REUs are available in a wide range of fields at institutions throughout the U.S. and this searchable database makes it easy to find the REU site that is right for you.
Pathways to Science is a project of the Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP). Pathways to Science supports pathways to the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. We place particular emphasis on connecting underrepresented groups with STEM programs, funding, mentoring and resources. Use this website to find programs such as undergraduate summer research opportunities, graduate fellowships, postdoctoral positions, as well as resources and materials pertaining to recruitment, retention, and mentoring.
The NSF also has a number of other specialized fellowships and programs for undergraduates. We recommend you review this site for additional information.
The objective of the REU program at RQI is to give undergraduate
students an opportunity to work during the summer in an intense,
interdisciplinary, collaborative research environment and to involve
them in a program of discussions and interactions with faculty and
graduate students. Students from many schools spend 10 weeks at Rice
working on cutting-edge projects with individual RQI research groups.
This provides an accelerated introduction to experimental and/or
theoretical research work itself, as well as insight into how
fundamental research in atomic, molecular, optical, surface, materials,
chemical and biophysical sciences relate to many important technologies.
The Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering hosts the NSF REU-funded summer undergraduate internship in BioNetworks. The goal of this program is to provide students first hand experience with cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that is needed to predict biological functions sufficiently to reprogram cells to avoid diseases or to perform new tasks.
The Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering hosts the NSF REU-funded summer undergraduate internship in Cellular Engineering. This program is open to undergraduates from all disciplines of science and engineering who are interested in cellular engineering. This goal of this program is to expose students to cutting-edge technologies and approaches in metabolic and tissue engineering.
The NSF Engineering Research Center for Mid-InfraRed technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE) announces opportunities for Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in its laboratories. MIRTHE is focused on developing knowledge, technologies and engineering systems based on mid-IR (3 – 30 μm) spectroscopy that provide unprecedented optical and chemical sensing capabilities for trace gases. MIRTHE advances mid-IR tunable Quantum Cascade lasers, detectors, and ultra-sensitive sensor systems and demonstrates specific applications through testbeds in environmental sensing, homeland security, and medical diagnostics. The MIRTHE REU program is focused on providing students with an opportunity to carry out research at the forefront of mid-IR spectroscopy and engineering. Selected REU students may be placed in collaborating research laboratories at Princeton University or with MIRTHE partners at: City College NY; Johns Hopkins University; Rice University; Texas A&M and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
REU participants will conduct research in the department and take part in group activities including seminars on cutting-edge areas of physics; workshops focusing on graduate programs, career opportunities in the physical sciences, and scientific communications skills; and field trips to laboratories on and off campus.
The Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute, in conjunction with theNational Science Foundation, serves as a Research Experiences for Undergraduates site during the summer of each year. This REU site focuses on research in nuclear and particle science. Students will have the opportunity to work closely with internationally renowned scientists at a major university-based nuclear facility.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, with the support of the National Science Foundation, is sponsoring research opportunities for undergraduates in disciplines related to Interdisciplinary Materials Research in Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering during the summer of 2010. The REU Program is principally focused on providing students with the opportunity to carry out research at the forefront of materials science and engineering. Potential projects span a broad range of topics under the guidance of faculty from the departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Physics, and Engineering. The available research topics are chosen to complement the research of associated faculty.
