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Summer Research Programs
There are many undergraduate summer research programs sponsored by academic and research institutions around the country and which accept applications from students without direct solicitations. The following site is particularly helpful and includes programs or other opportunities in all disciplines.
http://www.urop.uci.edu/opportunities/frame_offcampus.html
The following summer programs have recently communicated directly with the URS Office at Duke to invite eligible Duke students to apply.
Programs Organized by Geographic Region
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
Midatlantic
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| Field of Research | Host Institution | Name of Program (linked to web site) | Geographic Area |
| Art and Museum Studies | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Internships for College and Graduate Students | Northeast |
| Arts Administration, Theater Prodcution, Dance | Jacob's Pillow | Jacob's Pillow Intern Program | Northeast |
| Arts and Production | Glimmerglass Opera | Glimmerglass Opera | Northeast |
| Biological Sciences | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Summer Undergraduate Research Program | Northeast |
| Biological Sciences | Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, Delaware Bay |
Annual and summer research jobs/internships | Northeast |
| Biological Sciences | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MIT Department of Biology Summer Research Training Program | Northeast |
| Biological Sciences | SUNY Stoneybrook | Long Island Group Advancing Science Education (LIGASE) | Northeast |
| Biological Sciences | Rockefeller University | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) | Northeast |
| Biological Sciences | Columbia University | Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program | Northeast |
| Biological Sciences | Cornell University | Cornell Hughes Scholars Summer Program | Northeast |
| Biological Sciences | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Summer Undergraduate Research Program | Northeast |
| Biomedical Science | Case Western University Cleveland Clinic | Chester Summer Scholars Program | Northeast |
| Biomedical and Dental Sciences | Yale University School of Medicine | Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) | Northeast |
| Biomedical Sciences | Albert Einstein School of Medicine | Summer Undergraduate Research Program | Northeast |
| Biomedical Sciences | New York University Sackler Institute and the Office of Diversity Affairs | Research Internship | Northeast |
| Biomedical Sciences | Yale University School of Medicine | Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program (BioSTEP) | Northeast |
| Biomedical Sciences | Harvard University | Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program | Northeast |
| Biomedical Sciences | Native American Health Organization of Harvard Medical School | Four Directions Summer Research Program | Northeast |
| Biomedical Sciences | Cornell University | Access Summer Research Program | Northeast |
| Biomedical Sciences | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | CAEC NSF-REU Summer Program | Northeast |
| Ecology | Harvard Forest, Harvard University | Summer Research Program in Ecology | Northeast |
| Ecology | Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook New York | Institute of Ecosystem Studies' Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) | Northeast |
| Engineering | Cornell University | Engineering Summer REU Program | Northeast |
| Environmental science | Ursinus College | Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) | Northeast |
| Food Sciences | Cornell University | Food Science Summer Scholars Program | Northeast |
| Foreign animal diseases | Plum Island Animal Disease Center | Research Particiaption Program (seniors and recent graduates only) | Northeast |
| Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | New York University | Howard Hughes Honors Summer Institute | Northeast |
| Genetics/Bioinformatics | Jackson Laboratory | Research Internship | Northeast |
| Health Professions | Cornell University | Gateways to The Laboratory Summer Program | Northeast |
| HIV | Cornell University | HIV Education Project | Northeast |
| Materials Research | Cornell University | Research Experience for Undergraduates | Northeast |
| Nanobiotechnology | Cornell University | Nanobiotechnology Center Research Experience for Undergraduates | Northeast |
| Natural Sciences | The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia | Research Experiences for Undergraduates | Northeast |
| Neuroscience | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers University | Summer Research Program | Northeast |
| Neuroscience | NYU | NYU Center for Neural Science Summer Research | Northeast |
| Oceanography | University of Rhode Island | Fellowships in Oceanography | Northeast |
| Plant Genomics | Cornell University | Plant Genomics Research Program | Northeast |
| Premedical | Cornell University | Travelers Summer Research Fellowship | Northeast |
| Proteomics | Youngstown State University | Summer Research Opportunities in Protemics | Northeast |
