Finding an Undergraduate Research Experience

National Postings | Regional Postings

Formal research experience programs tend to be very competitive, so you need to plan ahead. Many summer programs have December deadlines!

You might want to start by reading the research experience F.A.Q.

Specialty Research Experience Resources Environmental and Conservation internships and research Biotechnology, health, and pharmaceutical internships Physics internships and research experiences Mathematics internships and research experiences

Web sites that regularly post research experiences: (National Coverage)

• NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (REU)
• Summer Internship program in Biomedical Science (National Institue of Health)
• Government Lab Research Programs
• Internship & Research Opportunities database (UIUC)
• Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Website. (UC, Irvine)

Web sites that regularly post research experiences: (Michigan Region)

• MSU SpartanTRAK (you will need a MSUNet ID to log in)
• UNCF Corporate Scholars Program (December deadlines!)
• Midwest Research Instutute

MSU Listservers that post research experience notices:
Join the list you’re interested in by visiting the appropriate website:

• Biological sciences career listserver
• Mathematics and statistics career listserver
• Physical sciences career listserver (physics, chemistry, and geology)
• Fish and Wildlife listserver

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