Summer Research Opportunities
Are you looking on-campus or off-campus?
On-Campus Programs
Provost's Office Stipends (>300 hours over the summer)
- Stipend: $2000
- Application guidelines available at: TBA
- Application deadline: TBA (usually early February)
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Research Projects with: any willing chemistry
faculty member
- Note: You have to write a short proposal and you should coordinate this with a faculty member.
- Approximate # of awards: 10-20 last year, unsure about this year
Off-Campus Programs: Links to Program Databases or Specific Programs
Program Databases (links to links)
- Homepage for the NSF Chemistry-REU program. Through the REU, the national science foundation supports research at institutions across the country. Read the "For Students" section at this site to begin to search for a good fit for you!
- National Institute of Standards and Technology - National Science Foundation Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program- Opportunities in any areas of the physical sciences, including chemistry. A chance to spend a summer in DC!
- Database of summer research opportunities maintained by CIRRUS (Chemistry Internet Resource for Research by Undergraduate Students). Click on the "Summer Programs" link to access their database.
- Database of summer research opportunities maintained by the University of California, Irvine as part of their Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. Scroll to the bottom of the page to do a keyword search on their database.
- How does a summer in Germany sound? The Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service) offers opportunities for US and Canadian undergraduates to spend a summer in Germany through their RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) program. Dr. McCormick can provide additional details and contact information. Application deadline: January 31, 2010.
- Another opportunity in Germany is undergraduate research opportunities program (UROP) at RWTH Aachen University. Undergraduate students from US and Canadian universities, who are interested in conducting their own research project at RWTH Aachen University next summer, are invited to register. Application deadline: January 31, 2010.
- ACS Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer Schools at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA and Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Long Island, NY. Learn the fundamentals of nuclear science, radiochemistry, and their applications in related fields. Fellowships include a $3,700 stipend, all tuition and fees, transportation to and from the Summer School, housing, books, and laboratory supplies. Completed forms must be received by February 1, 2010
- US Department of Energy DOE Scholars Internship Program. Benefits to student interns include: Ten-week appointments at DOE offices, laboratories, or facilities with weekly stipends for undergraduates. Round-trip travel from home or institution to the appointment site. Opportunities to apply academic studies to DOE programs in science, engineering, safety, finance, project management, policy, planning, and other professional areas. The deadline for internship application is January 31, 2010.