REU Programs for Community College Students

Community College students should also apply to programs that are looking for freshmen and sophomores. The programs listed below have specifically advertised that they are looking for community college students.

Portland State

Virtual NSF REU Computational Modeling Serving Portland!

The intellectual focus of this virtual REU site is computational modeling to serve and enhance Portland (OR) and its greater region. Students will be involved in multi-disciplinary, community-based research projects and trained in computational thinking across different disciplines. In doing so, they will gain an understanding of the potential and limits of these tools and how they can serve communities.

Portland State University (PSU), with its NSF-funded Portland Institute for Computational Science (PICS), is ideally suited for this REU site as it has developed a reputation as a national model for urban universities that enhance their region by working with partners to solve problems. The activities of this REU Site will involve a 2-week training followed by an 8-week research project completed under a faculty mentor’s guidance and with the involvement of a community partner.

Levels:  Sophomores, Juniors and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents.
Deadline to Apply: March 29, 2026
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Portland State

The altREU program is an alternative, fully online, team- and project-based Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) with a focus on designing, programming, and using computers to benefit society. The program is designed for curious, motivated doers, eager to go through a unique learning experience that has the potential to impact both their careers as well as society.

The 10 week, fully online, team- and project-based program is different from other REU programs. The approach is based on hands-on projects that focus on producing work that benefits society. There are no tests, no quizzes, no grades, and no video lectures. You and your team are the main drivers in this experience. What you will learn is largely determined by you, your team, and the project that you will define and work on. You will be supported by a like-minded community of peers and mentors throughout the internship. 

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens, Permanent Residents, International Students attending US Institutions Only, International Students attending any Institution, DACA Eligible or undocumented students.
Deadline to Apply: April 26, 2026
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UC Berkeley,  Yale, Cornell, Georgia Tech, University of Minnesota, and Boston College
C-GEM is learning how to repurpose nature’s protein synthesizing machine – the ribosome and all its associated factors – to biosynthesize genetically encoded, sequence-defined bio-polymers and natural product-like molecules – with unprecedented structures, functions, and activities. C-GEM’s goal is to develop the science that transforms how scientists design and produce both bio-materials and medicines. No previous research experience is required!

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens, Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: February 1, 2026 at 11:59pm PT.
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SURE: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

The SURE program pairs passionate undergraduate students with top researchers for an unforgettable 8-week, hands-on journey into the world of geoscience. Dive into real projects like seismic modeling and earthquake engineering, gain skills in labs and field sites across the nation, and connect with peers on the epic All-Intern Field Trip along the San Andreas Fault. Conclude by presenting your work at the SCEC Annual Meeting! With travel and lodging covered, SURE is your pathway to impactful research and career-defining connections.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior (not Graduating)
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens or Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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SOURCES: Supported Opportunities for Undergraduates and Researchers to Collaborate on Earthquake Science

SOURCES offers undergrads nationwide the chance to conduct research through remote mentorship with leading experts. Interns explore STEM careers, develop essential research and data analysis skills, and gain valuable scientific experience. They join the All-Intern Field Trip along the San Andreas Fault and present their research at the SCEC Annual Meeting, building connections with peers and experts. SOURCES provides an accessible pathway to geosciences

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior (not Graduating)
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens or Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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Open Quantum Initiative Fellowship, Chicago Quantum Exchange

The Open Quantum Initiative (OQI) Undergraduate Fellowship provides undergraduate students with research experiences working in quantum science laboratories and research groups.

With the support of Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) member and partner institutions this fellowship helps to establish diversity, equity, and inclusion as priorities central to the development of the quantum ecosystem. Through the Fellowship, students expand their understanding of quantum information science and engineering (QISE), connect with leaders in academia and industry, and increase awareness of quantum career opportunities, including the wide range of opportunities to leverage applied quantum research in fields such as drug design, bioimaging, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and finance.
Students must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited educational institution, including community colleges, located in the United States.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior (not Graduating)
Deadline to Apply: February 10, 2026
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Cal Bridge Scholars Program.

Are you a community college student interested in research and eventually pursuing a PhD? The   Research opportunities in all areas of physics and astronomy, computer science and engineering, and mathematics are available through the Cal Bridge Scholars Program.

This program provides research experience and guidance to community college students interested in conducting research at any of the partner schools.  Partner schools include University of California campuses such as UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC  Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside and UC Merced.  Additional sites include SETI Institute, Cal Tech, Penn State, Stanford, Carnegie Science, and the University of Wyoming 

Deadline for summer programs January 31, 2026
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UC Merced Physics REU

The Department of Physics at UC Merced will host an NSF REU program in summer 2025 pending renewal through the National Science Foundation. The program started in 2022, supporting cohorts of 10 students each summer. Projects will span a range of subfields in physics, both experimental and theoretical, including biophysics; condensed matter and solar energy; atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum optics; nonlinear dynamics; soft condensed matter; and astrophysics. 

Levels:  Sophomores, Juniors, and non graduating seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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University of San Diego

From Fundamental to Applied Soft Matter: Research Experiences in Mexico, University of San Diego

This project aims to provide undergraduate students in the Southern California region with research experiences in Mexico. It is being led by Professor Ryan McGorty at the University of San Diego. 

Students who apply and are selected to participate will receive a $6400 stipend, free travel to and from the research sites in Mexico, and free housing while in Mexico. Students will spend 8 weeks in Mexico conducting research from mid-June to mid-August. Six students will be selected to participate each year, with three students living and working together in Monterrey, MX and three in León, MX.

First generation and community college students are encouraged to apply. Proficiency in Spanish is preferred as research will be conducted in labs in Mexico. Students should be from the Southern California region as we will have training in San Diego before leaving for Mexico.

Levels: Sophomores, Juniors, and non graduating.
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: January 19, 2026
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 Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Are you an undergraduate interested in computing research but worried about your experience level? No problem! No prior research experience is required to apply for the NSF Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) program. This 10-week summer opportunity gives you the chance to work on exciting research projects, guided by experienced faculty mentors.

The NSF Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) program offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to immerse themselves in computing research and gain firsthand experience working with faculty mentors at institutions across the U.S. This 10-week summer program helps students explore what graduate school is like, while mentors support the next generation of researchers and promote diversity within the computing field.

