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Location: New York
Grades: Freshman can apply
Deadline: February

ACCESS offers underserved college students hands-on, mentored experience in a biomedical research laboratory, lectures and discussions, weekly journal clubs, educational workshops, and social activities, encouraging them to apply to PhD programs.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Deadline: February

The course includes lectures on nuclear science, radiochemistry, and their applications in related fields, as well DOE national laboratory tours. Laboratory work introduces instrumentation and technology used in basic and applied nuclear science

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Location: Missouri
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Deadline: February

ASPIRE includes didactic sessions, seminars and mentored clinical and community-based research experience to give undergraduates insight into the infrastructure of research operation and its collaborative process over eight weeks

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These summer undergraduate research fellowships (SURF) support undergraduate students from groups traditionally underrepresented in biomedical research to perform 10 weeks of research related to digestive diseases under the mentorship of top investigators

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Location: Pennsylvania
Grades: All grades
Deadline: Feb 15th

The program provides support for students to spend 10 weeks in a biomedical research laboratory focused on cardiovascular disease research.

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Location: Minnesota
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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The MRSEC American Indian Fellows REU program provides ten-week summer research opportunities in science and engineering for American Indian students enrolled in undergraduate programs in all science and engineering fields.

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Location: New York
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The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), offers paid summer internships for qualified undergraduate students to conduct research projects with scientists.

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Location: Maryland
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF), allow students to participate in hands-on research in the laboratory of an established researcher and APS member for 8-10 weeks.

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Amgen is committed to discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics and offers internships in R&D, marketing, information systems, manufacturing, and other cross-functional areas, guided by practicing professionals.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Deadline: February

Scholars take part in research projects at 1 of 13 institutions to gain hands-on lab experience, receive guidance from faculty mentors, and participate in scientific seminars, workshops and networking events like the Amgen Scholars U.S. Symposium

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Location: International
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Deadline: February

The summer research program and equips students with real-world skills and techniques that will be transferable to their future careers in science. Scholars will take part in a wide range of programs both within Kyoto University and the city of Kyoto

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Location: Texas
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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he Summer Undergraduate Research Training (SMART) Program provides frontier-level, biomedical summer research projects for undergraduates in a supportive environment with supplemental educational activities.

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Location: California
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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The UC Berkeley College of Chemistry is thrilled to announce its 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Diversity (SURD) program for undergraduate students interested in Chemistry, Chemical Biology and/or Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.

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Location: Oregon
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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B-BRITE interns will work directly with established mentors during an 8-week immersive research experience at the Knight Cancer Institute Laboratories at the Oregon Health & Science University.

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Location: Massachusetts
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The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program at Boston University (BU) is designed to promote access to research experiences for talented undergraduate students.

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Location: California
Grades: All grades
Deadline: March 3rd

Bruins-In-Genomics (B.I.G.) Summer Research Program is an 8-week full-time immersion program for undergraduates interested in learning how to read and analyze genes and genomes.

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Location: Texas
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Counselors work alongside a medical staff of physicians, residents, and medical students to care for campers with Type 1 Diabetes, as well as leading over 30 different daytime activities, and nighttime special events, while living in camp cabins.

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Location: Ohio
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Deadline: January

CanSUR provides a cancer biology immersion “boot-camp," followed by a laboratory assignment with researchers studying cancer genetics, cancer cell signaling, experimental therapeutics, and cancer prevention and epidemiology research

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Location: On Campus
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Deadline: March

The Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine will support Notre Dame undergraduate students in mentored summer research with center faculty or on a project related to stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, or cell/tissue regeneration.

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Location: Illinois
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Deadline: February

Students in the CTS-URF program spend ten weeks at The Morton Arboretum conducting mentored, independent research on urban ecology, with topics in biology, biodiversity, forestry, genetics, informatics, pathology, entomology, conservation, and more.

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Location: New York
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Deadline: January

Notre Dame will provide full financial support for a student to research molecular biology & cancer, genetics & genomics, neuroscience, plant biology, or quantitative biology at CSHL. The program also includes workshops, seminars and collegial events.

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Location: Indiana
Grades: All grades
Deadline: March 10

The College of Science, with support from Glynn Family Honors, Galvin Scholars, Neuroscience & Behavior programs, and many benefactors and foundations, supports Notre Dame undergraduate science students to engage in summer research each year.

