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 |
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History Opportunities for Undergraduate Research (HOUR) Program | Rolling | History | All years and citizenships |
Kearns Center Research Programs | Varied | Varied | Program-dependent |
Bond Family Scholars Internships (Greene Career Center) | See individual job postings for application period | Participating Rochester-based companies only; various disciplines | First-Year/Soph/Junior | $3,000 stipend IN ADDITION TO internship wages | Open to international students |
McNair Scholars | December 2, 2024 | Pursuing PhD degree w/plans for research and teaching at university level | GPA 2.8+ | Low income and first-gen Underrepresented in PhD programs |
URMC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) | January 13, 2025 | Medicine/biomedical science; Part of URMC Pathways Program | U.S. citizen | Permanent resident | Rising juniors or seniors |
Strong Children's Research Center (Pediatrics) Summer Training (SCRC) | Rolling until February 7, 2025 | Medical, graduate and undergraduate students who plan to pursue a career in biomedical or clinical research. | US Citizen | Permanent Resident |
UR Libraries Summer Internship Program | February 7, 2025 | Data, finance, HR, IT, facilities, communications, user experience, project management, qualitative/quantitative research methods, instructional design, and more | First-Year and Sophomores preferred, but not required | Hourly pay plus room and board |
Beckman Scholars Program | February 9, 2025 | Biology, Chemistry | US Citizen | Permanent Resident | DACA | First year, soph, junior |
Meliora Psychology Research Fellowship (MPRF) | February 14, 2025 | Psychology major/intended Psychology major | Strong preference for students from backgrounds underrepresented in science |
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 and engineering fields |
River Campus Libraries Data Set Grant: Spring 2025 deadline | February 15, 2025 | Supports unique, out-of-reach data needs for independent studies | n/a |
REU: Nanophotonics, Quantum Photonics, and Vision/Biomedical Optics | Rolling until February 15, 2025 | Physical sciences or engineering | US Citizen | Permanent Resident |
Schwartz Community Based Internships(formerly 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 |
Bilski-Mayer Summer Research Fellowship | Early March | BCS-related research | Already engaged in BCS-related research Requires faculty nomination |
Eisenberg Summer Internship | March 1, 2025 | Chemical engineering | Current University of Rochester sophomores and juniors majoring in CHE |
Schwartz Discover Grant | March 2, 2025 | All majors | All citizenships and class years |
STEM-For-All | March 3, 2025 | 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); July 29-Aug 9, 2025 |
Wiesman Scholarship | March 3, 2025 | Interest in BCS or Neuroscience research | Students of backgrounds underrepresented in research | First year | Sophomore | Junior |
Center for Matter at Atomic Pressure (CMAP) | March 8, 2025 | High-Energy-Density-Physics | One-week camp | No charge | Open to international students |
Meliora Fellowship in BCS | March 11, 2024 (2025 TBD) | BCS or Neuroscience research in participating labs | Preference for 1st/2nd Yrs and underrepresented backgrounds in science | All citizenships |
Institute for Human Health and the Environment (IHHE) Exlporation Grant | March 14, 2025 | Students from Arts, Humanities, STEM Impact of environmental exposures on human health | GPA 3.0+ |
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 and 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 and Medicine (UPBM); Biology | Junior | Preference for research in biochemical/biomedical hypotheses. |
Branche Fellowship | March 15, 2025 | Officialy declared students in Undergradute Program in Biology and Medicine (UPBM) | Sophomores and Juniors |
Speakman Fellowship | March 15, 2025 | Officialy declared students in Undergradute Program in Biology and Medicine (UPBM) | Sophomores and Juniors | Preference will be given to biochemistry majors or research in the area of biochemistry. |
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 4, 2025 | Student internships in Data Science | Apply via Handshake | 2 months | $8,000 stipend |
Greene Career Center Summer Internship Funding | April 7, 2025 | Summer internship funding | All majors | Apply via Handshake | up to $3500 |
Barth-Crapsey Award | April 30, 2025 | Humanities | Social Sciences; Especially in the fields of government, politics, political history, social and religious history, and literature | All class years and citizenships | Up to $600 |