Levels: Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Citizenship: no restrictions but must be attending a US University
Deadline to Apply: 

• Early Application Deadline: December 1, 2025
• General Application Deadline: January 31, 2026 

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Carnegie Mellon’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Software Engineering (REUSE) program is an opportunity for undergraduate students to spend a summer working with some of the world’s leading Software Engineering faculty researchers. A number of projects are available in diverse areas which may include automated bug repair, mining software repositories, green computing, requirements engineering, program analysis, programming languages, and usable programming tools. Accepted students will work closely with CMU faculty and researchers on research problems with the potential for publication and significant impact on the future practice of software engineering.

Neither research experience nor advanced coursework in computer science or software engineering is required.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and non-graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents.
If you are on a student visa and you are accepted to REUSE, you will
need to apply for CPT or OPT at your home institution before the program starts.
Deadline to Apply: February 2, 2026 at 11:59pm ET
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REU Site: Nature’s machinery through the prism of physics, biology, chemistry and engineering

Program participants work with faculty members, postdocs, graduate students, other undergrads and each other on collaborative research projects about nature’s machinery. Participants are paired in teams of two to carry out independent but highly collaborative research under the guidance of two faculty mentors, each from a different discipline. The projects are designed to give participants a sense of the contributions that physical scientists can make to biological problems and the contributions that biologists can make to physical problems. The focus is on cross-disciplinary training.

Ideal candidates are students who: 
– Have completed at least two semesters of college-level physical science/engineering or biological science/engineering by the start of the program in May 2026.
-Be enrolled as an undergraduate at a two- or four-year institute of higher learning at the time of application.
-Have an expected graduation date (earning a bachelor’s or associate’s degree) on or after December 2025.
– Majoring  in natural science (biological or physical science) or engineering.

Students who have completed their bachelor’s degree are not eligible

Levels: Rising Sophomores, Juniors, and non-graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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Mystic Aquarium – UConn Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Internship

This REU program offers a unique collaboration between the renowned Mystic Aquarium and a leading institute of higher education, the University of Connecticut, Avery Point, located on Long Island Sound. In fact, this is  are the only aquarium in the U.S. to have an REU! 

Levels: Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, non graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: not specified
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens 
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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SANFORD RESEARCH

REU Site in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Sanford Research

Sanford Research offers the Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR), which provides opportunities for undergraduate students interested in research careers to participate in research.

This dynamic summer program allows you to apply your classroom knowledge by working in a laboratory under the supervision of a principal investigator and interacting with research teams that include graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

In addition to obtaining research experience in state-of-the-art facilities, you will attend weekly career and professional development workshops, as well as build your presentation and communication skills through scientific presentations. You will also benefit from the collegial and interactive research environment and enjoy the social community in Sioux Falls, a small city with an abundance of dining, shopping, sporting events and entertainment.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Non-Graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: No minimum GPA
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: January 31, 2026
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University of Connecticut

The UConn Physiology and Neurobiology Research Experiences for Undergrads (REU) is an NSF-funded program offering undergraduates a paid summer research internship. Participants will spend 10 weeks with UConn faculty and graduate students, engaging in graduate-level research projects on a host of different physiological systems. In addition to their scientific work, students will also participate in career and graduate school workshops as well as social events. The program culminates with a symposium where students will present a scientific poster covering their research.

Applications are encouraged from First Generation College Students as well as US Veterans.

Levels: Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, non graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: not specified
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens 
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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The Cellular and Molecular Biology of Stress Summer Research Program provides immersive, full-time bioscience research and professional development for undergraduate students as they prepare for graduate school and research careers in biology. 

The goal of the CMBS program is to provide research opportunities for students who have limited access to research. We realize there are a variety of reasons students may not have access to research, including, but not limited to, attending small colleges (including 2-year colleges) with limited research resources; life experience impacted by historical or social factors; coming from a low-income background with the need to work during the academic year; or being the first in their family to attend college and benefiting from additional support. All students are welcome and encouraged to apply.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and non-graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: February 15, 2026
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Stanford Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics offers a unique summer research program that provides community college students with an opportunity to explore careers in aerospace engineering. Through participation in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Community Research Experience (AACRE) program, students will strengthen their knowledge, skills and understanding of research, and be supported in equitable access to higher education. Students work with a faculty mentor on a research project, participate in research meetings and professional development workshops, and share about their research and experience at a final research symposium.

The Aeronautics and Astronautics Community Research Experience (AACRE) program is a fully funded, 10-week  summer in-person program, immersing motivated, curious, and promising students, in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford Engineering
Deadline to Apply: TBD
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Rochester Institute of Technology
REU in Multimessenger Astrophysics

Building on RIT’s history as a center for undergraduate research, students in the Multimessenger Astrophysics REU, one of several on campus, will join a vibrant community and work with top-flight researchers. 

Students in the REU program will learn about and perform research on topics spanning gravitational wave detection and data analysis, observational astronomy and astrophysics, visualization of scientific data, detector building and characterization, and theoretical and numerical modeling. 

This program encourages applications from students who are deaf and hard of hearing students, community college students, and/or first generation college students.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior (not Graduating)
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens or Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD
Apply

Portland State 

Virtual NSF REU Computational Modeling Serving Portland!

The intellectual focus of this virtual REU site is computational modeling to serve and enhance Portland (OR) and its greater region. Students will be involved in multi-disciplinary, community-based research projects and trained in computational thinking across different disciplines. In doing so, they will gain an understanding of the potential and limits of these tools and how they can serve communities.

Portland State University (PSU), with its NSF-funded Portland Institute for Computational Science (PICS), is ideally suited for this REU site as it has developed a reputation as a national model for urban universities that enhance their region by working with partners to solve problems. The activities of this REU Site will involve a 2-week training followed by an 8-week research project completed under a faculty mentor’s guidance and with the involvement of a community partner.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and non-graduating Seniors
High school graduates who have been accepted at an undergraduate institution but who have not yet started their undergraduate study are also eligible to participate.

Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: Mar 29, 2026
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University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Interdisciplinary Computational Biology (iCompBio)

The about 10-week iCompBio REU focuses on interdisciplinary computational biology training to undergraduates in science, technology, engineering, math, and other related fields. A one-week computing bootcamp will be provided to teach students essential data science using R, and advanced data processing and deep learning methods using Python. Each student will be jointly mentored by a computer science mentor and a biology mentor. The computing training includes coding, modeling, simulation, deep learning neural networks, computer vision,  parallel computing, statistics, data visualization, and mobile App development.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents

Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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University of Rochester

The Nanophotonics, Quantum Photonics, and Vision/Biomedical Optics REU at University of Rochester aims to create a well-defined pipeline to a career in photonics for REU participants. There is a particular focus on undergraduates from colleges without strong photonics research programs, and community college students—all of whom might not otherwise recognize photonics as a possible career path. This program will engage participating students in the frontiers of photonics research while at the same time providing them with experiences to recognize the excellent career opportunities, both academic and industry based, available in photonics. The host department is the university’s world-renowned Institute of Optics, located in the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. REU participants will benefit from the Institute’s Summer School, its Industrial Associates program, and its strong ties with the local Rochester photonics industry. 

Applications are encouraged from community colleges, and students from 4-year colleges that lack comparable summer research opportunities.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors,  Seniors and graduate students

Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents

Deadline to Apply: February 15, 2026
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Fostering Inclusive Excellence at the Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute

The Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, is serving as a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site during the summer of 2024. 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. Undergraduates will gain research experience by carrying out specific projects under the direct supervision of Physics/Chemistry faculty at the Cyclotron Institute. Weekly discussions on forefront areas of Nuclear Science will be led by Institute faculty. Students will have the opportunity to share their work via an oral presentation and poster session in house. 

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors,  Seniors and graduate students

Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents

Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte  

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program engages undergraduate students in the state of the art in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence with a variety of cutting-edge domains. The program immerses students in a truly collaborative research community. We teach research skills through training sessions and experiential, hands-on learning, while students are active contributors to a community of practice that includes faculty, graduate students, and peers.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors,  Seniors and graduate students

Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents

Deadline to Apply: February 1, 2026

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Pennsylvania State University- University Park  Remote Program

This short course is a training program to develop programming, numerical modeling, and data science skills for undergraduates in the physical sciences. The course is intended for students at the beginner to intermediate level with scientific programming; no prior programming experience is required. The short course will be run remotely, with student participants learning from recorded lectures, then working on programming and data visualization exercises under the supervision of the instructor over zoom. Students can participate from anywhere as long as they have a stable internet connection.

Students in the course will develop programming, modeling, and data science skills that are broadly applicable across the physical sciences and related field. The course will use example data sets and models from cutting edge research in the Geosciences; student participants will therefore gain experience and insight into fundamental open research questions in Geosciences.

Student participants will receive a paid stipend and will complete an independent project to cap off the course. During the short course, students should expect to dedicate 4-5 hours each day to the course material. This will include time to watch recorded lectures and to join virtual “lab” exercises with Prof. Foley to work on programming exercises. These live virtual “labs” will be held in the afternoons (Eastern daylight time) during the short course.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors,  Seniors and graduate students
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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University of Central Florida Research in Materials for Energy Applications

This REU site offers research training to highly motivated undergraduate students within the common theme of novel materials for energy applications. Three specific areas within this theme are targeted: 1) Materials for catalysis; 2) Quantum materials for energy needs; and 3) Transparent conducting thin films for photovoltaics.

Students will gain hands-on training in topics such as synthesis of two-dimensional nanostructured materials and ultrathin films, material characterization, single-atom catalysts, nanostructured materials for electrocatalysis, topological quantum materials, and computational design of materials for energy applications. In addition to research experience, students will benefit from training in critical thinking, data science and machine learning, ethics and scientific integrity, written research communication, scientific presentations (poster and oral), formulation of research hypotheses, and framing of research questions with informed knowledge of key literature in the field.

The program seeks to to support undergraduates students majoring in physics, chemistry, or materials science who have just completed their freshman or sophomore years at an institution of higher education and are working toward a 4-year undergraduate degree. Priority will be given to under-represented students in STEM who have had limited or no previous research experience, and who are very excited about the possibility of a career in STEM. Special consideration will be given to veterans, non-traditional students (over 30 years old), students with disabilities, and students who are the first in their families to attend college/university.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors,  Seniors and graduate students
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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Oklahoma State University & University of Alabama in Huntsville 

The main goal of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site is to increase undergraduate participation in research projects on technologies that lead to the development of Smart Personal Protective Equipment (SMAPP). The research projects on material for protective equipment, heat flux measurement in fire conditions, and human-robot interaction in dangerous environments will be conducted at the Division of Engineering Technology (DET), Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater, OK. The projects on wireless sensor development, circuit design, and artificial intelligence for human health monitoring will be offered at Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), Huntsville, AL. The students have an option to choose their project. 

Projects are available for most majors in engineering and social sciences

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and non-graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026

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University of South Carolina
The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina (UofSC) is pleased to announce our National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program for 2024! Participants will perform research involving the design and synthesis of nanostructured materials for heterogeneous catalysis, electrochemistry, computational methods, and molecular simulation to advance the understanding of processes and materials that underpin CO2 capture, chemical conversion of CO2 to fuels and chemicals, and reduction of CO2 production by using biomass for fuels and chemicals. Seminars, workshops, visits to local industries, and social events are also planned throughout the summer.

Ideal applicants are Chemical Engineering or related majors. 

Minimum GPA: 3.3
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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Cleveland State University 

The GLWind REU Program provides a group of undergraduate students with an authentic, engaging learning and research training experience and professional growth opportunities in the broad areas of wind energy. REU students will join research groups of faculty mentors at the Cleveland State University (CSU) and the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. Ten REU students will work closely with faculty mentors from the mechanical, civil & environmental, aerospace engineering and law school, Industrial leaders, and other fellow students.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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Mississippi State University Intelligent Edge Computing Systems REU

Intelligent Edge Computing Systems (iEDGE), ubiquitous in our everyday lives and involving many areas of CISE, provide an ideal platform for research and training for this Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site. Typically, iEDGE comprises various interacting elements with physical inputs and outputs, communicating through various mediums and controlled by software. Implementing and integrating these components require knowledge taught in early Computer, Information Science, and Engineering (CISE) courses (e.g., computer programming and digital design) and advanced courses (e.g., computer networks, computer architecture, communications, and controls). Consequently, REU participants with various backgrounds and experiences will have a platform to integrate and develop practical, real-world solutions. The projects will generate new knowledge by creating solutions involving new computing systems (e.g., sensors and control systems) and applying and testing existing computing systems in new contexts. 