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Location: Maryland
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An opportunity for undergraduate college students lacking substantial research opportunities during the school year to perform a summer research internship in the Intramural Research Program at the NIH.

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Location: New Jersey
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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The Cooperative Institute for Modeling the Earth System (CIMES) at Princeton University in collaboration with NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)(Link is external) is recruiting undergraduate students for 8-9 week research internships.

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Location: New Jersey
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Deadline: February

PULSE provides academic, clinical, research and service opportunities with a focus on urban health needs to underrepresented students. The enrichment program ends with a symposium, where students present posters on their work or research projects.

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Location: New York
Grades: All grades
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CU LSAMP REU is a nine-week summer research opportunity that provides undergraduate participants with the opportunity to work with distinguished faculty and staff as well as network with others in their field of interest.

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Location: Massachusetts
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
Deadline: Feb 3rd

The Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) program introduces Massachusetts high school and college students to the world of cancer research by placing them in real research settings. Open to all regardless of race or sex.

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Location: Illinois
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Deadline: February

The eight-week-long Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience Program allows 12 underserved college students interested in pursuing careers in the biomedical sciences to work alongside top cancer researchers in state-of-the-art laboratories.

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Location: Multiple Locations
Grades: All grades
Deadline: January

Selected students work as interns appointed at one of 17 participating Department of Energy laboratories or facilities. They perform STEM research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission

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Location: Michigan
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Deadline: February

This program matches undergraduate students interested in research in physiology or biomedical sciences to a physiology department or medical school faculty-led laboratory to do research, as well as conducting a research forum and a lecture series

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Location: New Jersey
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You will be matched with a Rutgers faculty member, who will mentor you in your project. The project will be original research, based on the mentor's research interests.

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Location: Wisconsin
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
Deadline: Feb 1

DSHREP is a competitive program designed to provide research opportunities for undergraduate students in biomedical science. Open to all regardless of race or sex.

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Location: Pennsylvania
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The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies awards nine-week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) to undergraduate students wishing to explore biomedical research careers.

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Location: Massachusetts
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Deadline: Winter

SUMP offers underrepresented students a unique “shadowing” experience with a physician mentor, medical lectures, hands-on workshop participation, and literature review under the supervision of a research mentor and medical librarians at Einstein.

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Location: Georgia
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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The 2025 LGS-SOAR Program offers an exciting opportunity for NON-Emory undergraduate interested in pursuing graduate study toward a PhD.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Deadline: February

Interns will complete research relevant to EM’s mission to complete the safe cleanup of the environmental legacy brought about from government nuclear energy and weapons development. Students will also participate in activities at the host laboratory

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Location: Indiana
Grades: Freshman can apply
Deadline: Jan 31

The Fehribach Center provides a paid internship program and professional development for college students with physical disabilities at Eskenazi Health and other partners in Indiana.

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Location: Massachusetts
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Deadline: February

The FDSRP is an 8-week summer research opportunity for undergraduate students with a commitment to the health of Native American communities to engage in basic science or translational research projects under the supervision of HMS faculty advisors.

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Location: Michigan
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Deadline: February

This 10-week internship program gives undergraduate students the opportunity to design, collaborate on, and present biomedical experiments using state-of-the-art scientific equipment and technology, under the mentorship of scientific investigators.

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Location: Michigan
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
Deadline: Jan 31

The University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (Michigan FPHLP) is a residential summer program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Location: New York
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Deadline: February

Underrepresented and disadvantaged students who want to become physician-scientists will work independently on and present a research project, engage in weekly journal clubs, partake in workshops, go on hands-on field trips, and take a Mock MCAT exam

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Genentech is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering and developing medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Their program offers access to meaningful projects and some of the most accomplished experts in their field.

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Location: New York
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Deadline: February

SURP offers students with prior research experience, who are interested in pursuing a career in biomedically related science, mentored opportunities in the Sloan-Kettering Institute’s eight research programs and numerous hospital departments

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Gilead Sciences is a research-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative medicines. Interns contribute to best-in-class science and play a role in transformative business developments.

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GSK is a science-led global healthcare company improving the quality of human life by helping people do more, feel better and live longer. Interns utilize, enhance and develop skills particular to their studies in a practical, engaging environment.

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Location: Texas
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Deadline: April

The program allows students to conduct hypothesis-driven research in childhood cancer, utilize a wide range of techniques and model systems, gain firsthand experience in both basic science and translational research, and develop communication skills.

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Location: North Dakota
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Deadline: February

This program offers an immersive, hands-on, 10-week research experience for students interested in the learning and teaching of STEM at the undergraduate level. Students may have the opportunity to present their research at a national conference.

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Location: Massachusetts
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Deadline: February

The 11-week research program allows students to participate in on-going field and lab research on the effects of natural and human disturbances on forest ecosystems, including global warming, hurricanes, forest harvesting, and invasive organisms.

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Location: Massachusetts
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Deadline: March

The REU provides interdisciplinary, mentored research opportunities, professional development workshops, faculty seminars, communication workshops, multimedia and public outreach training, community activities, and a final seminar presentation.

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Location: Massachusetts
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Deadline: February

HIP provides mentored research experience for students with a strong interest in cell biology in the Harvard Stem Cell Institute laboratory. Interns participate in a stem cell seminar series, a career pathways presentation, and a final HIP symposium

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Location: Massachusetts
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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SHURP is a ten-week summer program offered by the Division of Medical Sciences at Harvard Medical School. It seeks to provide undergraduate students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds with an opportunity to gain training and mentorship.

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Location: International
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IES offers international internships for a summer or semester by placing students with a reputable company abroad, where they can have an impact.

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Location: Indiana
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Students will spend 12 weeks working with a Sea Grant specialist on issues affecting the Great Lakes. Internships can include research, communications, and outreach components concerning fisheries, microplastics, lake data analysis, and sustainability.

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Location: Illinois
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Deadline: February

Students will become a member of a research group and carry out one or more chemistry projects under the supervision of a faculty member and post-doc or graduate student for ten weeks, along with enrichment and social activities.

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Location: Montana
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Deadline: January (for early application discount) or later

FLBS emphasizes experiential learning through direct field-based observation and hands-on use of advanced research instrumentation. For-credit courses involve field trips, overnight camping, and interactions with natural resource professionals

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Location: New York
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Deadline: February

The program offers students the chance to design and complete a mentored research project research, publish their results in the online Cary Institute Undergraduate Research Report, and translate ecology research for policy, management and the public

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Location: Indiana
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Deadline: March

The two-month program allows students to work with Indiana CTSI faculty mentors on projects designed to increase their awareness of and interest in translational research to accelerate the pace of taking medicine from the "bench to the bedside."

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Location: Indiana
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Deadline: March

The program offers an opportunity for students to become actively involved in the Zoo’s conservation, research, education and recreation efforts. Interns can enhance their knowledge and experience in various animal care and administrative roles.

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Location: Indiana
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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The Indiana University STEM Summer Scholars Institute (STEM SSI) is an 8-week undergraduate research program designed to give motivated undergraduate students hands-on experience in graduate-level research.

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Location: Pennsylvania
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
Deadline: Jan 15

The REU program at CHOP, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), provides students with mentorship and hands-on research experience in the fields of engineering, behavioral science, education, population science, and statistics. Open to all.

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Location: Indiana
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Many of the businesses at Innovation Park, a collision space designed to catalyze acceleration, entrepreneurship and collaboration, are hiring Notre Dame students, who are encouraged to directly contact the CEO of companies they find interesting.

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Location: Maryland
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Deadline: February

The SIP provides experience in research laboratories to students of diverse backgrounds. The purpose of this exposure to biomedical and/or public health research is to encourage students to consider careers in science, medicine and public health.

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Location: International
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Deadline: February

ND students work with NGOs and policy institutes in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the US, where they learn about the needs and challenges facing developing countries while offering their skills and talents to work toward sustainable goals.

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Location: Pennsylvania
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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The LRSM, a National Science Foundation supported Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), will offer up to twenty Summer Research Fellowships to undergraduates from colleges and universities in the United States.

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The internship allows college juniors to complete a mentored research project with experts in accelerator science and technology at one of the national labs, take a lab course in accelerator physics, and attend the summer session of the USPAS.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. Whether your passion is science, technology, engineering or manufacturing, Lilly offers a variety of internship opportunities within STEM.

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Location: Texas
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The Lunar and Planetary Institute invites undergraduates with at least 50 semester hours of credit to experience cutting-edge research in the lunar and planetary sciences.

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Location: Maryland
Grades: All grades
Deadline: Jan. 25

MCHC/RISE-UP) provides opportunities for enhanced public health leadership training in maternal and child health, focusing on social determinants of health, elimination of health disparities, and developmental disabilities

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Location: Minnesota
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Deadline: January

Each student will work on a mentored research project and participate in educational sessions on bioethics research methods and lunch meetings with faculty. Students may also have the opportunity to shadow physicians or clinical ethics consultations.

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Location: Minnesota
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Deadline: January

NuSURF exposes future biomedical scientists and clinician-scientists to investigative careers in academic urology and basic urologic sciences early in their studies through a mentored 10-week laboratory research experience in basic or applied science

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Location: Wisconsin
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
Deadline: Feb 1

The MCW Cardiovascular Center has paid mentored 10-week full-time summer experiences in cardiovascular research in our research laboratories. Open to all.

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Location: Texas
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Deadline: November

This program for outstanding Notre Dame undergraduates interested in pursuing a career in cancer research will provide experience in a broad range of topics, including quantitative biology, bioinformatics, imaging, and technology-oriented research

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Location: Michigan
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Deadline: January

The 10-week program allows underrepresented students to participate in laboratory biomedical research, physician shadowing, an MCAT prep course, bi-weekly seminars, and a 2-day retreat, to prepare undergraduates for combined MD/PhD programs like MSTP

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Location: South Carolina
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Deadline: Jan 31

The purpose of the SURP is to promote access to graduate education and to enhance specific skills that are required for success in a subsequent M.S., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Merck focuses on scientific innovation to deliver medicines and vaccines. Internships offer meaningful assignments and real world experiences in human and animal research & development, engineering & manufacturing, IT, and business.

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Location: California
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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MBARI’s state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, including research vessels, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), offer educators and students unique opportunities to collaborate on advanced research.

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Location: Florida
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Deadline: February

The Mote REU Program offers 10-week paid research training experiences in estuarine science, including mentored projects, a manuscript-style final paper, laboratory-wide poster presentation, student workshops, and ocean science seminars.

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Location: International
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Deadline: March

The ND grant supports undergraduates who have arranged summer internships or volunteer opportunities in Europe that allow students to build their professional experience while simultaneously sharpening their knowledge of European language and culture

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Location: California
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Deadline: March

Students will complete designated projects outlined by their mentors, contributing to NASA and JPL missions of robotic exploration of the solar system. Enrichment activities include tours, lectures, and career advising.

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Location: California
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Deadline: February

Participants fly onboard the NASA DC-8 and assist in the operation of instruments to sample and measure atmospheric solar radiation, gases and aerosols, before completing an individual research project from the airborne flight data and field sites.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Deadline: February

STEP-UP provides an opportunity for students from diverse backgrounds to engage in mentored summer research in diabetes, digestive, and kidney disease. Students choose their own research site anywhere in the US and present their work at a symposium.

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Location: Maryland
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Deadline: March

Programs at NIH laboratories in MD, NC, MT, MA, and MI provide students with an opportunity to spend a summer working NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research.

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Location: Utah
Grades: All grades
Deadline: Jan 31

The Native American Research Internship is a dynamic summer research opportunity for undergraduate junior and senior students who are interested in Health Science research. Open to all regardless of race or sex.

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Location: International
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Deadline: February

Notre Dame students will have the opportunity to conduct STEM research projects with graduate students and faculty at a number of Irish universities, with airfare, accommodation, airport pickup, a cultural enrichment program, and a food stipend included

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Location: On Campus
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Deadline: February

Students will conduct their cutting-edge research project in nanoscience or nanoengineering within a team atmosphere, working with faculty mentors, postdocs, and graduate students in the University’s science and engineering labs or core facilities.

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Location: Washington
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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Established in 2008 by Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, Professor and Chair of the UW Department of Neurological Surgery, the program provides students opportunities to explore basic and clinical neurosciences through research and clinical observation.

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Location: Maryland
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Deadline: February

Scholars will be immersed in a culture of translational science and will explore important elements of the basic, translational and clinical research enterprise in biomedical research environment, with a customized curriculum and leadership program

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Deadline: Marcha

The NERA MedPrep HCOP Academy Program is a free, 3-year summer enrichment opportunity with research, clinical, MCAT and mentoring experience for under-represented or economically disadvantaged college students interested in attending medical school

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Location: On Campus
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Deadline: February

Students work closely with faculty and graduate students on a variety of current research projects. They not only receive direct experience with a specific project but also exposure to all areas of physics research to encourage future science careers

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Location: International
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USRAs are meant to fully develop the potential of Canadian residents for a research career in the natural sciences and engineering. They also encourage graduate scholarship by providing research that complements studies in an academic setting.

