Approx. Deadline

Sponsor / Internship

Field

Location

Research opportunities in terrestrial research and aquatic/microbiological.

plant molecular biology, molecular plant-microbe interactions, plant metabolic engineering, plant genomics, photosynthesis biochemistry, and chemical ecology

Darling Marine Center, University of Maine, Internship opportunities with researchers. Positions may also be available for recent college graduates.

marine biology

ME, Walpole

Jan 15 to Feb 10

Garden Club of America, scholarships and fellowships for summer research

botany, ecology, conservation

various

Jan 15

Jackson Laboratory An internationally recognized center for mammalian genetic research, The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit institution. Here, outstanding students conduct interdisciplinary biomedical research as apprentices in the laboratories of staff scientists. The Laboratory, an NIH designated cancer research center, is located in the coastal Maine community of Bar Harbor, adjacent to Acadia National Park.

medical research

ME, Bar Harbor

Jan 31

NASA, Undergraduate Student Research Program. Various programs, including one in Biological and Physical Research that focuses on a wide spectrum of scientific research, including basic, applied, biological, physical, chemical, and biomedical, especially in areas such as molecular biology, nanotechnology, information technology, and genomics.

Jan 31

Organization for Tropical Studies, REU program in tropical biology. The OTS Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) was designed for advanced biology students interested in conducting field research under the supervision of an experienced tropical ecologist. OTS will support twelve undergraduates, selected through a competitive application process, for a ten-week research program at the world-renowned La Selva Biological Station in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica. In collaboration with a research mentor, students will design, conduct, and present field research projects at La Selva. The program will provide students with a first-hand look at the challenges and rewards of tropical field research. Students will participate in a rich academic field environment, including research presentations, discussions, an ethics component focusing on issues in tropical biology and conservation. In addition, participants will have access to the social, cultural, and recreational activities of the rural communities surrounding La Selva.

ecology, field biology

Costa Rica, La Selva

SETI Institute, Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Program in Astrobiology. One of the three main branches of research focuses on Biochemistry and the Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth, including studies of biologically accessible carbon and UV resistant microbes. Undergraduate students in fields such as astronomy, biology, geology, chemistry, and physics are invited to apply to spend 10 weeks in the San Francisco Bay area working on a scientific research project in the field of astrobiology. Students receive a stipend, travel, and living expenses. Applications are due by February 1, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.seti.org/reu or contact Dr. Cynthia Phillips, phillips@seti.org, 650-810-0230. Poster can be downloaded from: http://www.seti.org/pdfs/reuposter-2008.pdf

Feb 1

University of Georgia, Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). Primary preference is given to African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics/Latinos/Latinas, Asian Americans, first generation, low-income and women and men of any racial/ethnic background in fields where their gender group is historically underrepresented. A cumulative G.P.A. of 3.5 or higher is preferred. Students must have completed their sophomore year by June (unless otherwise selected), have a genuine interest in graduate level research and must not be graduating before December of the program year.

Natural sciences and mathematics

GA, Athens

Feb 1

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Undergraduate Research Program. Approximately 25 students from around the world will be accepted to the 10-week summer program to work with senior Laboratory staff members on independent research projects, specifically in areas of: Cancer Biology, Neuroscience, Plant Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Macromolecular Structure, Bioinformatics

molecular biology, medical research, genetics

NY, Cold Spring Harbor

Feb 1

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Internship Program in Environmental Studies Internship projects are categorized under seven primary areas of SERC research. Global Change, Landscape Ecology, Ecology of Coastal Ecosystems, Population and Community Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Education. This program is also open to recent recent college graduates.

environmental studies

varies with project

Feb 1

Harvard University, Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology. Research at the Forest focuses on the effects of natural and human disturbances on forest ecosystems, including atmospheric pollution, global warming, hurricanes, tree falls, and insect outbreaks. Students will participate in an ongoing research project. Some positions also available for recent graduates.

ecology, environmental science, forest ecology

MA, Petersham

Feb 1

Miami University, REU program in Ecology and Environmental Science. This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program emphasizes The Ecology of Human-Dominated Landscapes. The goal is to engage undergraduate students in collaborative, multidisciplinary research that emphasizes basic ecological questions in landscapes heavily influenced by human activity. Projects include those in terrestrial as well as aquatic ecology. Each undergraduate student will conduct an individual research project, but these projects will also be a part of student-faculty research "clusters," with each cluster consisting of 3-5 students and 3-5 faculty mentors.

ecology, environmental science

OH, Oxford

Mote Marine Laboratory, REU program in Estuarine Science. A 10-week program in which students are paired with Mote scientists and develop and complete an independent research project related to their mentor’s research interests. Students gain experience in science communication by presenting the results of their independent project in a manuscript-style research paper and orally at a laboratory-wide research symposium. Students attend research seminars and workshops on career skills in science, Students also have the opportunity to present their research findings at professional conferences. The 2008 REU session will focus on major threats to estuaries such as aquatic pollution, natural toxins, habitat alteration, and coral reef decline.

Feb 15

Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Summer REU Program. The program has three major components: (1) Student Research Projects, (2) Research Strategies for the Undergraduate, and (3) Research in Context. The program schedules interweaves activities in each area supporting student growth.

ecology

NY, Millbrook

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Summer Student Fellowship Program and Minority Fellowship Program for undergraduate students who have completed their junior or senior year and are interested in the ocean sciences, oceanographic engineering, mathematics, or marine policy.

ocean sciences, marine policy

MA, Woods Hole

Frederik and Lena Meijer Student Internship Program at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI). Research programs conduct biomedical research in cellular, molecular and genetic biology with a focus on cancer and Parkinson disease and an emphasis on translating scientific research results into clinical applications.

March 1

Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia REU program. Minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

ecology, evolution, field biology

VA, Mountain Lake

University of Chicago, McNair Scholars Program. This program is designed to encourage intellectually gifted undergraduate students to attend graduate school and to pursue a doctoral degree. The McNair Program is centered on increasing the number of low-income, first-generation and underrepresented minority college students who pursue and complete the doctoral degree.