Idea candidates are majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science of a closely related field.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and non-graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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University of Massachusetts at Boston
The summer REU program in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to:

• Carry out an independent research project in biology.
• Work closely with a faculty advisor and research group.
• Develop research skills, including laboratory, analytical, and computational skills.
• Explore issues related to research such as science communication and responsible conduct of research.
• Exchange ideas with students at weekly workshops and other activities in and around Boston and Boston Harbor.
  
  Applicants should have completed at least one semester of college-level biology. Students  from primarily undergraduate institutions are especially encouraged to apply.
  
  Levels: Sophomores, Juniors, and non-graduating seniors 
  Citizenship Status: US Citizens & Permanent Residents 
  Application will open on December 15, 2025
  Apply 

Cal State Los Angeles 

California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) and the Molecular Software Sciences Institute (MolSSI) at Virginia Tech collaborate to incorporate machine learning techniques in molecular simulation research and develop innovative pedagogical materials to train early-stage undergraduate students in computational science. The Cal State LA – MolSSI Partnership for Research and Education in Chemistry Pathway to Diversity Program (PREC) is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Ideal candidates are students interested in computational chemistry, computational biochemistry, or related fields.

Levels: Community college students in the Los Angeles area
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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University of Minnesota- Twin Cities

Collaborative Research: Sustainable Land and Water Resources
– A Community Based Participatory Research Experience for Undergraduates

The REU on Sustainable Land and Water Resources introduces undergraduate students to the key elements of research on land and water resources that are essential to improving management practices, with a focus on community-based participatory research and interdisciplinary research teams. Students work on one of three teams on projects that explore the integrated community of the Earth’s land and water, including its living beings and relatives – plants, animals, and people. This opportunity is open to students from a range of physical science, natural science, computational and engineering sciences, mathematics, and social science disciplines.

The SLAWR REU encourages applications from students of all genders who are Native American, tribal college students, community college students, non-traditional students, veterans, students who have been historically under-represented in their discipline, and students who are first-generation college students. Students in Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering, and Social Sciences (including Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences, Hydrology, Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Ecology, Sustainability, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Computer Science, Geography, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, History, Linguistics, Communications Science, and Risk and Decision Sciences), and related disciplines are invited to apply.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: February 6, 2026
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University of Central Florida

Research Experience for Undergraduates in Computer Vision

This year’s REU site will be held in-person at UCF’s Main Campus in Orlando, Florida. Students will begin the summer program with a two week introductory course in classical and modern Computer Vision techniques. The course will focus on both the theory behind Computer Vision and the hands-on skills required to put that theory into action (e.g. learning/practicing Python, running experiments in a Linux based GPU cluster, etc.). The goal of this introductory course is to provide students with a level of “working” knowledge in the field so that they may conduct and participate in engaging research for the remainder of the summer.

Ideal applicants are majoring in at least one of the following: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, and related fields.

Levels:, Sophomores, Juniors and non-graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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University of California at Los Angeles

The Cultivating Interest in Research Careers (CIRC) program is a partnership between University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU). The program starts with a ten-week summer research program at UCLA, AND extends into a year-long continuum. 

The CIRC program will provide these community college students with educational workshops, near-peer mentoring, and skills to help them transfer to a 4-year college or university and ultimately be prepared to pursue a health profession or scientific research career.


Levels: Community college student attending a community college in Los Angeles County (Must have at least a year of classes to complete before transferring to a four-year college or university) attending a community college in Los Angeles County
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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The National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Research for Social Change is now recruiting undergraduates for the paid 9-week summer research experience at The University of Texas at Austin Texas Advanced Computing Center. Students gain skills in advanced programming and problem solving to conduct research in engineering, science, and computational medicine. Research projects emphasize advanced computing as a tool to power discoveries that will impact social change for future generations. Prior research or programming experience is not required.

REU participants will receive:

• $5,400 stipend over nine weeks
• Free housing at The University of Texas at Austin + meal card
• Travel arranged (and paid) by the REU
  
  Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & non-graduating Seniors
  Minimum GPA: no minimum GPA but should be in good standing. 
  Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents.  Undergraduate students who are not eligible for NSF funding may still be considered for participation through other sources of funding. If you are a non-US Citizen Please contact  cir4sc@tacc.utexas.edu BEFORE applying.
  Deadline to Apply: April 1, 2026

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University of Missouri Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Neuroscience

A 10-week research experience  that starts with a one-week boot-camp focused on “Computational Neuroscience” – bring your laptop. The Camp will start Day 1 after arrival and runs the full week. 

The program encourages applications from students in the following majors biological sciences, psychological sciences, engineering, physics, mathematics or related fields.

Levels: Sophomores, Juniors and non-graduating Seniors

Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents

Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2025
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

The University of Washington Molecular Engineering Materials Center (UW MEM-C) summer REU program is focused on exposing students to a viable and relevant career pathway focused on materials and energy research.

First Generation College Students as well as veterans are encouraged to apply.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores,  Juniors and non-graduating Seniors 
Citizenship Requirements: US citizens & permanent residents
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026

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UC Santa Barbara 

The Quantum Foundry research internship program brings science and engineering California Community College, California State University, and other primarily undergraduate institution undergraduate students to the UC Santa Barbara campus for an 8-week summer research experience. Undergraduate interns gain first-hand experience in scientific investigation via a dynamic, collaborative research environment. They are matched individually with Foundry faculty and graduate student lab mentors who provide ongoing training and support. Interns also participate in professional development activities preparing them for graduate research and the workforce.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens, Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: February 8, 2026, at 11:59 PM
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UC Berkeley ASSURE Program Space Sciences Laboratory

Advancing Space Science through Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE) is an NSF-funded REU program run by the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) at the University of California, Berkeley, a nationally-renowned lab created to expand scientific knowledge of Earth’s space environment, our Solar System, and the wider cosmos. 

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens, Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2026
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National Institute of Health (NIH) Community College Summer Enrichment Program

This program is for community college students interested in exploring careers in research and healthcare. These are full-time research positions within one of the NIH Institutes and Centers (IC) in the NIH Intramural Research Program. Research groups are located on all NIH campuses, including the main campus in Bethesda, MD.

CCSEP interns must commit to completing the entire nine-week internship.  CCSEP participants must be on campus from June 3 to August 2, 2024. Summer internships are full-time positions; interns are expected to devote a minimum 40 hours per week to their projects and training.
No prior research experience required. 