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The National Summer Undergraduate Research Project (NSURP) was founded in the summer of 2020, and started as a program to address the COVID-19-related cancellations of in-person summer research opportunities. Now, NSURP remains a virtual research program.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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DOE volunteer responsibilities in DC or Colorado include gathering and analyzing data, participating in meetings and conferences, developing outreach materials, assisting with research projects, program-related tasks, and web design/development.

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Location: Pennsylvania
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The CatResDev REU at Penn Chemistry offers research exposure to undergraduates (US citizens or permanent residents) with limited previous laboratory experience.

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Location: Pennsylvania
Grades: All grades
Deadline: Feb 1st

The SURIP program is intended for college students who are interested in pursuing a career in the biological sciences. SURIP is most appropriate for students considering application to PhD programs in the biomedical sciences.

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Location: Texas
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Deadline: March

Participants will have pharmacology research responsibilities, attend seminars, actively participate in a student journal club, and take part in formal coursework, to prepare them for success in research-intensive doctoral programs

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Location: Michigan
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Deadline: November

A 3-credit, 10-week summer course focusing on the variety of taxa and natural habitats in the Michigan Upper Peninsula. Includes an independent research project, modules on aquatic, forest, invertebrate, and vertebrate ecology, and a final symposium

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Location: New York
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This competitive award, given annually to highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students from Notre Dame, enables them to spend eight weeks in summer residence conducting hands-on laboratory and clinical research at the Feinstein Institute

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Location: Indiana
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Deadline: February

This five-week program provides advanced training in the manipulation and analysis of proteins for undergraduate students, facilitating insights into protein biochemistry and understanding of experimental research in the laboratory and more broadly.

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Location: Indiana
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The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to gain hands-on research experience and explore advanced education and research careers.

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Location: Arizona
Grades: All grades
Deadline: Jan 31

QRLSSP is an intensive summer research experience that prepares undergraduate students for the rigors of graduate level research at the interface of mathematics, statistics, and the natural and social sciences.

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Location: Ohio
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Deadline: February

Students work with faculty mentors in their general area of interest to develop chemistry research skills, with the chance to present and publish results. Discussion sessions will contribute to the educational and professional development of students

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Location: Nevada
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Deadline: March

Students will work with faculty mentors in developing and doing hypothesis-based projects on microorganisms from diverse habitats or explore the mechanisms of magnetotaxis, sporulation, soil formation, microbial adaptation, or producers and consumers

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Location: New Jersey
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RISE at Rutgers is a nationally acclaimed summer research program for outstanding undergraduates from diverse backgrounds.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Roche is a biotech company with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Interns assume proactive responsibility for projects and get first-hand insight into our activities, processes, and working with colleagues and stakeholders.

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Location: International
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Deadline: March

Interns develop projects that contribute to the evaluation of protected areas through practice and theory of coral reef conservation and ecology, including connectivity, critical habitats, marine invasions, population restoration, and spatial planning

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Location: Texas
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Deadline: February

Students will work with a faculty mentor on a medical research project related to the kidneys and urinary tract. They will also participate in seminars and conferences with other students, physicians and scientists about how kidneys function and fail

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Location: On Campus
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The fellowship provides two Notre Dame undergraduate students with $1,500 each for a full academic year, to help students who are unable to fully commit to undergraduate research because of financial circumstances and on- or off-campus employment.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Deadline: February

In addition to enhancing laboratory and critical thinking skills in mentored biomedical research to combat diseases of aging, the program focuses on the development of scientific communication skills through practical writing assignments.

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Location: Pennsylvania
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Deadline: February

STEP-UP provides an opportunity for students from diverse backgrounds and communities to participate in summer research in the areas of diabetes, nutrition, obesity, and digestive, kidney, and hematological diseases.

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Location: Michigan
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Deadline: February

STEP is specifically targeted to students from mathematics, physics engineering, computational sciences and other quantitative backgrounds to apply their expertise to mentored research relevant to digestive and metabolic physiology and diseases.

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Location: New York
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The primary goals of this program are to introduce our research and training programs to non-NYU students, and to diversify the scientific workforce in the field of biology.

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Location: Maryland
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Deadline: February

SERC offers students hands-on experience in environmental research, including environmental chemistry and marine, estuarine, molecular and terrestrial ecology, through independent mentored research projects and a public engagement emphasis.

