Summer 2008 Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Items are listed according to application deadlines.
Click on the Sponsor name for more information or application details.

 

Departmental Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Sponsor Dates Deadlines
Observational Astronomy May - August April 15 or until filled
Undergraduate Research
Opportunities Program
  April 17, 2008

 

Research Opportunities at Other Institutions

Physics

Sponsor Dates Deadlines
University of Pittsburgh May 27 - August 1 February 1, 2008
Cornell University June 2 - August 8 February 1, 2008
Brigham Young University June 9 - August 15 February 12, 2008
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Flexible February 13, 2008
Bucknell University May 27 - August 1 February 14, 2008
Indiana University June 1 - August 9 February 15, 2008
NIST May 29 - August 10 February 15, 2008
UC Davis June 15 - August 22 February 15, 2008
University of Chicago * June 16 - August 22 February 15, 2008
University of Minnesota June 2 - August 8 February 15, 2008
University of Florida May 27 - July 31 February 15, 2008
Notre Dame May 27 - August 2 February 18, 2008
California Institute of Technology * June 17 - August 22 February 29, 2008
Montana State University June 2 - August 8 February 29. 2008
University of Minnesota June 2 - August 8 February 29, 2008
SRI International June 2 - August 22 February 29, 2008
Washington State University June 2 - August 6 February 29, 2008
Purdue University May 27 - August 1 March 1, 2008
University of Alabama June 1 - August 9 March 1, 2008
William and Mary May - August March 1, 2008
University of Washington June 23 - August 29 March 1, 2008
University of Nevada, Las Vegas June 2 - August 8 March 3, 2008
Baylor University June 1, August 15, Flexible March 7, 2008
Lehigh University 10 Weeks beginning May 27 March 7, 2008
Michigan State University June 3 - August 9 March 12, 2008
Dartmouth College June 15 - August 15 March 13, 2008
University of Idaho June 9 - August 8 March 31, 2008
Delaware State University June 2 - August 8 April 14, 2008
State University of New York - Stonybrook June 16 - August 8 No Absolute Deadline

 

Astronomy

Sponsor Dates Deadlines
National Solar Observatory Flexible, May - September January 25, 2008
National Radio Astronomy Observatory Flexible January 28, 2008
Kitt Peak National Observatory June - August January 30, 2008
Air Force Research Laboratory Flexible January 30, 2008
Florida Institute of Technology May 29 - August 1 February 1, 2008
Indiana University - Astronomy May 26 - August 1 February 1, 2008
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory June 8 - August 16 February 1, 2008
Cornell University 10 Weeks, Flexible February 7, 2008
University of Texas at Austin June 9 - August 18 February 10, 2008
University of Buffalo Flexible, 8 weeks February 15, 2008
Montana State University June 2 - August 8 Mid-February 2008
University of Nevada, Las Vegas June 2 - August 8 March 3, 2008
State University of New York - Stonybrook June 16 - August 8 No Absolute Deadline

 

Research Internships

Sponsor Dates Deadlines
American Physical Society/IBM * 10 Weeks Summer February 1, 2008

 

 

 

*Program for women and/or minorities

 

 

 


Research Experience for Undergraduates

The National Science Foundation funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program. An REU Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers. Students are granted stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel.