External Opportunities

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (an NSF Program)

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program.
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Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) hosts a registry for undergraduate researchers who wish to post their curricula vitae and thereby facilitate matches between themselves and graduate schools seeking highly qualified students with undergraduate research experience. This service is available to students and graduate schools in the fields of:

Chemistry
Biochemistry
Biology
Physics/Astronomy
Mathematics/Computer
Science Economics
Geosciences
Engineering
Psychology
Sociology
Humanities
Anthropology/Archaeology

Undergraduates currently in their junior or senior year may register at www.cur.org/ugreg/

There is no charge to the student for this registration opportunity. Also CUR has a CUR Facebook site they keep updated with summer research opportunities.

 

 

Oak Ridge Associated Universities: Academic Fellowships and Scholarships, Research Experiences, Sabbaticals, and Internships

 

 

 

Penn State College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Programs for 2013: These programs bring undergraduates to the Penn State campus for a “summer-immersion” in biological research and an orientation to a career in biological sciences.