| Public Service | Everett Organizations | Everett Public Service Internship Program | Northeast |
| Science and Engineering | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Summer Student Fellowship Program | Northeast |
| Sciences | University of Massachusetts Medical School | NIH Summer Research Fellowship Program | Northeast |
| Sciences and Engineering | Penn State | BRIE Research Experience for Undergraduates | Northeast |
Sciences, Engineering OPEN TO GRADUATING SENIORS |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers University | Research In Science and Engineering (RISE) | Northeast |
| Technical Sciences | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Summer Undergraduate Research Program | Northeast |
| Various Fields | Cornell University | Summer Research Early Identification Program | Northeast |
| Various fields | John F. Kennedy Library Foundation | Research Grants and Fellowships | Northeast |
| Field of Research | Host Institution | Name of Program (linked to web site) | Geographic Area |
| Aquatic Chemical Ecology | Georgia Institute of | Aquatic Chemical Ecology Program (REU) | Southeast |
| Aquatic Chemical Ecology | Georgia Institute of | Aquatic Chemical Ecology Program (REU) | Southeast |
| Bioinformatics and Bioengineering | Virginia Commonwealth University | Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Summer Institute | Southeast |
| Biological Sciences | Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia | REU Program | Southeast |
| Biology, Biomedical or Chemical Sciences | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | PMABS Summer Research Program | Southeast |
| Biology, Biomedical or Chemical Sciences | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | PMABS Summer Research Program | Southeast |
| Biology, Biomedical or Chemical Sciences | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | PMABS Summer Research Program | Southeast |
| Biomedical Research | Vanderbilt University | Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy | Southeast |
| Biomedical Sciences | Wake Forest University | Summer Research Opportunities Program | Southeast |
| Chemistry | University of Georgia | Computational Chemistry | Southeast |
| Chemistry and Biochemistry | Georgia Institute of | Chemistry Summer Programs | Southeast |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | Furman University | River Basins Research Initiative | Southeast |
| Engineering | University of Central Florida (UCF) and the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) | NSF REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) | Southeast |
| Genomics | NCSU Fungal Genomics Laboratory | Summer Internship Program | Southeast |
| Infectious diseases | Association of Public Health Laboratories | Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Laboratory Fellowship Program | Southeast |
| Life Science-Bio, Chem, Vet. Med | Louisiana State University | LSU/HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Program | Southeast |
| Life Sciences/ Engineering | Georgia Tech/ Emory Center for the Engineering of Living Tissues | Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) | Southeast |
| Life Sciences/ Engineering | Georgia Tech/ Emory Center for the Engineering of Living Tissues | Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) | Southeast |
| Marine Science | University of Miami | Marine Science Undergraduate Fellowship | Southeast |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Georgia Institute of | SURF 2007 (Research Experience for Undergraduates) | Southeast |
| Multiple fields | University of Alabama at Birmingham | SIBS Undergraduate Research Program | Southeast |
| Multiple fields | University of Alabama at Birmingham | SIBS Undergraduate Research Program | Southeast |
| Psychology and Biology | Davidson College | Research Experiences for Undergraduates | Southeast |
| Psychology and Biology | Davidson College | Research Experiences for Undergraduates | Southeast |
| Science and engineering research | Georgia Institute of | Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) | Southeast |
| Sciences | Emory University | Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Emory (SURE) | Southeast |
| Sciences | Furman University | River Basins Research Initiative | Southeast |
| Sciences | University of South Alabama | NSF-REU: Structure and Function of Proteins | Southeast |
| Sciences and Engineering | Virginia Tech | High Performance Materials & Polymer Chemistry | Southeast |
| Sciences anad Engineering | Auburn University | Research Experience for Undergraduates-NSF | Southeast |
| Structure and Functions of Proteins | University of South Alabama | Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) | Southeast |
| Various Fields | University of Georgia | Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) | Southeast |
| Field of Research | Host Institution | Name of Program (linked to web site) | Geographic Area |
| Animal Sciences | University of Missouri | Miller Summer Research Internships in Animal Sciences | Midwest |
| Biological Sciences | University of Cincinatti | Several Biology Programs (can apply for all at once) | Midwest |
