Summer Research
Opportunities for International Students
This is a select list of summer research opportunities available to international students studying in the US. Please see the additional resources available at the Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections and through the opportunity databases linked below that allow you to search based on availability to international students:
- Pathways to Science searchable summer research database
- International Scholarships (database of 2,000 scholarships)
- Immigrants Rising (A searchable list of scholarships and fellowships that accept applications from undocumented students.)
- Select opportunity listings by discipline (compiled by the University of Washington)
- Select clinical and health-science opportunity listings (compiled by Swarthmore College)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Searchable database of summer opportunities where you can filter for International Students)
- University of Houston (summer research/internship programs that accept international students)
If you have found a research opportunity at the University of Rochester and are looking for summer research funding, see the Discover Grant page or the DeKiewiet Summer Research Fellowships in Biology and Medicine funding page, both available to University of Rochester international students.
Internal Summer Internships
Please see the Internal Opportunities page; citizenship eligibility flags are noted in the program table.
External Summer Internships
Below is a chart of select summer internships outside the University of Rochester open to domestic and international student applicants.
| Program | Application Deadline | Eligibility Flags |
| Aachen University International Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) | January 10, 2024 | GPA 3.2 or higher |
| American Physical Society (APS) and IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women and Underrepresented Minorities | January 31, 2024 | GPA 3.0 or higher; Woman and/or underrepresented minority |
| Amgen Scholars - Asia Programs | February 1, 2024 | Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Undergraduate Research program | January 15, 2024 | Current sophomores and juniors |
| DAAD RISE Germany (application support available through the Fellowships Office) | November 30, 2023 | Current sophomores and juniors |
| Friends of UTokyo (FUTI) Summer Research Internships | Refer to indivdual universities | UTRIP (current first-years, sophomores, and juniors) and UTSIP are currently the only two FUTI programs Rochester students are eligible to apply for |
| Georgia Regents University Student Training And Research (STAR) Program | January 24, 2024 | Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors; GPA 3.0 or higher |
| Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, INSIGHT injury research internship | February 9, 2024 *2024 program will be virtual, w/an in-person symposium | GPA 3.0 or higher; Preference given to current sophomores, juniors, and seniors |
| Harvard Stem Cell Institute Internship Program | February 7, 2022 (Program on hold) | Rising seniors; Previous research experience in a biological laboratory is highly desirable, but not required |
| Janelia/HHMI Summer Scholars Program | January 11, 2022 (Program on hold) | Prior research experience and knowledge of Python, MATLAB, or C++ required |
| Kupcinet-Getz International Science School (mathematics, physics, chemistry and the life sciences) | January 14, 2023 (2024 date TBD) | Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors; GPA 3.6 or higher |
| Mayo Clinic and Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Biomedical Science | February 1, 2024 | Current sophomores and juniors |
| Medical College of Wisconsin Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) | February 1, 2024 | Preference given to current sophomores and juniors with GPA 3.2 or higher |
| Michigan State University Engineering Summer Research Experience (EnSURE) | Reviewed on a rolling basis, starting in December; typically filled by March 1 | GPA 3.2 or higher Current seniors not eligible |
| MIT Graduate Education Summer Research Program (Engineering, Humanities, Social Science) | January 16, 2024 | Current sophomores and juniors; GPA 3.5 or higher |
| NASA International Internship Program | Program-dependent | Open to students from select countries; GPA 3.0 or higher |
| Ohio State University Summer Internships in Plant Pathology | April 7, 2023 (2024 date TBD) | Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors; GPA 3.0 or higher |
| ThinkSwiss Research Scholarships | December 31, 2023 | Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Summer Research Fellowship | February 28, 2024 | GPA 2.5 or higher |
| University of Connecticut Health Center Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences | February 16, 2024 | Current sophomores and juniors |
| University of Lausanne Summer Research Program in Life Sciences and Technology (Lausanne, Switzerland) | January 31, 2024
| Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors; GPA 3.75 or higher |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Undergraduate Student Scholars Program, Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Disease | February 2, 2024 | Current seniors not eligible |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program | February 1, 2024
| Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors |
| Washington University in St. Louis Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program (BioMedRAP) | (Program is currently on hiatus) | Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors |
| West Virginia University Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Internships (SURI) | (Program is currently on hiatus) | Current sophomores and juniors |
| West Virginia University School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Cancer Research Fellowship Program | March 1, 2024 | Contact potential PI to establish collaboration for best chances |