Levels: Community College Students
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizen or Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: 3.0 
Deadline to Apply:  January 8, 2025 at noon EST
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RISE (Research Internship in Sustainable Biology) is a summer internship program offering bioenergy research opportunities for undergraduates in STEM. This is a 10-week summer research opportunity targeting students interested in bioenergy research. Students seeking experience in plant biology, agronomy, synthetic biology, environmental sciences, chemical engineering, and civil & environmental engineering are welcome to apply!

During the 10-week program, students gain experience in plant biology, agronomy, synthetic biology, genetics, environmental sciences, chemical engineering, and civil & environmental engineering. Successful applicants will be given a $6,000 stipend; housing and travel are provided.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Non-Graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA : No Minimum GPA
Deadline to Apply: February 20, 2024
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NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Program

NCAS has three missions designed to challenge and build student knowledge and skills by focusing on NASA’s mission goals, collaboration, and career pathways.

NCAS has two consecutive schedules to engage community college students and institutions year-round.

• Schedule A: August through February
• Schedule B: February through August

Levels: Community College Students
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens
Deadline to Apply November 2024

Apply  https://www.nasa.gov/stem/murep/projects/ncas.html

 

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Dynamic Earth in the 21st Century: The DEEPS-Leadership Alliance REU, Brown University

Undergraduates from around the nation are invited to come to Brown University this summer to engage in cutting-edge research in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences.    The program encourage applications from undergraduates with majors across STEM fields, including geoscience/Earth science, environmental science, physics, chemistry, engineering, math, applied math, biology, and computer science.

 

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, non-graduating Seniors

Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents

Minimum GPA: No Minimum GPA 

Deadline to Apply: February 3, 2025 at 12pm EST
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University of California at Berkeley

“The Transfer-to-Excellence (TTE) Summer Research Program is a competitive summer internship for California community college students. This is a residential program consisting of nine-weeks of hands-on research experience in the laboratories of UC Berkeley science and engineering professors. TTE interns also participate in enrichment activities to enhance their preparation and confidence to transfer to a four-year university and pursue a career that applies their technical education. This program is jointly funded by an NSF REU Site grant, the Hopper Dean Foundation, and Berkeley’s College of Engineering.”

This program is limited to students attending a California community college. 
The program is looking for students who will return to a California Community College in the fall of 2025 and will apply for transfer admission to a baccalaureate program in science or engineering in fall 2026 or beyond.

GPA: 3.0 GPA in science, engineering, & math courses
Citizenship Requirements:  US Citizens, Permanent Residents, and Undocumented students are eligible. Due to funding restrictions, international students utilizing F-1 of J-1 visas are not eligible for this program.

Deadline to Apply: January 7, 2025
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Energy Transition Institute at UMass Amherst

RIDE: Research for Inclusivity and Driving Equity; University of Massachusetts Amherst

The Research for Inclusivity and Driving Equity (RIDE) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site will provide undergraduate students an immersive and interdisciplinary experience in community-engaged research focused on improving the transportation experience. REU students will participate in research in civil engineering, health policy, industrial engineering, information management, legal studies, psychology, and regional planning.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2025
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The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) will be running a 12-week PAID summer undergraduate research program for students interested in the area of Acoustics. This intensive summer program in acoustics is designed for under-represented undergraduate students from across the country.

This program will emphasize training, mentoring, research, and preparing students for graduate studies & careers in acoustics.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: No restrictions
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2025
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“The Future of Food: Opportunities and Careers for Undergraduate Student (F2OCUS) Fellowship Program aims to provide undergraduate students with experiential learning opportunities to increase their understanding of the future of food systems as it relates to enhancing the safety, quality, and security of our food supply through knowledge sharing, capacity building, and leadership development.”

Priority will be given to students from traditionally underserved minorities, first-generation college students, and students from institutions with limited research opportunities.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Non-graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizen & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2025
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Brown University
Artificial Intelligence for Computational Creativity

This NSF Summer REU Sit is a 9-week, fully-funded, summer residential program which brings students to the Brown University campus June 6 — August 5 2022 to conduct original research with computer science faculty and graduate students. Our intellectual focus is creative applications of artificial intelligence: potential research topics include creative generative models (of visual and textual content), detecting “fake” generated content, AI for game playing, user experience design for creative AI systems, and more. Research in this field is poised to revolutionize the means of personal expression for everyone: in writing, photography, design, architecture, and more.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: No minimum GPA but students should be in good academic standing
Deadline to Apply: TBD for 2025 
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Dynamic Earth in the 21st Century: The DEEPS-Leadership Alliance REU, Brown University

Undergraduates from around the nation are invited to come to Brown University this summer to engage in cutting-edge research in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences.   The program encourage applications from undergraduates with majors across STEM fields, including geoscience/Earth science, environmental science, physics, chemistry, engineering, math, applied math, biology, and computer science.

CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK

The Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biodesign (B3) research experience for undergraduates (REU) is a National Science Foundation supported summer program at the City College of New York (CCNY). 

​10 students are embedded into faculty research labs in the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biology, and Physics in the Science Division, the Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering at the Grove School of Engineering, and the CUNY School of Medicine.  Experiences at the laboratory bench or in front of a computer are supplemented with activities to promote interactions between students, peers, senior colleagues, faculty mentors, and to expose students to science in / out of the laboratory.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizen or Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: Dates for summer 2024 TBD
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Biology of Animal movement and performance

“Brown University is home to a group of scientists who conduct cutting-edge research on the causes and consequences of animal movement and performance. Focal species span flies to humans to dinosaurs, and work is done at nearly all levels of analysis. Our REU program aims to bring students into this vibrant community, where they can work with a set of mentor to learn how to perform research. At the same time, REU participants will partake in a rigorous professional development program that fosters inclusivity and community, while providing enduring and continuous support for careers in academia and research.”

 Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Deadline to Apply: Dates for summer 2024 TBD 
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NSF REU Site: Cyberinfrastructure Research 4 Social Change 

The University of Texas at Austin

Deadline to Apply: April 1, 2024

The National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Research for Social Change is now recruiting undergraduates for the paid 9-week summer research experience at The University of Texas at Austin Texas Advanced Computing Center. Students gain skills in advanced programming and problem solving to conduct research in engineering, science, and computational medicine. Research projects emphasize advanced computing as a tool to power discoveries that will impact social change for future generations. Prior research or programming experience is not required.

