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Research Opportunity = Identified or structured research projects and programs
Research Funding = Research grants and awards for current or proposed research
Mentor = Faculty and research mentors that invite inquiries from undergraduates
Labs Institutes and Centers = Research groups and locations that regularly involve undergraduates in their work

Bob Keenan

P.I. willing to mentor undergraduate research volunteers, work study students, and students requiring pay interested in Membrane protein biogenesis and quality control.

Brandon Pierce

P.I. willing to mentor undergraduate research volunteers, work study students and students requiring pay interested in Genetic Epidemiology.

Brandon Pierce


PI willing to mentor undergraduates requiring pay. Students can participate in establishing prostate cell cultures to study cancer disparities.

Brethren Historical Library and Archives Archival Internship


Archival internship to develop interest in vocations related to archives and libraries and/or Brethren history.

Brookings Institute Research Internships


Various summer and fall research internships at the Brookings Institute.

BRUSH Summer Research Program at Michigan State University

BSCD Undergraduate Research Opportunities


Research Opportunities through the BSCD

Caltech Wave Fellows


Paid internship wherein underrepresented students may experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity from beginning (defining and developing a project) to end (presenting their results at SURF Seminar Day).

Cancer Research Summer Internship Program


Paid opportunity in Michigan to expose college students to cutting-edge research in cancer biology.

Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR)


Paid program to generate excitement for a future career in cancer research in highly motivated undergraduates and help them prepare for the next stage of their careers.

Carnegie Endowment for Peace: James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program


Graduating seniors or students who have not started graduate work; 3.7 average GPA, higher preferred; strong interest in international affairs.

Carrie Fitzpatrick

P.I. willing to mentor undergraduate research volunteers, work study students, and students requiring pay interested in Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics.

Cathryn Nagler

P.I. willing to mentor undergraduate research volunteers interested in immunology, microbiome, or food allergy research.  

Cell and Molecular Biology REU at the University of Missouri


Paid opportunity at the University of Misouri for students to work on their own projects in collaboration with graduate students, lab technicians, and post-doctoral researchers and will showcase their results.

Cell Biology Research Scholars Program (CRSP)


Harvard Med School internship for undergraduate students with a passion for scientific discovery and fundamental biology.

Center for Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS REU)


10 week program at Rutgers where students work on original research as a part of a cohort

Center for Economics of Human Development

Research at the Center for the Economics of Human Development is guided by questions about the factors that contribute to inequality, disparate life outcomes, and interventions that can help alleviate such social problems.

Center for Global Health Summer Research Fellowships


https://cgh.uchicago.edu/education/summer-research-fellowship

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