Summer undergraduate research opportunities are a great way to expand your research skills and gain new experiences in a wide range of disciplines throughout the nation--and in some cases--the world.
University of Iowa Funding Summer Funding Options
OUR Fellowship Program - $3000 Fellowships awarded to research and creative scholarship projects in all disciplines between students and mentors. Applications open in February and close in March each year. Open to all degree seeking UI undergraduates with a 3.0 or higher GPA.
Dewey Stuit Fund for Undergraduate Research For students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
John and Elsie Mae Ferentz Undergraduate Research Fund For students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Student Impact Grants allow UI students in any discipline to pursue opportunities outside of the classroom.
Hawkeye Experience Grant For unpaid summer internships and research experiences
National and Regional Summer Experience Programs
BIG10 Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
All disciplines
National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates
STEM and Social Sciences
External Research Experiences
National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
--Various social science and natural science disciplines
Amgen Scholars Program (various locations)
--STEM
Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Big 10
--All disciplines
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Janelia Undergraduate Scholars Program
--STEM
Lincoln Park Zoo Research Internship Program
Library of Congress Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program
--All disciplines
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
--STEM
UC Berkeley Summer Research Programs
--Multiple disciplines
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (Caltech)
Emory Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
--Natural and Biomedical Sciences
Santa Fe Institute
--All disciplines
Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Big 10
--All disciplines
National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
--Various social science and natural science disciplines
Santa Fe Institute
--All disciplines
American Museum of Natural History Anthropology Internship Program
--Anthropology, museum studies, or related disciplines
American Bar Foundation Research Diversity Fellowships in Law and Social Science
--Law and social sciences
iSchool Inclusion Institute
--Information Sciences
Library of Congress Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program
--All disciplines
Metropolitan Museum of Art Internship Program
--Wide variety
National Archives Center for Legislative Archives Internships
National Opinion Research Center (NORC) Summer Internship Program
Summer Research Early Identification Program
Summer Research Initiative
--Field: Social and behavioral sciences
UC Berkeley Summer Research Programs
--Multiple disciplines