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Location: Colorado
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Deadline: February

Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge program, which seeks involve students from underrepresented groups in up to four summers of research and prepare them for science careers.

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Location: California
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Deadline: February

Intended for students pursuing PhD programs, SSRP matches scholars with a faculty member and lab mentor to craft a biosciences research project. The program includes professional development and graduate school preparation and ends with a symposium.

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Location: California
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) is a fully funded, eight-week summer residential program that brings 30-35 talented and motivated undergraduate students from across the country and the world.

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Location: Massachusetts
Grades: All grades
Deadline: Feb 1st

The Summer Training as Research Scholars Program (STaRS) is an on-site summer research program for undergraduates and first-year Boston University medical school students.

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Location: Maryland
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STAR allows students to gain hands-on experience and attend weekly seminars presented by NIA scientists. At the conclusion of the program, students present their data developed from their research project at the NIA Summer Student Poster Day.

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Location: Tennessee
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Deadline: February

The program offers students preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, or public health to gain short-term training experience (summer internship) in laboratory or clinical research on oncology

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Location: Missouri
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Deadline: February

The program provides collaborative laboratory experience for science students interested in graduate school and a future in academic research, focusing on developmental genetics and neuroscience, cell and computational biology, technology and modeling

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Location: Virginia
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Deadline: March

Open to c students interested in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy or physical therapy as a healthcare career, SAEP is a six-week summer program where participants develop academic skills to help them become competitive for professional school admissions

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Location: Maryland
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Deadline: February

The 10-week JHU BioREU provides a mentored research experience for undergraduates, focusing on visualization of macromolecules in biological research, especially imaging and structural techniques to study important biological systems and phenomena.

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Location: Texas
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Deadline: March

SCRIP offers an opportunity for undergraduates to perform cutting-edge cardiovascular research ranging from fundamental science and translational medicine to community health. The interns will also participate in professional development activities.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Deadline: February

Implemented at 12 US universities, each institution provides scholars with academic enrichment in the basic sciences and math, clinical experiences, career development activities, learning and study skills seminars, and a financial planning workshop.

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Location: Alabama
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Deadline: February

SIBS provides students instruction in the techniques of modern biology while they become integrated members of a vibrant clinical and scientific community through hands-on, educational mentored research projects in the biomedical sciences.

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Location: Massachusetts
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Deadline: Janauary

SIBMI is for students who aspire to contribute to translational advances in biomedicine with a future PhD or research-oriented MD or MD/PhD and includes didactic lectures, clinical case studies, communications tutorials and mentored research projects

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Location: Massachusetts
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Deadline: February

Students will complete their own 8-week mentored laboratory research projects with a focus on disease prevention, including cell growth and gene regulation, cellular metabolism, DNA modification, cellular signaling, and structure-function analyses

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Location: Georgia
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
Deadline: Jan 25

The Winship Summer Opportunity in Cancer Research provides a cancer-related summer research experience to college undergraduate students. Particularly seeking students from backgrounds under-represented in STEM, however all may apply.

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Location: Texas
Grades:
Deadline: March

SURP allows students to gain hands-on experience and contribute to advancing biomedical research with a faculty member and lab team, discuss ethics with graduate students, and attend Cellular and Integrative Physiology “faculty spotlight” sessions.

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Location: Wisconsin
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
Deadline: Feb 1

SPUR hosts roughly 35 participants each summer from across the country who gain valuable research experience, refine critical thinking skills, build upon academic and professional networks and are introduced to various disciplines of science.

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Location: New York
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Deadline: January

This program includes public health coursework; hands-on field experience and immersion in a diverse, economically disadvantaged urban environment; seminars and lectures with public health leaders; and mentoring by faculty members

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Location: Dist. of Columbia
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Deadline: March

The Summer Internship Program (SIP) in Biomedical Research matches student interests with a basic neuroscience laboratory or clinical branch. Participants work with established investigators to receive training in procedures and conduct research

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Location: Massachusetts
Grades:
Deadline: January

The 8-week SROH offers placements in faculty life and physical sciences labs, faculty lectures, meeting discussions of student projects, and field trips for students considering Ph.D. careers in humanities, social sciences, and life/physical sciences

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Location: Illinois
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Deadline: February

The eight-week SROP couples research training, a paper, and presentation with workshops and activities that prepare students for the graduate school application process, success in graduate school, and the development of their professional careers.

