Research Opportunities
Summer Research
External Opportunities
You can apply for paid research internships at other institutions (select examples below). Please see the additional resources available at the Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections
Searchable opportunity databases:
- National Science Foundation (NSF) REU Sites (typically restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only)
- Pathways to Science searchable summer research database (filters available for citizenship, location, discipline, etc.)
- Summer opportunity listings for life sciences research (compiled by Tom Frederick of RIT)
- Select opportunity listings by discipline (compiled by the University of Washington)
- Select clinical and health-science opportunity listings (compiled by Swarthmore College)
- Physics Today job and summer internship listings
If you are an international student, linked here is a list of some programs that accept applications from international students studying at U.S. universities.
Select examples of other external summer opportunities
| Program | Focus | Application Deadline | Eligibility Flags |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) REU Sites | Varied | Program-dependent January through March deadlines | Program-dependent (typically requires U.S. citizenship) |
| NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) | STEM | January 12 (Rochester internal deadline - applications require extensive processing time) (2022 date TBD) | U.S. citizen or permanent resident *MUST apply through the Office of Undergraduate Research - institutions, not individuals, apply |
| Amgen Scholars Program | STEM | Varied by university (typically around February 1) (2022 date TBD) | See U.S., Europe, and Japan programs for citizenship, GPA, and class year requirements |
| American Physical Society (APS) and IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women and Underrepresented Minorities | STEM | February 15, 2022 | STEM major GPA 3.0 or higher Woman and/or underrepresented minority (no citizenship requirement) |
| DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) | STEM | December 15, 2021 | Current sophomores and juniors |
| NASA Internships and Fellowships | STEM | Internship-dependent November 6, 2020-Spring '21 March 5, 2021- Summer '21 July 9, 2021- Fall '21 | U.S. citizen (international intern program is available) |
| NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (SIP) (other related programs also available) | STEM | March 1, 2021 - applications reviewed by scientists on rolling basis (2022 date TBD) | U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
| Department of Energy Scholars Program | Varied | January 7, 2022 | U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
| Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) | STEM | January 12, 2022 | U.S. citizen or permanent resident GPA 3.0 or higher |
| Fermilab Student Internships | Particle Physics | Program-dependent Accelerator Engineering Fellowships for Underrepresented Minorities (ASPIRE) December 1, 2021
| Program-dependent |
| Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) | Atmospheric Science | February 15, 2021 (2022 date TBD) | U.S. citizen or permanent resident Current sophomores and juniors |
| U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Research Associateship Program (RAP) Summer Journeyman Fellowship | Engineering, Computer Science, Science Writing | Rolling evaluation from November 28, 2021 (date recommended for international students), or February 27, 2022 | GPA 2.5 or higher |
| Argonne National Laboratory (ARL) Internship Opportunities | STEM | Program-dependent Science Undergrad Laboratory Internship (SULI) January 12, 2022 Seasonal Internship Program November 30, 2021 | Program-dependent (typically requires U.S. citizenship) |
| Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) with the DOE Office of Fossil Energy | STEM | January 10, 2022 | U.S. citizen or permanent resident Current sophomores and juniors GPA 3.0 or higher |