Summer Research
Internal Opportunities
Unless otherwise noted, these programs accept applications from students attending the University of Rochester AND those attending other universities.
Program (sorted by deadlines) | Deadlines | Discipline | Eligibility Flags |
| History Opportunities for Undergraduate Research (HOUR) Program | Rolling | History | All years & citizenships |
| NSF REU Program in Physics and Astronomy | January 31, 2025 | Physics, STEM | U.S. Citizen | Perm resident (some exceptions apply) | GPA 3.0+ | Rising juniors & seniors |
| URMC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) | February 7, 2024 (2025 TBD) | Medicine/biomedical science | U.S. citizen | Permanent resident | Rising juniors or seniors |
| Beckman Scholars Program | February 9, 2025 | Biology, Chemistry | US Citizen | Permanent Resident | DACA | First year, soph, junior |
| McNair Scholars | December 2, 2024 | Pursuing PhD degree w/plans for research & teaching at university level | GPA 2.8+ | Low income & first-gen Underrepresented in PhD programs |
| River Campus Libraries Data Set Grant:Spring '25 deadline | February 15, 2025 | Supports unique, out-of-reach data needs for independent studies | n/a |
| Strong Children's Research Center (Pediatrics) Summer Training (SCRC) | Opens Nov. 15, 2024; Rolling until February 7, 2025 | Medical, graduate & undergraduate students who plan to pursue a career in biomedical or clinical research. | US Citizen | Permanent Resident |
| Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) internship | February 15 (summer) July 31 (fall) October 31 (spring) | Laser fusion, high-energy-density physics (HEDP), laser and optics sciences and engineering | Open to international students | Full-time, Part-Time, Co-Op, REU, and Summer Opportunities | Related science & engineering fields |
| REU: Nanophotonics, Quantum Photonics, and Vision/Biomedical Optics | Rolling until February 15, 2025 (Opens Nov. 15, 2024) | Physical sciences or engineering | US Citizen | Permanent Resident |
| Rochester Urban Fellows Program | February 23, 2024 (2025 TBD) | Demonstrated interest in community or public service, urban issues, or other areas of civic engagement. | US Citizen | Permanent Resident | DACA | Must attend a Rochester-area university OR be a Rochester-area native |
| Humanities For Life | February 23, 2025 | Summer internships w/Non-Profits in Rochester | First-Year, Sophs, Juniors in SAS or Hajim | Open to international students. |
| Meliora Psychology Research Fellowship (MPRF) | February 14, 2025 | Psychology major/intended Psychology major | Strong preference for students from backgrounds underrepresented in science |
| Bilski-Mayer Summer Research Fellowship | Early March | BCS-related research | Already engaged in BCS-related research Requires faculty nomination |
| Eisenberg Summer Internship | March 1, 2024 (2025 TBD) | Chemical engineering | Current University of Rochester sophomores and juniors majoring in CHE |
| NSF REU: Imaging in Medicine & Biology for Underrepresented Minorities | March 1, 2024 (2025 TBD) | Electrical/computer engineering | US Citizen | Permanent Resident | Member of a group underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as defined by NSF |
| Schwartz Discover Grant | March 2, 2025 | All majors | All citizenships and class years |
| Wiesman Scholarship | March 3, 2025 | Interest in BCS or Neuroscience research | Students of backgrounds underrepresented in research | First year | Sophomore | Junior |
| Anthropology Undergraduate Research Grant | March 15, 2025 | Anthropology | All citizenships |
| de Kiewiet Summer Research Fellowship | March 15, 2025 | Officialy declared students in Undergradute Program in Biology & Medicine (UPBM); Neuroscience | All citizenships | submit Letter of Intent by March 1 |
| Recny Scholar | March 15, 2025 | Officialy declared students in Undergradute Program in Biology & Medicine (UPBM); Biology | Junior | Preference for research in biochemical/biomedical hypotheses. |
| Branche Fellowship | March 15, 2025 | Officialy declared students in Undergradute Program in Biology & Medicine (UPBM) | Sophomores & Juniors |
| Speakman Fellowship | March 15, 2025 | Officialy declared students in Undergradute Program in Biology & Medicine (UPBM) | Sophomores & Juniors | Preference will be given to biochemistry majors or research in the area of biochemistry. |
| Institute for Human Health & the Environment (IHHE) Exlporation Grant | March 15, 2024 (2025 TBD) | Students from Arts, Humanities, STEM Impact of environmental exposures on human health | GPA 3.0+ |
| Meliora Fellowship in BCS | March 11, 2024 (2025 TBD) | BCS or Neuroscience research in participating labs | Preference for 1st/2nd Yrs & underrepresented backgrounds in science | All citizenships |
| Summer Sustainability Community-Engaged Fellows | March 27, 2024 (2025 TBD) | All majors | |
| Fenno Summer Fellowship | March 31, 2025 | Politics | Policy-related interest groups | Not-for-profits | Think tanks | Non-Rochester locations |
| Susan B. Anthony Institute (SBAI) Undergraduate Research Grants | April 1, 2025 | Gender, sexuality, and women's studies | All class years and citizenships |
| Center of Excellence (CoE) for Data Science | April 7, 2024 (2025 TBD) | Student internships in Data Science | Apply via Handshake |
| Greene Career Center Summer Internship Funding | April 7, 2025 | Summer internship funding | All majors | Apply via Handshake | up to $3500 |
| Center for Matter at Atomic Pressure (CMAP) | April 8, 2024 (2025 TBD) | High-Energy-Density-Physics | One-week camp | No charge | Open to international students |
| STEM-For-All | April 12, 2024 (2025 TBD) | Math, statistics, computer science | Undergraduate students at the University of Rochester, Cornell University, or another college or university in the Rochester area (of any citizenship) |
| Barth-Crapsey Award | April 30, 2025 | Humanities | Social Sciences; Especially in the fields of government, politics, political history, social & religious history, & literature | All class years and citizenships |
| River Campus Libraries Data Set Grant: Spring 2025 deadline | February 15, 2025 | Supports unique, out-of-reach data needs for independent studies | n/a |
| Kearns Center Research Programs | Varied | Varied | Program-dependent |