| Biological Sciences | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) | Midwest |
| Biological Sciences/ cancer | Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases | Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship | Midwest |
| Biomedical Research | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) | Midwest |
| Biomedical Sciences | Washington University | BioMedical Research Apprenticeship Program (BioMed RAP) | Midwest |
| Biomedical Sciences | University of Michigan | Program in Biomedical Sciences | Midwest |
| Cancer Research | Washington University School of Medicine | Siteman Canecer Center Research Programs | Midwest |
| Cellular Engineering and Bionanotechnology | Rice University Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering | Summer Undergraduate Internship Program | Midwest |
| Chemistry | University of Cincinatti | REU Summer 2008 | Midwest |
| Ecology | University of Minnesota | Ecological Research Internships | Midwest |
| Ecology | Bradley University | Integrated Ecological Research | Midwest |
| Ecology, Environmental | University of Michigan Biological Station | Research Experience for Undergraduates | Midwest |
| Law and Social Science | American Bar Foundation | Summer Research Diversity Fellowship | Midwest |
| Plant Genomics | University of Missouri | Plant Genomics Internships at Missouri (PGI@MU) | Midwest |
| Proteomics and Functional Genomics | University of Wisconsin Oshkosh | Research Experiences for Undergraduates | Midwest |
| Radiochemistry | University of Missouri | Radiochemistry Research Internship Program | Midwest |
| Sciences and Engineering | Kansas University | Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduates | Midwest |
| Various Fields | University of Cinncinati | Multiple Research Programs | Midwest |
| Various fields | University of Michigan | Summer Research Opportunity Program | Midwest |
| Various fields | Committee on Institutional Cooperation | Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) | Midwest |
| Various Fields | Northwestern University | Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) | Midwest |
| Field of Research | Host Institution | Name of Program (linked to web site) | Geographic Area |
| Anthropogenic Impacts on the Environment | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Summer Undergraduate Research Focus (SURF) | Southwest |
| Biomedical Research | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | Undergraduate Medical Research Fellows Program | Southwest |
| Biomedical Sciences | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) | Southwest |
| Biomedical Sciences | The University of Texas Medical Branch | Summer Undergraduate Research Program | Southwest |
| Biomedical Sciences | University of Arizona | Minority Health Disparities Research Opportunities | Southwest |
| Biosciences and Bioengineering | Rice University | IGERT Summer Internship Program | Southwest |
| Biosciences and Bioengineering | Rice University | IGERT Summer Internship Program | Southwest |
| Chemical Sciences | University of Arizona | Collaborative Research in the Chemical Sciences (CRCS) Program | Southwest |
| Math, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | Quantitative and Physical Training Program | Southwest |
| Physical Sciences | Trinity University San Antonio, TX | REU AI & Multi-Agent Systems | Southwest |
| Physical and Quantitative Sciences | University of Texas Southwestern | Quantitative and Physical Science Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (QP-SURF) | Southwest |
| Field of Research | Host Institution | Name of Program (linked to web site) | Geographic Area |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | University of Maryland | Summer Research Initiative | Midatlantic |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | University of Virginia | Risk and Prevention in Education Sciences (RPES) | Midatlantic |
| Biological Sciences | Penn State University | Summer Research Opportunities Program | Midatlantic |
| Biological, Geological, and Anthropological Sciences | Smithsonian Institute | Research Training Program | Midatlantic |
| Biological, Geological, and Anthropological Sciences | Smithsonian Institute | Research Training Program | Midatlantic |
| Estuarine Science | University of Maryland | Research Experience for Undergraduates | Midatlantic |
| Journalism, Copy Editing, Photography | The Washington Post | Newsroom Summer Internship Program | Midatlantic |
| Life sciences | James Madison University | Shenandoah Valley | Midatlantic |
| National Security, Space Systems, Astronautical Engineering | Institute for Defense Analyses | IDA Summer Internship Program | Midatlantic |
| Natural and Social Sciences | Smithsonian Institute | Smithsonian Minority Internship Program | Midatlantic |
| Sciences, Engineering, Math | HHMI Janelia Farm | Summer Research Program | Midatlantic |
| Social Science and Humanities | Aspen Institute - Nonprofit Sector Research Fund | William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students | Midatlantic |
| Various fields | Smithsonian Institution | Opportunities for Research and Study | Midatlantic |
