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Research Opportunities

Research Opportunity Research Area Opportunity Timing Deadline Date
Bioprocessing Summer Undergraduate Internship Training and Education (BSUITE)
BSUITE offers a 6-week intensive internship in bioprocessing and bioengineering research at the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, CA. Students will be introduced to career options within biomanufacturing and learn about technical/regulatory considerations for the production of biopharmaceuticals, such as cell line engineering, cell growth, product purification, viral controls, and quality systems.
Medicine & Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Technology Summer 5/15/25
Research Internships in Science and Engineering
Students are matched with a host university or institute according to their area of interest (biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, engineering, or a closely related field). Host universities, universities of applied sciences, and institutes provide housing assistance and match students with Ph.D. student mentors or researchers.
Medicine & Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Technology Summer Anticipated 11/30/25
Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship (STARS) Program
This program offers juniors and seniors from underrepresented groups training in research methods in the labs of BWH and Harvard Medical School’s leading researchers. This opportunity caters to undergraduates interested in careers as research scientists, physicians, and/or health care professionals.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/3/26
Data Science Institute Summer Lab
DSI Summer Lab is an immersive research opportunity for undergraduates, pairing them with data science mentors for rigorous, applied, and interdisciplinary research within a cohort community setting.
Data Science, Medicine & Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Technology, Social Sciences & Behavior Summer Anticipated 1/12/26
Injury Prevention Center Summer Internships
The internships are designed for students interested in injury prevention research or practice experiences. They offer important opportunities to gain mentored research and practice-based experience in a CDC-funded multidisciplinary injury prevention center. Interns could work with a mentor from the University of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, or other organizations on ongoing injury prevention research or practice projects.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/13/26
CPRIT CURE Program at MD Anderson
The CPRIT CURE program at MD Anderson provides multidisciplinary research and career development training for outstanding students of all majors from around the county.
Data Science, Medicine & Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Technology Summer Anticipated 1/15/26
ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship
ThinkSwiss is a scholarship program managed by the Science Office at the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C. The program is funded by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and is supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in Ottawa, Canada. The aim of the program is to promote research opportunities in Switzerland for American and Canadian students and to foster exchange between Swiss, U.S., and Canadian universities and research institutions.
Education, Humanities & Arts, Medicine & Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Technology, Social Sciences & Behavior Fall, Summer, Winter Anticipated 1/15/26
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Undergraduate Research Program
The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is available to sophomores and juniors interested in the following: Molecular Biology & Cancer, Genetics & Genomics, Neuroscience, Plant Biology, and Quantitative Biology. Students come to CSHL for a 10-week summer program where they will work in a lab, attend workshops, and work among CSHL scientists.
Medicine & Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Technology Summer Anticipated 1/15/26
Seattle Children's Summer Scholars Program (SSSP)
The SSSP provides students with a summer internship opportunity to engage in basic, clinical, community-based or translational research projects at Seattle Children’s Research Institute under the mentorship of experienced researchers.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/15/26
Summer Program in Cancer Research (SPCR)
This program offers a summer research experience for undergraduates in cancer genetics, epigenetics, and related fields, including hands-on lab work, mentorship, lectures, and professional development. Students present their findings at a final symposium and may earn co-authorship on research publications.
Medicine & Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Technology Summer Anticipated 1/15/26
Biomedical & Bioinformatics Research Internship and Training Experience (B-BRITE)
The B-BRITE summer internship program seeks students interested in exploring biomedical research as a career path. B-BRITE interns will work directly with established mentors during an 8-week immersive research experience.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/23/26
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics Summer Research Internship Program
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine offers a funded summer research opportunity for undergraduate students. The program includes projects in biomedical engineering and informatics, mentorship, and a focus on societal impact, independent problem-solving, and collaborative work.
