2016 National Summer Research Opportunities in stem

Program Overview:

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  Spend 10 summer weeks working on a research project in an international host laboratory from late May to early August
  
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  Competitive – 17 guaranteed scholarships available
  
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  Generous award – up to $10,000 for air travel, living expenses, insurance, pre-departure orientation, language instruction, and presenting at an ACS National meeting
  

Benefits:

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  Sharpen research skills
  
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  Develop global scientific perspective & establish international collaborations
  
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  Gain exposure to a different culture & language
  
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  Participate in research projects of high current interest and potential for publication
  

Requirements:

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  One semester or summer of prior research experience
  
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  GPA of at least 3.2
  
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  Enrolled full-time in materials science, chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering
  
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  Rising junior or rising senior at the end of the program
  
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  U.S. citizenship or permanent U.S. residency
  

SURP students arrive at Einstein in mid-June for a nine-week research laboratory work experience. Students are matched to a laboratory in the area of interest they indicate on their application. At the end of the program, students present their research in a poster session.

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  free housing in the student residence complex on the Einstein campus
  
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  $3,000 stipend
  
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  up to $500 in transportation assistance (for students who live outside the New York City metropolitan area only; international travel cannot be reimbursed)
  

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  A strong background in the sciences (biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, bioengineering or chemical engineering, etc.).
  
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  Undergraduate students who are completing their junior year (In rare instances, sophomores with strong science and/or research backgrounds may be considered. Freshmen and seniors will not be considered.)
  
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  U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
  

The Anatomy Training Program (co-sponsored by AAA & The Anatomical Society) is designed to help you in all aspects of your professional development, by integrating anatomy training and pedagogical skills with your biomedical research program. (Alternatively, a faculty candidate who served his/her institution in other ways acceptable to that institution would not need a biomedical research program.)

The ASM Undergraduate Research Capstone Program (UR-Capstone) is the successor program to the ASM-Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, formerly the Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship program from several years ago.

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  Be U.S. citizen or Permanent U.S. resident
  
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  Be enrolled as full-time matriculating undergraduate student during the 2014-2015 academic years. (Freshmen with college level research experience, sophomores, juniors, or seniors who will not graduate before December 2014)
  
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  Be from an underrepresented minority group (groups include African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Pacific Islanders), a community college, a minority serving institution, a first generation college student or non-traditional student
  
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  Have conducted research in the microbiological sciences at a U.S institution (host mentor is not required to be an ASM member, but recommended)
  
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  Have a strong interest in obtaining a research career and post-graduate training in research within the microbiological sciences
  
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  Be accepted to present a poster or oral presentation at the 2015 ASM General Meeting
  

The ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF) is aimed at highly competitive students who wish to pursue graduate careers (Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D) in microbiology. Students will have the opportunity to conduct full time research at their home institutions with an ASM member and present research results at ASM Microbe the following year.

Students will:

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  Conduct a research project for a minimum of 10 weeks beginning in the summer of 2016
  
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  Work with faculty mentors who are ASM members and who are employed at the students home institutions, and
  
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  Submit a research abstract for presentation at the 2017 Microbe Meeting. (Should the opportunity to present research at the Microbe Meeting conflict with graduation, then applicants should contact ASM).
  

Eligible student candidates for the fellowship must:

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  Be an ASM member, 
  
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  Be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident,
  
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  Be enrolled as full-time matriculating undergraduate students during the 2016-2017 academic year at an accredited U.S. Institution,
  
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  Be involved in a research project,
  
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  Have an ASM member at their home institutions willing to serve as a mentor, and
  
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  Not receive financial support for research (i.e., Council for Undergraduate Research, Minority Access to Research Careers, Sigma Xi) during the fellowship.
  

Entering its ninth year, the Amgen-UROP Scholars Program invites undergraduates to participate in faculty-mentored summer research at MIT in the science and biotechnology areas.

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  Enrollment in four-year colleges and universities (including MIT) in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and other U.S. Territories
  

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  U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency
  
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  Sophomore status (with 4 quarters or 3 semesters of college experience), juniors, and non-graduating seniors who plan to continue undergraduate studies in Fall 2016.
  
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  Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or above (based on a 4.0 scale)
  
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  Interest in pursuing graduate school, including a PhD or MD-PhD
  

Argonne National Laboratory is seeking highly motivated and energetic undergraduate students for the 2016 summer internship and part-time work experience programs!

The NIBIB sponsored Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship (BESIP) is for undergraduate biomedical engineering students who have completed their junior year of college. The 10 week program, under the guidance of Dr. Robert Lutz, BESIP Program Director, is scheduled from June 6, 2016 to August 12, 2016. The internship will allow rising senior bioengineering students to participate in cutting edge biomedical research projects under the mentorship of world-class scientists in NIH laboratories in Bethesda, MD.

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  Applicant must have completed at least three years (6 semesters or 9 quarters) of undergraduate study in a Biomedical Engineering or Bioengineering degree program by the start of the 2016 summer.
  
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  Applicant must plan to be returning to undergraduate school for at least one term following the summer BESIP program.
  
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  Applicant must be a United States citizen or permanent resident attending college in the U.S.
  
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  Because of housing arrangements, the structure of the program, the orientation procedures and the planned group activities, the student must be present on the Bethesda campus to participate in the entire ten-week program between June 6 and August 12, 2016.