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Location: Massachusetts
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Deadline: January

The SRTP provides underrepresented minority students with an 8-week overview of opportunities available in biomedical research and clinical medicine. Students undertake and present mentored original projects at MGH laboratories or clinical sites.

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Location: Massachusetts
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Deadline: January

The STARS internship provides underrepresented minority undergraduate students an opportunity to engage in shadowing and basic, clinical and translational mentored research projects during an 8-week summer program at BWH and Harvard Medical School.

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Location: Pennsylvania
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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The University of Pennsylvania Summer Undergraduate Internship Program (SUIP) is a prestigious 10-week immersive research experience for undergraduate students aspiring to pursue doctoral studies (PhD or MD-PhD) in the biomedical sciences.

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Location: Pennsylvania
Grades: All grades
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This summer internship introduces talented undergraduate students, with a demonstrated interest in health services, population health, and clinical epidemiology, to research in this field.

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Location: California
Grades: All grades
Deadline: Jan 29

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Location: Massachusetts
Grades:
Deadline: January

The program provides participants with a combination of weekly lectures and laboratory work with faculty from the Immunology Graduate Program and includes extensive interactions with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and a final presentation

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Location: Michigan
Grades:
Deadline: February

SURP offers underrepresented undergraduates the opportunity to conduct and present mentored individual or team-based graduate-level research and attend development seminars, to prepare students for advanced studies in Ph.D. programs at the University

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Location: Texas
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Deadline: January

SURI students research hot energy topics with world-class faculty members. Interns receive an insider look at graduate level work to learn about the diverse areas of petroleum and geosystems engineering and build strong relationships with their cohort

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Location: Kansas
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Deadline: February

The nine-week SUROP gives undergraduates from under-represented groups first-hand experience with the experimental research process, completing a mentored project and attending seminars to prepare for graduate school and other advanced study.

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Location: Michigan
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Deadline: March

The program allows students to conduct mentored independent research projects in biological science, biomedical science, chemistry, or environmental science, to expose talented undergraduates to the practices of a professional scientific career.

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Location: Michigan
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
Deadline: Feb 7

Students are engaged in a research program across multiple disciplines, including biochemistry, plant biology, genetics, microbiology, ecology, and crop sciences.

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Location: California
Grades: All grades
Deadline:

C Irvine’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program offers undergraduate and master’s students an intensive research experience with UCI faculty mentors.

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Location: Ohio
Grades: All grades
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The American Heart Association sponsors two Summer Undergraduate Research programs at UC, AHA SURF and AHA SURE. These programs offer undergraduate students the opportunity to do research in a cardiovascular research laboratory for 10 weeks.

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Location: Texas
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
Deadline: Feb 1

The 10-week program consists of students working closely with Texas A&M University College of Medicine faculty on research projects in basic or clinical science.

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Location: Massachusetts
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
Deadline: Jan 5th

The Harvard Summer Research Program in Kidney Medicine (HSRPKM) offers a robust and varied introduction to the world of kidney medicine (nephrology) for undergraduate college students considering a career in science or medicine.

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Location: Indiana
Grades: All grades
Deadline: Jan 15

designed for high-performing undergraduate students who are committed to pursuing an integrated clinical and research career and plan to pursue combined-degree training in an MD/PhD Program, such as the Indiana MSTP.

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Location: New York
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Deadline: February

The BTI offers 10-week internships in plant genome laboratory research and bioinformatics, allowing students to work side-by-side with experts in the fields of biology/biochemistry, biotechnology, genetics and development, plant sciences, and genomics

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Location: New York
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Deadline: February

SURP gives premedical students insights into health issues affecting traditionally underserved groups through mentored laboratory or clinical research, a cardiovascular physiology lecture series, shadowing, counseling, and talks by minority physicians

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THESIS is a virtual 8-week paid internship for undergrad and recently graduated college students interested in Native American health. THESIS lets you experience tribal public health alongside mentors as you move your career forward.

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Location: Massachusetts
Grades: All grades
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Provides a mentored, 10-week research intensive experience for 16 to 20 undergraduates who are interested in pursuing PhD or MD/PhD training upon completion of the baccalaureate degree.

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Location: California
Grades:
Deadline: February

Students will work with UCSF faculty members on research projects and take part in seminars, lectures, and social events. At the program’s end, students give research presentations and receive feedback from students, postdocs, and faculty.