Medicine & Health, Science & Technology Summer Anticipated 1/24/26
University of Utah Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
SPUR provides undergraduate students with an intensive 10-week research experience under the mentorship of a University of Utah faculty member. The program provides opportunities to gain research experience in a variety of disciplines.
Data Science, Education, Humanities & Arts, Medicine & Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Technology, Social Sciences & Behavior Summer Anticipated 1/26/26
Health Equity Research Experience (HERE) at Mayo Clinic
Outstanding undergraduates interested in examining health equity through hands-on research are encouraged to apply for a 10-week summer program at Mayo Clinic. Students participating in the Health Equity Research Experience (HERE) will be matched with a faculty mentor and fully immersed in the research and culture of a major medical center with top-notch scientists.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/28/26
Center for Precision Medicine Undergraduate Summer Research Internship
This internship provides students with the opportunity to use state-of-the-art high-throughput genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics to study human diseases such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and aging at the Wake Forest School of Medicine Center for Precision Medicine.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/31/26
AGA-Aman Armaan Ahmed Family Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) for Success
These fellowships support undergraduate students from groups traditionally underrepresented in biomedical research to perform 10 weeks of research related to digestive diseases under the mentorship of top investigators in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/31/26
MaineHealth Summer Research Internship Program
Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI) provides undergraduates with an opportunity to receive an educational experience in biomedical science through the MMCRI Summer Student Research Program. Research at MMCRI covers a broad area in biomedical science including vascular biology, stem cell biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, hematology, nephrology, tumor biology, and molecular genetics as well as outcomes research, vector-borne diseases, and clinical research.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/31/26
Lurie Center for Autism Summer Research Program
The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Lurie Center for Autism provides an opportunity for hands-on training in autism spectrum disorder and related conditions, and experience in clinical, preclinical, and translational research.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/31/26
Undergraduate Neuroscience Scholars Program at UCLA
The UCLA Neuroscience Scholars program is a 10-week intensive summer research training experience for sophomore and junior undergraduates that are committed to pursuing a graduate degree in neuroscience. Neuroscience Scholars will be paired with a UCLA faculty mentor based on their research interests. The first 2 weeks of the program will consist of hands-on lab workshops and lectures that cover fundamental experimental approaches for neuroscience research. For the remaining 8 weeks of the program, students will conduct discovery research in the laboratories of their faculty mentors.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/31/26
NIH Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases Student Scholars Program
Students accepted to the Undergraduate Student Scholars Program in the NIH Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases at the University of Pennsylvania participate in research, attend summer lectures and presentations, and present their research at the end of the summer.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 1/31/26
Johns Hopkins Summer Internship Program (SIP)
The Johns Hopkins SIP provides a summer research experience in biomedical and public health research. There are 11 different programs under the SIP umbrella ranging in topics from nanotechnology and genomics to health disparities among communities.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 2/1/26
Van Andel Institute Research Internship Program
Van Andel Institute (VAI) offers a research internship program designed to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to work closely with a research mentor on a project exploring the cellular, molecular and genetic basis of human disease. The goal of this program is to introduce undergraduate students to the concepts and practice of design, implementation, interpretation and presentation of basic biomedical research.
Medicine & Health Summer Anticipated 2/1/26
NIH Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) Summer Internship
The Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) Summer Internship Program provides the opportunity for undergraduate students from US colleges and universities to receive mentorship and training from HuBMAP labs over the summer.
Data Science, Medicine & Health, Science & Technology Summer Anticipated 2/1/26
Chemers Neustein Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF)
This SURF program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates to conduct laboratory research at The Rockefeller University in a broad range of scientific disciplines.
Medicine & Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Technology Summer Anticipated 2/1/26
Gates Summer Internship Program (GSIP)
GSIP is an 11-week internship that supports the future of biomedical research through undergraduates pursuing careers in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. Selected students work full-time in cutting-edge laboratories, attend seminars, engage in professional development, and present research projects.
Medicine & Health, Science & Technology Summer Anticipated 2/2/26
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