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Summer Research Opportunities
Updated: April 04, 2006
| Name of Program: Summer
Research in Chemistry/Physics NSF-REU at Wellesley College Description: June-August; Stipend: 4,200 for 10 weeks participation (which includes an allotment for housing). Housing will be available on Wellesley College campus. Requirements: Completed application, 3 letters of recommendations from faculty, resume, personal statement, and an official transcript of grades must be submitted. Be sure to note any prior research experience. Eligibility: Current junior Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Physics majors. Exceptionally well-qualified sophomores will be considered. US Citizens or permanent residents are eligible for support. Deadline and Contact Info: February; Beverly Kleinman, Department of Chemistry, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481 |
| Name of Program: American
Society for Microbiology Description: Requirements: Eligibility: Juniors and Seniors Deadline and Contact Info: http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=4322 |
| Name of Program: IGERT
Brandeis University Description: For students who are majoring in computer science, physics, engineering, or mathematics, the opportunity to learn about neuroscience in a problem-orientated setting that will serve them well. Each student will be placed into a participating laboratory and will work on a project that involves modeling neuroscience-related data. The program will be 10 weeks long, and students will receive a stipend of $4,000 for participation. At the end of the summer the students will present a symposium on their research to the students and faculty of their hosting laboratories. They will also write a report on their work. Requirements: Eligibility: Juniors and Seniors Deadline and Contact Info: March 1st; http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/IGERT/ucourse.html |
| Name of Program: MIT
Summer Research Program Description: This program offers hands-on lab experience in a wide range of science and engineering projects at MIT, and runs from June to August (10 weeks). Requirements: Targeted to Puerto Rican, African American, Mexican American & Native American students. Sophomores and Juniors with at least a 3.0 GPA are eligible. Deadline and Contact Info: January 1st; Assistant Dean Daniel T. Langdale 3-138 MIT Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| Name of Program: NIH
Summer Research Experience for Minority Students Description: The University of Massachusetts Medical School NIH Summer Research Fellowship Program is a non-credit, ten-week, structured research experience. The program consists of "hands-on" laboratory research experience with an investigator serving as a mentor, role model and advisor. The program is designed to provide participants in-depth exposure to the actual practice of scientific research in the hopes that the excitement, challenge and creativity of the enterprise will convince them to consider basic research in the sciences as a viable career choice. Requirements: Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate, graduate, or medical school. Deadline and Contact Info: February; Karen Zirpola, School Services, UMass Medical, UMMS 55 Lake Ave N, Worchester, MA 01655 |
| Name of Program: Howard
Hughes Medical Institute Summer Research at Harvard University Description: Participants will join in research teams as full-time workers in different biological fields. Targeted mainly to juniors from colleges with limited research opportunities, particularly women and minorities. Deadline and Contact Info: January 15th; Dr. Mandana Sassanfra, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, hhmi.outreach@biosun.harvard.edu |
| Name of Program: Summer
Research Program, Maine Medical Center; 81 Research Drive,
Scarborough, Maine 04074 Description: Covers a broad area in biomedical science including vascular biology, stem cell biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, hematology, nephrology, tumor biology and molecular genetics. This is a paid 10 week summer internship, 3,500 stipend. Program runs from June 5th to August 11th Deadline and Contact Info: January 31st; Deadline for postmarked applications; March 1th Acceptance Letters are mailed; You may have a telephone interview with a Principal Investigator between March 8 - 15th. Questions, call: Beth Brogan, the Summer Student Program Coordinator at 207-885-8130 |