Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students:

The following is a partial list of summer programs offered with stipends (and typically housing) at institutions in our general region. We recommend you speak to a biology faculty member if you are interested in these or other potential opportunities.

KBRIN Summer Program

Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities
available through
Kentucky Biomedical Research
Infrastructure Network (KBRIN)

http://www.kbrin.louisville.edu/cores/ugrad_summer.html

There are opportunities both at the University of Louisville and at the University of Kentucky

Deadline: March.

University of Kentucky

College of Pharmacy

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Summer Undergraduate Research Program

http://www.mc.uky.edu/Pharmacy/grad/

University of Louisville

Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)

http://graduate.louisville.edu/pubs/srop/SROP

The Graduate School is offering a 10-week research experience for Undergraduates during the Summer

Deadline: March

University of Louisville

Summer Medical and Dental Education Program

(also known as the Pre-Professional Academic and Career Education {PACE} program)

http://www.louisville.edu/medschool/ahec/special.programs/undergraduate.html#PACE

* this web site also lists information on their summer MCAT/DAT preparation workshops

East Tennessee State University

McNair Summer Research Program

http://www.etsu.edu/mcnair/

Further information on this program (PowerPoint): McNair Program

University of Kentucky

Kentucky Young Scientist Summer (KYSS) Research Program

for Undergraduate Diverse Groups, Women,
and Low-Income Students

http://www.rgs.uky.edu/gs/kyss.html

Appalachian College Association (ACA)

The ACA offers a number of scholarship opportunities for undergraduates to participate in summer research programs.

ACA Website: http://www.acaweb.org/

Undergraduate Programs: http://www.acaweb.org/content.aspx?sid=2&pid=33

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

The NSF is working with a number of colleges and universities to provide funded research experiences for undergraduates. These programs range widely from molecular biology to field ecology. Stipends and funding for equipment are available for summer projects. For specific information on programs and specific application requirements and deadlines you will need to visit the websites for the institution hosting the program.

NSF Website: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5047

List of Institutions Participating: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5047

University of Pennsylvania's 9th Annual

Undergraduate Summer Workshop in Cognitive Science & Cognitive

Neuroscience

June 4 to 15, 2007

http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/summer2007/

As a participant, you can:

o Hear lectures from distinguished researchers in the fields of cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience

o Participate in labs and lab tours involving some of the latest technologies and research methods

o Present your own work through our Student Poster Session (optional)

o Participate in panel discussions on the future of cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience

***SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS***

Through a collaboration with Penn's Biomedical Graduate Studies Program, students from underrepresented minority groups may be nominated for paid summer research internships following their participation in the Summer Workshop.

Deadline for applications is in March

Avila University in Kansas City Missouri

Research Experiences for Undergraduates:

Natural History of a West Indian Herpetofauna

Includes a stipend, housing, and a week-long field trip to the West Indies

http://www.avila.edu/bobpowell/7powreu.htm

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Last Updated on 25 January 2007 JCW