REU participants will receive:

• Stipend
• Free housing at The University of Texas at Austin + meal card
• Travel arranged (and paid) by the REU

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NIH Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) labs over the summer.

Apply for an immersive research experience at one of our HuBMAP labs working at the cutting edge of single cell biology on experimental or computational projects and gain valuable research experience. This program is ideal for students in STEM fields, especially those interested in biology, data science, and medicine.

Preference will be given to students who do not have ready access to biomedical (and/or single cell biology) research opportunities in their home institution

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Non-Graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents 
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Deadline to Apply: February 1, 2025
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Levels; Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Non-Graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: None all undergraduates may apply
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Deadline to Apply: February 14, 2024
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MultiPLE Sites including University of Washington, University of Pennsylvania,

NSF Center for NSF Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand




The program supports a select group of undergraduate, community college, and tribal college students to participate in authentic research in chemical synthesis of quantum photonic materials and integration printable electronic applications under the mentorship of world-class faculty and graduate students. Participants embark on a nine- to ten-week immersive research project in a single IMOD research lab, and produce an abstract and poster summarizing their work. Students may be placed at a number of different participating IMOD labs and will participate in shared virtual seminars and symposia, and will become members of the IMOD community.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors
Minimum GPA: 3.5
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: February 1, 2024
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Washington University 

Summer Undergraduate Program for engineering research towards a virtual pregnancy, Washington University in St. Louis

Enjoy a 10 week summer research experience at one of the nation’s top universities. The Washington University Summer Undergraduate Program for Engineering Research towards a Virtual Pregnancy (WashU SUPER VP) will provide the support, training, and experiences to students interested in the intersection of engineering and maternal health research.

Students will work in research groups affiliated with the WashU Center for Women’s Health Engineering who are engaged in pregnancy research, with an aim towards contributing long-term to a fully digital multiscale model of human pregnancy.

Levels:  Sophomore, Juniors, and non-graduating Seniors 
Minimum GPA: No minimum GPA
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: February 15, 2024 
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University of Washington Molecular Engineering Materials Center (UW MEM·C) summer REU

This REU is focused on exposing students to viable and relevant career pathway focused on materials and energy research.

Undergraduates, including veterans, will find that the research topics are both challenging and relevant to their experience. How can we provide mobile, lightweight, and inexpensive energy sources to our forces and to the communities they work with? How can materials research lead to new electronics that are super miniaturized, low energy consumption, and reliable? How can new kinds of sensors be used to improve safety, efficiency, and effectiveness?

The University of Washington Molecular Engineering Materials Center (UW MEM·C) summer REU program is focused on exposing students to viable and relevant career pathway focused on materials and energy research. Previous research experience is NOT necessary. Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are 18 years of age or older.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors
Citizenship Requirements: US citizens & permanent residents
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Deadline to Apply: February 15, 2024
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The MDI Biological Laboratory’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program aims to engage students in scientific explorations in the Laboratory’s focus area, comparative regenerative biology, while providing them with opportunities to build skills important to successful careers in the biological sciences. For 10 weeks, each REU student will conduct independent research under the mentorship of a research scientist while having access to state-of-the-art research laboratories, core facilities and support staff. Students will join in MDI Biological Laboratory’s active scientific community, which includes other undergraduate research fellows, visiting scientists, graduate students and post-docs as well as research assistants.”

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens
Deadline to Apply: January 26, 2025 by 11:59 pm EST
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University of North Dakota 

Spend your summer working alongside UND faculty and students on interdisciplinary summer research projects at the intersection of chemistry, chemical engineering, and atmospheric sciences. Participants will also receive training in science communication and community outreach

Students from the following groups are highly encouraged to apply:
first generation college students; student from tribal colleges and other primarily undergraduate institutions; majors in chemistry, chemical engineering, atmospheric science.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and Non-Graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: No Minimum GPA
Deadline to Apply: February 29, 2024
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The “MICRO-CCS: Microbial Interactions Create Research Opportunities for Community College Students” program provides research opportunities, scientific training, and mentoring for community college students interested in research about microbial interactions in food, agricultural, and environmental sciences. The program is a collaborative project between the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Parkland Community College. This 10-week research immersion program includes a Research Orientation Bootcamp at the start of the experience, professional development activities tailored towards community college students, and flexibility in housing accommodations. At the end of the program, participants will be more aware of potential opportunities for future academic research that could lead to possible STEM careers.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore (must be attending a community college) 
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: No Minimum GPA
Deadline to Apply: March 1, 2024
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Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center REU – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Illinois MRSEC is excited to offer an NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Our ten week summer research program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to work closely with MRSEC faculty mentors on solving a challenging, meaningful scientific question through taking part in the interdisciplinary Illinois MRSEC research. The program also provides training to help students in their professional development as scientists and engineers, with particular emphasis on those skills related to communicating their scientific discoveries to help broaden its reach and make science more accessible.

Students studying physics, materials science, chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, or related disciplines are welcome to apply. 

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and non graduating seniors 
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: No Minimum GPA
Deadline to Apply: February 16, 2024
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The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s (SERC) Internship Program offers undergraduate and beginning graduate students a unique opportunity to gain exposure and experience in a research environment. The program enables students to work on specific projects under the direction of the Center’s professional staff and is tailored to provide the maximum educational benefit to each participant. SERC is focused on understanding the causes and consequences of environmental change for marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems. Interns at SERC conduct independent projects (field of research and education) over 10-16 weeks, utilizing our 2,650 acre research site on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay to provide novel insights into some of the most profound issues challenging our world today; including habitat loss, climate change, and invasive species. Students will become familiar with much of the research being conducted at SERC,  but they will devote most of their time to a project and content area of particular interest to them. In addition to their research, students participate in field trips, seminars, and lectures. All participants are expected to integrate what they have learned during their experience and present a brief seminar at the end of their appointment.


Levels: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and non graduating seniors

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STANFORD UNIVERSITY

The Summer Research Experience for Community College Students promotes and nurtures science literacy, aptitude, and interest by providing talented and motivated community college URM students exposure to science in an exciting, committed, supportive environment through mentorship and scholarly pursuit.  The program begins with weekly meetings aimed at preparing participants to transition to a full-time research internship (40 hours per week) in a lab with a Stanford faculty mentor for 7-8 weeks, mid-June through August.

