Summer research at Des Moines University: microbiology, pharmacology, physiology, biochemistry and physical therapy

Des Moines University has an Undergraduate Summer Research Program where students work with faculty researchers for an eight-week period on projects in microbiology, pharmacology, physiology, biochemistry and physical therapy.  The students receive a stipend of $10/hr.  


Application deadline: March 1.

Program website: http://www.dmu.edu/research/student_opportunities/summer_research/application/

Neuroscience research at Rutgers University, NJ

A 10 week summer research program is available for outstanding undergraduates from New Jersey who have a strong interest in a basic research experience with a focus on neuroscience. Students perform independent research projects in laboratories of the faculty on the Busch campus of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University, located in central New Jersey. Areas of research include molecular and cellular aspects of neuronal and glial differentiation, pattern formation, endocrine and trophic functions, synaptic function and plasticity and gene diversity and regulation in the nervous system. Model systems in drosophila, c. elegans and vertebrate species are used.

See full program description at http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/neuroscience/grad_pgm/summer2.htm


Application deadline: February 27, 2010

American Society for Microbiology undergrad research

ASM supports undergraduate researchers to work with ASM faculty members.

The program requires a joint application from both the student and a faculty mentor. The faculty mentor must be an ASM member and willing to serve as the applicant's mentor for the duration of the research experience. It is student's responsibility to submit a completed application by February 1, 2010.

Please visit their website at http://www.asm.org/asm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4319&title=ASM+Undergraduate+Research+Fellowship+%28ASM-URF%29&Itemid=291 for comprehensive program details.


Application Deadline: February 1, 2010

Nanotechnology at UMass Amherst

See website for available projects.


Eligibility: undergraduate; must be US citizen or permanent resident


Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2010


Website: http://www.umass.edu/massnanotech/SURE.htm

Summer research at Sanford Children's Health Research Center (South Dakota)

The Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research provides an opportunity for undergraduates to participate in laboratory research, with the hopes of recruiting talented individuals into careers in biological research. Developed in partnership with Augustana College, this ten week program allows students to apply their classroom knowledge by working in a laboratory under the supervision of a Sanford Research principal investigator, with guidance from post-docs and graduate students, and oversight from the program coordinator.


Eligibility: undergraduate, underrepresented groups encouraged to apply; should be sophomore or junior at time of application


Deadline: March 1, 2010


Website: http://www.sanfordhealth.org/Research/ResearchCenters/SanfordChildrensHealth/UndergraduateResearch/

Summer program directory (REUs) & other NSF and NASA funding

See http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Summerresearch.asp


You can search by region, topic and approaching deadlines


Includes programs for K-12 students, K-12 teachers, undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs.


Covers NSF and NASA awards.

Biostatistics summer research at Emory University

The Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS ) is an innovative program for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in statistics, mathematics or science, and who would like to learn about the field of biostatistics. Over the course of approximately six weeks, students will engage in a comprehensive program of coursework, field experiences, hands-on data collection and analysis activities, and interactions with researchers and scientists in the fields of medicine and public health. Students will also learn about graduate schooland career opportunities in biostatistics.                

Application Deadline: March 5, 2010


Website: http://www.sph.emory.edu/cms/departments_centers/bios/sibs.html 

Biomedical summer research at Harvard (SHURP)

This program targets pre-PhD students interested in biomedical research.


Deadline: Feb. 1, 2010


Research areas: a variety of biological and biomedical sciences including (but not limited to) cellular and developmental biology, cell cycle regulation, cardiac and cardio-pulmonary functions and pathology, studies of blood cells, cancer biology, endocrinology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology and genetics, receptor structure and functions, transmembrane signaling mechanisms, study of clotting mechanisms, and virology.


Eligibility: undergraduates with prior research experience and molecular biology coursework; must be US citizens or permanent residents due to funding limitations


Website: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/Diversity/shurpintro.html

Summer research in Germany (RISE Program)

RISE is a summer internship program for undergraduate students from the United States, Canada and the UK in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering. It offers unique opportunities for undergraduate students to work with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany for a period of 1.5 to 3 months during the summer. RISE interns are matched with doctoral students whom they assist and who serve as their mentors. The working language will be English. All scholarship holders receive stipends from the DAAD to help cover living expenses, while partner universities and research institutes provide housing assistance.