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Location: Georgia
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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Hands-on research in genomics, proteomics, computational biology, metabolomics, cellular and molecular biology, and systems biology will bring undergraduate participants recruited nationally to the University of Georgia (UGA) campus.

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Location: New Mexico
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Deadline: February

UPN students conduct full-time, mentored research in Neuroscience, Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disease, Health Disparities, Environmental Toxicology & Pharmacology, and Infectious Disease, to prepare for post-baccalaureate education

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Location: Ohio
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Deadline: February

SURF offers 7 different fellowships and programs in mentored clinical, translational, or basic biomedical research, with focuses in cancer, neuroscience, cardiology, pediatrics, biomedical informatics, and pharmacology and experimental therapeutics.

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Location: Colorado
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GEMS provides lectures, professional-development workshops, and mentored opportunities in basic and translational research in heart, lung and blood diseases, exposing multicultural students to the realistic lifestyle of biomedical research.

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Location: Iowa
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Deadline: February

This program provides a 10-week, hands-on, mentored research experience for undergraduates considering a PhD in microbiology or an allied discipline, with projects focusing on the structure and formation of bacteria, viruses, and prokaryotic cells.

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Location: Kansas
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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Research Experience for Undergraduates programs funded by the National Science Foundation

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Location: Michigan
Grades:
Deadline: January

The 10-week program will match students to faculty-led laboratories to research topics such as atherosclerosis, genetic cardiomyopathies, blood clotting disorders, cardiac arrhythmias, vascular biology, and heart failure, with a final research forum

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Location: Nebraska
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Deadline: March

The program offers mentored research opportunities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields and an interdisciplinary Minority Health Disparities program, along with meaningful social and professional development activities.

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Location: Texas
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Deadline: March

All projects in the interdisciplinary chemistry REU involve collaboration between two or more experimental and computational research groups, a career program, local company tours, communication training, research boot camps, and an ethics component

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Location: Pennsylvania
Grades:
Deadline: March

SURP matches students contemplating graduate school in the biomedical sciences to mentors to conduct cutting-edge laboratory-based research, as well as participate in weekly seminars and lab meetings, and present their findings at the program’s end

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Location: Pennsylvania
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Deadline: February

Underrepresented pre-med students strengthen academic skills and enhance their knowledge in science, scientific writing and public speaking through enrollment in two non-credit courses, MedBio and Med English, in a small group learning environment.

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Location: Tennessee
Grades:
Deadline: February

Program participants will work on a research project under the direction of a faculty mentor in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, or polymer chemistry. The program will also offer multiple seminars, workshops, site visits, and social events.

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The program through the US Department of State provides students with opportunities to explore Federal careers while being paid for the work performed.

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Location: Multiple Locations
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Deadline: March

The program is an unpaid internship with the opportunity to work in U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the world and at bureaus and offices in the United States, to provide substantive learning experiences in a foreign affairs environment.

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Location: Utah
Grades: All grades
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The Genomics Summer Research for Magnificents (GSRM) internship is a ten-week paid summer research program for undergraduate students interested in biosciences or bioinformatics.

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Location: Texas
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The internship will provide students with an up-close and personal view of the drug development process by working closely with staff in each of our research departments and then with an assigned mentor in an area they would like to explore further.

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Location: Texas
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Deadline: February

SURF students work on individual laboratory research projects with faculty, in most areas of modern biomedical engineering, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and cancer, cell, micro- and molecular biology, with added optional classes

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Location: Texas
Grades:
Deadline: February

SURISKD give students individual research project training experience in the labs of graduate school faculty to prepare for Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. careers in kidney-related research, from embryonic development and physiology to kidney cancer and imaging

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Location: Virginia
Grades: All grades , Freshman can apply
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The School of Medicine offers a ten-week research internship to qualified undergraduates considering a career in biomedical research. Generous financial support, housing, and travel are provided to participants.

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Location: On Campus
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The fellowship provides opportunities for students to conduct energy-related research with ND Energy affiliated faculty members, to support students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of energy-related issues and topics through research and discovery

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Location: California
Grades: All grades
Deadline: Jan 10

The WAVE Fellows program supports this goal by increasing visibility and accessibility to Caltech's PhD programs to undergraduates in STEM fields.

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Location: Massachusetts
Grades: All grades
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All Fellows work on a project selected in collaboration with their sponsor(s) that will provide meaningful results in one summer’s work. Project topics span the vast spectrum of research in ocean sciences.

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