Research Opportunities
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
- Select opportunity listings by discipline (compiled by the University of Washington)
- Select clinical and health-science opportunity listings (compiled by Swarthmore College)
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 15, 2021 | GPA 3.2 or higher |
| American Physical Society (APS) and IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women and Underrepresented Minorities | February 15, 2021 | GPA 3.0 or higher Woman and/or underrepresented minority |
| Amgen Scholars - Asia Programs | February 3 *On-hold due to Covid-19 | Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Undergraduate Research program | January 15, 2021 | Current sophomores and juniors |
| DAAD RISE Germany (application support available through the Fellowships Office) | December 15, 2020 | Current sophomores and juniors |
| Friends of UTokyo (FUTI) Summer Research Internships | End of February 2021 | 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 | *Not definite to be offered due to Covid-19 | Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors GPA 3.0 or higher |
| Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, INSIGHT injury research internship | February 1, 2021 *2021 program will be online | GPA 3.0 or higher Preference given to current sophomores, juniors, and seniors |
| Harvard Stem Cell Institute Internship Program | *Summer 2021 cancelled due to Covid-19 | Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors |
| Janelia/HHMI Summer Scholars Program | January 11, 2021 | Prior research experience and knowledge of Python, MATLAB, or C++ required |
| Kupcinet-Getz International Science School (mathematics, physics, chemistry and the life sciences) | *Summer 2021 cancelled due to Covid-19 | 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, 2021 | Current sophomores and juniors |
| Medical College of Wisconsin Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Summer Program for Undergraduate Research | February 1, 2021 | Preference given to current sophomores and juniors with GPA 3.2 or higher |
| Michigan State University Engineering Summer Research Experience | Reviewed on a rolling basis; typically filled by April 1 | GPA 3.2 or higher Current seniors not eligible |
| MIT Graduate Education Summer Research Program (Engineering, Humanities, Social Science) | February 1, 2021 | Current sophomores and juniors |
| 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 | March 15, 2020 (not updated for 2021) | Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors GPA 3.0 or higher |
| Santa Fe Institute Research Experience for Undergraduates | January 13 | Rising first-years and current first-years, sophomores, and juniors |
| ThinkSwiss Research Scholarships | January 15, 2021 | Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Summer Research Fellowship | March 1, 2021 | GPA 2.5 or higher |
| University of Connecticut Health Center Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences | March 1 (not yet updated for 2021 program) | Current sophomores and juniors |
| University of Lausanne Summer Research Program in Life Sciences and Technology (Lausanne, Switzerland) | January 31 (Program cancelled for summer 2021 due to Covid-19) | 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 5, 2021 | Current seniors not eligible |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program | February 3 (Summer 2021 program cancelled due to Covid-19) | Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors |
| University of Vermont Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | Not taking place Summer 2020 | GPA 3.0 or higher |
| Washington University in St. Louis Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program (BioMedRAP) | February 3 (Summer 2021 program cancelled due to Covid-19) | Current first-years, sophomores, and juniors |
| West Virginia University Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Internships (SURI) | Currently taking a hiatus to restructure the program | Current sophomores and juniors |
| West Virginia University School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Cancer Research Fellowship Program | March 1, 2021 | Contact potential PI to establish collaboration for best chances |