Application Deadline: Jan. 25, 2010

Website: see http://www.daad.de/rise/en/ 

Research @ the National Institute of Standards and Technology

The following programs will be of interest to students majoring in science, engineering, and mathematics. However, note your home institution is in charge of submitting your application via grants.gov. If you and your friends are interested, contact your faculty advisor or science professor.

Dates: May 24 through August 6, 2010

Application deadline: not stated, but the Gaithersburg site says they begin making offers around Feb. 25, so, apply asap.

SURF NIST Boulder:  http://www.nist.gov/surfboulder/   

Topics:  Chemical Science and Technology, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics

SURF NIST Gaithersburg:  http://www.surf.nist.gov/surf2.htm

Topics: Biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer sciences, engineering, materials science, mathematics, physical sciences, physics, statistics

Cardiovascular Center Summer Research Fellowship

The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center Summer Fellowship Program is accepting applications. 

Eligibility: undergraduates enrolled in any degree-granting university or college

Application Deadline: January 29, 2010

Details: $4000 stipend, 10 week program

Website: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/cvcsummerfellowship/home

"Control + F" this list to see if any of these opportunities apply!

This UC Berkeley page has a long string of text with a lot of summer 2010 research opportunities... go to http://research.berkeley.edu/otheropps/summer3.html and use the "find" option in your browser to search for keywords of interest.


It's a grab-bag, includes some non-science internships too!


And then, this page http://research.berkeley.edu/opportunities.php?option=bawayb  has a few listings of summer interenships that Berkeley has flagged as off-campus opportunities. 

Summer Research: U Michigan, Molecular and Integrative Physiology

The Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology is pleased to offer a summer fellowship program to support undergraduate students that are interested in summer research in physiology and/or biomedical sciences. Any student who is currently enrolled at any degree granting University or College is eligible to apply, with preference give to those students interested in a career in research.

Application Deadline: Feb. 1, 2010


Website: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mipsummerfellowship/home

Undergraduate summer research: information technology at U. Illinois Urbana-Champaigne

The Information Trust Institute (ITI), a national leader in combining research and education with industrial outreach in trustworthy and secure information systems, invites undergraduates to apply for Undergraduate Research Internship awards for Summer 2010. Selected students will be supervised by ITI researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who are leading experts in a number of information trust, information assurance, and cyber security research areas. 

Interns will work for 40 hours a week, including attendance at two weekly seminars. One of the weekly seminars will be a technical presentation from a University of Illinois faculty member; the other will be a presentation on ethics in the responsible conduct of information technology research and development. Other enrichment events will include sessions on preparing for graduate study and pursuing careers in engineering and computing. At the conclusion of the internship, each intern will present the summer's work at a poster session and write a technical paper describing his or her research accomplishments.

All interns will receive stipends and housing.

Eligibility: undergraduates currently enrolled, have completed some technical computing coursework

Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2010

Website:www.iti.illinois.edu/2010interns

Amgen Scholars 2010

Amgen Scholars programs exist at various universities, and offer an opportunity to participate in research projects, gain hands-on lab experience and contribute to the advancement of science. Visit the Amgen Scholars website at http://www.amgenscholars.com/web/guest/u.s.-programs-at-a-glance for a list of participating institutions, deadlines, and links to each program.

For additional information, download their brochure (http://www.amgenscholars.com/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=d9c2ef70-e5a8-4d45-b815-d8a77d937b9c&groupId=14)

MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP)

See website at: http://web.mit.edu/odge/undergraduate/msrp/index.html

Program Dates:  June 6 – August 7, 2010.

Application Deadline: on a rolling basis (i.e., early application benefits you!) until Feb. 5, 2010.

Description: The program features supervision by an MIT faculty member and postdoctoral fellow or advanced graduate student; weekly seminars/workshops; preparation and delivery of a research poster and paper; individual counseling on academic careers; hands-on training in active, "real-world" laboratories; and participation in social and cultural activities in the area. Science and engineering projects are available. Underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

Finding stuff in this blog: who the what?