| Field of Research | Host Institution | Name of Program (linked to web site) | Geographic Area |
| Biological Sciences | California Institute of Technology | MURF Undergraduate Research Fellowships | Pacific |
| Biological Sciences | California Institute of Technology | Amgen Scholar Program | Pacific |
| Biomedical Sciences | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Summer Research Program | Pacific |
| Biomedical Sciences | Stanford University | Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP) | Pacific |
| Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular research | American Heart Association - Western States Affiliate | Undergraduate Student Research Program | Pacific |
| Chemistry | UC Irvine | Chem-SURF Program | Pacific |
| Chemistry & Materials Science, Computer Science, Engineering, and Physics | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Crtical Skills Internship Program | Pacific |
| Chemistry & Materials Science, Computer Science, Engineering, and Physics | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Crtical Skills Internship Program | Pacific |
| Civil Engineering | UCLA | Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS) | Pacific |
| Ecology | Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington | UNCF/Mellon Summer Internship Program in Ecology | Pacific |
| Humanities/Social Sciences | UCLA | Bunche Center Summer Humanities Institute (SHI) | Pacific |
| Humanities, arts, Interactive Digital Media | UC Santa Barbara | Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program | Pacific |
| Science, Engineering, Etc | UCLA | Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research | Pacific |
| Ocean Science and Technology | Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Summer Internship Program | Pacific |
| Science/Engineering | California Institute of Technology | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) | Pacific |
| Sciences and engineering: Micro- and nanosystems | University of California-Irvine | The Integrated Micro/Nano Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (IM-SURE) | Pacific |
| Sciences, Engineering, Math | University of California San Diego | Summer Training Academy for Research in the Sciences | Pacific |
| Social Sciences and Ethnography | University of California, Los Angeles | REU in Ethnographic Research | Pacific |
| Social Sciences and Ethnography | University of California, Los Angeles | REU in Ethnographic Research | Pacific |
| Field of Research | Host Institution | Name of Program (linked to web site) | Geographic Area |
| Biology | American Physiological Society | Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship | Various locations |
| Biology, Computer Science, and Mathematics | National Cancer Institute | The Integrative Cancer Biology Program (ICBP) | Various locations |
| Biomedical Science | National Institutes of Health | Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research | Various locations |
| Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or Physical/life sciences | NASA | Undergraduate Student Research Program | Various locations |
| Film and Video | University Film and Video Association | Carole Fielding Student Grants | Various locations |
| Multiple fields | Department of Energy and Oak Ridge Institute | DOE Scholars Program | Various locations |
| Multiple Fields | NASA | Undergraduate Student Research Program | Various locations |
| Organic chemistry | Multiple institutions | Theoretically Interesting Molecules | Various locations |
| Physical Sciences | U.S. Department of Energy | The Global Change Education Program (GCEP) | Various locations |
| Physical Science and Engineering | Various Universities | Hooked on Photonics REU | Various locations |
| Physical Science and Engineering | Various Universities | Hooked on Photonics REU | Various locations |
| Various Fields | Oak Ridge Associated Programs | ORISE and ORAU | Various locations |
| Various Fields | Leadership Alliance | Summer Research | Various locations |
| Field of Research | Host Institution | Name of Program (linked to web site) | Geographic Area |
| Archaeology | U. C. Berkeley | The Tel Dor Archaeological Expedition (volunteers) | Israel |
| Ecology, Environmental Science and Conservation Biology | University of Florida | International Research Experience for Undergraduates | Ghana |
| Ecology, Environmental Science, and Conservation Biology | James Madison University | International Research Experience for Undergraduates | Ghana |
| Marine Science and Engineering | Ocean University of China and Dalian University of Technology | REU-Marine Science and Engineering in China | China |
| Marine Science and Engineering | Ocean University of China and Dalian University of Technology | REU-Marine Science and Engineering in China | China |
| Sciences and Engineering | Institutions in Germany | RISE- Research Internships in Science and Engineering | Germany |
| Various Fields | RWTH AACHEN University | Undergraduate Research Internship Program (UROP) | Germany |
Undergraduate Research Support Office and
Pre-Graduate Study Advising
Duke University
011 Allen Building, Box 90051
Durham, NC 27708-0051
Phone: 684-6536, fax: 660-0488