Preference will be given to community college students attending school in the following counties: Alameda, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.

Levels:  Current Community College Students
Minimum GPA: 2.0
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens, Permanent Residents. DACA and Undocumented students will be considered.
Deadline to Apply: March 1, 2024
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Stanford University

The Stanford Summer Community College Premedical Program (SSCCPP) targets current community college students  in medicine providing exposure to medicine and health through topics in health disparities, leadership challenges in health provision and administration, science success strategies, professional development, clinical exposure, successful preparation for the medical school application process, postsecondary and graduate/professional school financing.  

Levels:  Current Community College Students
Minimum GPA: 2.0
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens, Permanent Residents. DACA and Undocumented students will be considered.
Deadline to Apply: March 1, 2025 
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UC Davis

“The UC Davis ChemEnergy REU aims to provide undergraduate students with a unique 10-week research experience tackling state-of-the-art research problems in energy, materials, catalysis, and biotechnology.”

Levels: Sophomores and Juniors.
Minimum GPA: No Minimum GPA
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: Dates for summer 2024 TBD
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 AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 

“The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in Systematics and
Evolutionary Biology is funded by the National Science Foundation and has been in
place for over 25 years. The program brings approximately eight students to the
American Museum of Natural History in New York City each summer for a ten-week
experience working with our curators, faculty, and post-doctoral fellows. Research
projects span diverse fields of comparative biology including paleontology, genomics,
population biology, conservation biology and phylogenetics and taxonomy. Students
have access to the Museum’s immense natural history collections as well as state-of-the art equipment for advanced imaging (CT scanner, SEM, TEM) and genomics (Sanger
and pyrosequencing platforms). “

Levels: Sophomores & Juniors
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: January 31, 2024
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American Physiological Society

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF), formerly UGSRF, allow students to participate in hands-on research in the laboratory of an established researcher and APS member for 10 weeks. Students must have had less than nine months of prior laboratory experience.

Fellows have the opportunity to:

• network with other APS Fellows interested in and conducting biomedical or basic research;
• explore the nature of research and the scientific process;
• investigate physiology career options, what it takes to find career success;
• learn about scientific writing and draft a meeting abstract, learn about common ethical issues in figure and text preparation; and
• pose their career questions to members of the APS
  
  Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors
  Citizenship Requirements: There are no citizenship requirements
  Minimum GPA: 3.0
  Deadline to Apply: February 1, 2024
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Auburn University

“The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funded Collaborative Approaches among Scientists and Engineers (CASE) Research Experience is a 10-week research program for undergraduates located at Auburn University. Field and laboratory research projects are available for students majoring in STEM disciplines including chemistry, biology, physics, and all branches of engineering.”

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Deadline to Apply: February 9, 2024
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BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

The Brandeis Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) announces its “Bioinspired Soft Materials” Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program for summer 2024. The REU is a summer research program that will fund undergraduate students assigned to MRSEC laboratories.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Non-Graduating Seniors
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: February 1, 2024
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Cal State Los Angeles

Cal State LA’s Bridges to the Future Program is an initiative of the National Institutes of Health ( NIH) to develop the pool of talented  students who will eventually become leaders in biomedical research. This grant specifically targets community college students. This program is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences ( a division of the NIH) and is a collaboration among four schools: East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles City College, Pasadena City College, and California State University Los Angeles.


Levels:  Freshmen or Sophomore community college students
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
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Cal State San Marcos

Fulltime students attending Palomar College or Mira Costa College can apply to Cal State San Marcos’ Bridges to the Baccalaureate program. This program is designed to provide a seamless transition for community college students majoring in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemistry Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics
Levels:  Freshmen or Sophomore community college students

Minimum GPA: 3.0
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
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CALTECH Wave Fellows

The WAVE Fellows program provides support for undergraduate students, who intent on pursuing a Ph.D., to conduct a 10-week summer research project under the mentorship of Caltech faculty. Research opportunities in biology, neuroscience, chemistry, chemical engineering, engineering and applied science, geology, environmental science, sustainability, astronomy, physics, nanotechnology, quantum sciences, humanities, social science, and more!

Levels: Sophomores, Juniors & Non-Graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US citizens, Permanent Residents, or have DACA status.
Minimum GPA: 3.2
Deadline to Apply: January 9, 2024
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CalTech Ligo Program

Undergraduates in physics, astronomy and engineering are invited to apply to Caltech’s LIGO Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program. The program takes place at Caltech or one of the LIGO observatory sites, funded in part through the National Science Foundation.  Undergraduate students from all institutions (both U.S. and foreign) are invited to apply to the program.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: All students are eligible to apply.  
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Deadline to Apply: January 12, 2024
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CALTECH SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM

CSURP is a program for undergraduate students who are majoring in chemistry or chemical engineering and are interested in conducting supervised summer research. CSURP Students are placed at research institutions across the United States. The CCHF includes 22 research groups based at 15 different locations. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in synthetic organic chemistry.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: Not specified
Deadline to Apply: February 8, 2024
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Boston University, Florida International University, University of Michigan 

NSF Engineering Research Center in Cellular Metamaterials

CELL-MET offers research opportunities for students outside of our three main institutions (FIU, BU, and UM) through summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) opportunities. Participants work at all three institutions during the summer for up to 10 weeks of independent research related to the ERC.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and community college students
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Citizenship Requirements: U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Deadline to Apply: March 15, 2024
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Nano-, Bio-, and Quantum Photonics at University of Rochester

“This program will engage participating students in the frontiers of photonics research in nanoscience, bioscience and quantum science while at the same time providing them with experiences to recognize the excellent career opportunities, both academic and industry based, available in photonics.”

Students should be majoring in engineering or other physical sciences

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors
Citizenship Requirements: US citizens & permanent residents
Deadline to Apply: February 15, 2024
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City College of New York

The Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biodesign (B3) research experience for undergraduates (REU) is a National Science Foundation supported summer program at the City College of New York (CCNY). 