This blog was conceived as a repository for announcements that arrive to a number of faculty mailboxes. But by its very nature (serial posts), finding the information you need can be a bit of a challenge.

The fastest way is to let Google be your friend, and use the search window at the top left of your screen to search for keywords within this blog. To further narrow your search, include the relevant year. So, let's say you are interested in biomedical research opportunities for next summer: you could search for "biomedical 2010" and that will retrieve all posts including those two keywords. You can and should try this approach directly via your favorite search engine, adding "undergraduate research" to your search keywords: this will maximize your ability to retrieve possible summer programs that cater to your interests.

Another option is to add this blog to your RSS reader (if that sentence made no sense, try this tutorial). As long as you remember to visit your reader (doh!),  you will be alerted when new posts appear in the blogs you track.

And of course, you can become a bona fide groupie and follow this blog (click on the "Follow" link at the top left of this page).

Summer research at Stanford University

Biosciences

The Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences (SSRP)
http://ssrp.stanford.edu
The Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences is a fully funded, eight week, residential internship program. It offers undergraduates who want to prepare for and enter Ph.D. programs in the biomedical sciences a unique opportunity for advanced research experience at a world-class university.  This internship program combines a rigorous research opportunity with comprehensive mentoring.  
Application deadline: February 1, 2010

Amgen Scholars Program
http://www.amgenscholars.com
The Amgen Scholars Program provides undergraduate students interested in a PhD or MD/PhD with an opportunity to engage in a fully funded, hands-on research experience at one of the nation’s leading educational institutions for eight to twelve weeks during the summer. Stanford is one of ten Amgen Scholars Program universities offering such opportunities.

Humanities and Social Sciences

The Leadership Alliance Mellon Initiative
http://www.theleadershipalliance.org
This initiative provides an intensive faculty-mentored eight week (June 21-August 14) residential summer research experience to underrepresented and underserved students interested in doctoral study in the humanities or social sciences. Students should apply through the Leadership Alliance SR-EIP online application. 
Application deadline: February 1, 2010

Natural Sciences and Engineering

The Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)
http://www.theleadershipalliance.org
Stanford is proud to be a Leadership Alliance partner and joins SR-EIP in its efforts to encourage students from traditionally underrepresented and underserved groups to consider research careers in academia, business, or the public sector.  The Leadership Alliance-Stanford University SR-EIP is a fully funded residential research program offering undergraduates the opportunity to work for eight weeks (June 21-August 14) under the guidance of a faculty or research mentor in the arts & humanities, social sciences, math, statistics, earth sciences, or engineering. 
Application deadline: February 1, 2010

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) Undergraduate Internships
http://home.slac.stanford.edu/edu/suli.html
This program offers 20 students an eight week paid internship at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in Menlo Park, California. Interns work with a scientist or engineer on a project related to the laboratory's research program.  Students also participate in a program of scientific lectures and tours to local Silicon Valley high-tech industry. Free housing on the Stanford campus, transportation, and a stipend are offered to selected students.

Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences Program – Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies

http://cpima.stanford.edu/education/sure-program-reu/
The Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA) provides qualified undergraduates in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, physics, and related fields with a ten week summer research opportunity. The SURE program allows students to work on independent research projects involving direct interaction with research scientists, post-doctoral scholars, and graduate students at Stanford University, IBM Almaden, University of California - Berkeley, University of California - Davis, or a CPIMA Industrial Affiliate. 
Application Deadline: February 2, 2010

Physics summer research at the University of Michigan

Summer 2010 information is not yet posted, but you can always contact them to stay in the loop.


See full program announcement at  http://www.wiserp.umich.edu/physics/undergraduate/research

Summer Research at Cal Tech

Cal Tech offers a variety of summer programs. As you might expect, they include research in science, technology, engineering, and math

SURF: http://www.surf.caltech.edu/

Application deadline: February 22, 2010

MURF: http://www.murf.caltech.edu/

Application deadline: January 13, 2010

 

AMGEN Scholars: http://www.amgenscholars.caltech.edu/

Application Deadline: February 17, 2010

Please visit each program link and to review eligibility requirements and access their online application.