will be updated soon), deadline early March
http://www.mrc.uidaho.edu/reu/

Environmental Research Experiences @ U of Idaho -- for students transferring to a

4-year university as a junior in fall 2010 majoring in a variety of science and engineering
disciplines, including biology, ecology, natural resources, civil engineering, soil science,
geology, and other environmental science and engineering programs related to water
resources. REU students choose among many research projects such as forest canopy
transpiration, ecohydrology of managed forest ecosystems, water resources sustainability,
effects of shoreline development on large deep lakes, and watershed restoration, to name
a few. stipend, food, housing and travel included. (materials will be updated soon)
http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/envs/undergrad_options/reu/

Physics Summer Research Program @ U of Idaho - stipend, plus free housing and
travel (materials will be updated soon) http://www.students.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?
pid=26952

Cañada/SFSU Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) – 2-week program at SFSU for

engineering majors or students exploring engineering as a possible major, hands-on team
projects, field trips, live on-campus at SFSU (stipend plus free housing and food!). -
materials will be updated soon www.canadacollege.edu/bridge Last year's deadline was
May 1st

SFSU Summer Science Institute (Pre-Health Majors) – 8-week program at SFSU for
science majors, focused on students interested in health careers. stipend available
http://www.summerscienceinstitute.org/students.html Last year's deadline was April

Directories -- Find MORE Summer Opportunities

• GoIntoHealthcare.org - links to lots of LOCAL internships in healthcare!

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