​10 students are embedded into faculty research labs in the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biology, and Physics in the Science Division, the Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering at the Grove School of Engineering, and the CUNY School of Medicine.  Experiences at the laboratory bench or in front of a computer are supplemented with activities to promote interactions between students, peers, senior colleagues, faculty mentors, and to expose students to science in / out of the laboratory.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizen or Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: TBD
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Cornell University

CORNELL PARADIM The PARADIM REU Program is designed to give undergraduate students an introductory research experience in the growth, structural/electrical characterization, or use of first-principles theory relevant to thin films of transition metal oxides or chalcogenides currently being researched as next generation electronic materials within PARADIM. These projects include improving the techniques available within PARADIM to grow and characterize materials. Students selected will work on an independent research project using the advanced resources available in PARADIM facility labs and the facilities of the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR).

Projects are scaled to be challenging yet achievable within the program’s  time frame. The program runs early June through mid-August. This introduction to a scientific research career will culminate with a convocation held jointly with the REU students from the Cornell NanoScale Facility (CNF) where each intern will give a final presentation. Interns also write a two-page report, due on at the end of the program, that will be posted on the PARADIM website

Levels: Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Deadline to Apply: February 2, 2024
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Princeton Center for Complex Materials, Princeton University

The REU program  provides opportunities for undergraduates to carry out research at the forefront of materials science and engineering. For 9 weeks the REU students work on projects under the guidance of faculty from the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering. The REU research projects are not special projects created for the undergraduate level, but rather are an integral part of current research of faculty associated with the Princeton Center for Complex Materials

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & non-graduating Seniors.
Citizen US Citizen & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: not specified
Deadline to Apply: January 31, 2024
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST)

“The The NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program sponsors  a 11-week summer internship program for undergraduate students enrolled at U.S. 2-year and 4-year institutions majoring in chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials science, fire research, nanotechnology, information technology, mathematics, biology, manufacturing, statistics, or other STEM discipline. The program provides students with hands-on research experience under the mentorship of a NIST scientist or engineer in Boulder, CO or Gaithersburg, MD.”

 Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: Dates for summer 2024 TBD
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Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

“The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s research experience for undergraduates program, “Exploration of Marine Biology on the Oregon Coast” (EMBOC) offers fellowship opportunities for undergraduate students from both 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities to participate in ongoing marine science research at the University of Oregon’s marine lab during the summer months.” Applicants must have completed a minimum of one year of college-level introductory biology classes.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Deadline to Apply: February 1, 2024
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PENN STATE

“The Department of Chemical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates Site focused on the Integration of Biology and Materials. This REU program will provide a 10-week collaborative research experience for undergraduate students aimed at advancing the field and applications of biomolecular materials. Projects will span a variety of topics including design of biomaterials, control of living-nonliving interfaces, and development of processes for effective recovery of biomolecules. In addition to the research experience, students will participate in a variety of technical and social activities including seminars and facilities tours. Interactions with other REU sites at Penn State and a focus on collaborative work in teams will provide social, research and personal growth opportunities beyond the research project work.”

Undergraduate students in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biology, Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics or related majors are encouraged to apply.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens & Permanent Residents
Minimum GPA: Not Specified
Deadline to Apply: March 1, 2024 
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PURDUE UNIVERSITY

“Engage in research this summer on Purdue’s West Lafayette, Indiana campus! SURF matches undergraduates with a faculty member and graduate student mentor who introduce them to the research tools used on the cutting edges of science, engineering, and technology. (Open to Purdue students and undergraduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities”

Levels: Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors
Minimum GPA: 2.8
Citizenship Requirements: Not Specified
Deadline to Apply: January 15, 2024
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UC SAN DIEGO DESIGNING FOR SAFETY & SAFETY BY DESIGN

Program Description: The overarching goal of this NSF REU Site is to immerse students in a meaningful and highly interdisciplinary research environment within the structural engineering domain and to teach them that design does not end with construction. Instead, designing for safety embodies: quantifying potential load conditions, damage mechanics, and uncertainties; monitoring for anomalies during operations; processing this information through cyber-modeling via digital surrogates; and translating the information to actionable knowledge for improving current and future system designs. This REU Site will recruit and train 12  scholars for eight weeks each summer, recruited from across the nation to conduct research alongside six professors and their graduate students.

This is a self-funded summer research program and is open to all domestic and international undergraduate students interested in conducting multidisciplinary and cutting-edge for eight weeks at UC San Diego

Levels: Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and non graduating seniors
Minimum GPA: 3.3
Citizenship Requirements: US Citizens, Permanent Residents, International Students
Deadline to Apply: March 15, 2025 
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University of Southern California

At the USC Information Sciences Institute the REU site participants will be engaged in research that spans four themes under the umbrella of Human Communication in a Connected World.  These themes are: (1) communication, (2) cybersecurity, (3) information retrieval and (4) information flow.  

​Levels: Sophomores, Juniors, and Non-Graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements:  U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents
Minimum GPA:  ​not specified 
Deadline to Apply: February 15, 2024
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Clean Energy Bridge to Research, Clean Energy Institute

Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer program run by the University of Washington (UW) Clean Energy Institute (CEI) and Undergraduate Research Program, and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF CHE-1950904). The CEBR Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community college students, and tribal college students to participate in authentic research in solar, energy storage, and grid technologies under the mentorship of UW’s world-class faculty and grad students. Participants embark on a nine-week immersive research project in a single UW clean energy research lab, and produce an abstract and poster summarizing their work. All students that are accepted into the program are supported financially with competitive stipends.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US citizens & permanent residents
Deadline to Apply: February 15, 2024
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Center for Neurotechnology REU
The CNT at the University of Washington will sponsor a 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) on the Seattle campus during the summer.  This program provides undergraduate students with opportunities to work on research projects with scientists and to take part in workshop training sessions in ethics, communications, and scientific presentation skills designed to provide the undergraduate scientist with a solid foundation for graduate study.

Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and non-graduating Seniors
Citizenship Requirements: US citizens & permanent residents
Deadline to Apply: January 15, 2024 
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Wakeforest University School of Medicine

The Biomedical Engineering Department and Center for Biomedical Informatics offer several summer research opportunities focusing on Imaging and Mechanics-based Projects on Accidental Cases of Trauma (IMPACT) and other biomedical engineering and informatics topics.  This 10 week summer research opportunity offers experiential training in an outstanding research environment with a highly talented academic team.  Students selected for our program experience hands-on research training, mentorship and teamwork, professional development activities and scientific dissemination.


Levels: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Citizenship Requirements: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, and international students who currently attend a U.S. academic institution under a J-1 or F-1 visa are eligible.

Deadline to Apply: January 26, 2024 
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