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Scholarships, careers, and opportunities for MEP students. Links to more scholarship listings for continuing students, department scholarships, and external scholarships here: https://grainger.illinois.edu/admissions/costs/undergraduate.

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  • The Cornell University 2013 Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Summer Undergraduate Research Program: June 3 - August 9, 2013; Application Deadline: March 1, 2013

    This 10 week research program is designed for students who have completed at least two semesters of college by the start of the Summer Research Program; have at least two semesters remaining of their undergraduate education at the start of the program; have a 3.0 GPA or better; are African American, Hispanic/Latino (a), American Indian/Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; and are US citizens or permanent residents.  Students will conduct and present research under the auspices of a Cornell Engineering faculty research mentor whose goal is to help the student gain theoretical knowledge and practical training in academic research and scientific experimentation.  Please visit www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/summer/lsamp.cfm for more information and to apply.  Inquiries can be made to Jami Joyner at dpeng@cornell.edu or 607-255-6403.

  • Cornell U. Astronomy Research Experience

    *Application and supporting materials must be received by February 4, 2013*

    This flexible 10-week summer 2013 program offers undergraduate students an opportunity to work on individual research projects with Cornell faculty and research staff on a wide range of topics in planetary science, astronomical instrumentation, astrophysics, general relativity, and cosmology.

     The assistantship includes a $6,400 stipend and relocation funds up to $1000.

  • Summer 2013 Research Experiences in Science and Engineering

    *Application Deadline is February 15, 2013*

    Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) REU Program - Funded by the National Science Foundation

    Stipend:  $4,000 - $5,000 plus room, board, and travel expenses - Based on need (Details vary depending on institution attended)

    A wonderful opportunity to get hands-on experience in conducting original research and applying it to cutting edge applications in fluid power and related disciplines.

     

  • 2013 Research Experience in Sustainable Biomaterials

    *Application Deadline is January 30, 2013*

    The National Science Foundation is offering undergraduates the opportunity to perform research and participate in educational programs in bioprocess engineering June 10 – August 2 in Blacksburg, VA.  Participants will also attend the 2013 American Chemical Society Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in Washington, DC.

    Stipend:  $4,000/summer + room and board

    Underrepresented minorities and women are particularly encouraged to apply.

     

  • Cybersecurity Summer Research

    Application Deadline:  February 15, 2013

    **Students majoring in engineering, computer science, math, and physical science are strongly encouraged to apply.**

    Session Dates:  June 3 – August 2, 2013

    The Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland is seeking applications for Scholars to become integral members of team-based research projects in cybersecurity coordinated by faculty in the Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2).

     

  • Summer 2013 Research Opportunity on Robotics

    The GRASP Lab at the University of Pennsylvania is proud to be offering eight 10-week paid summer research internships for undergraduate students.

    Application Deadline:  February 28, 2013

    The focus of this NSF-funded REU Site is Robotics, including Machine Perception, Motion Planning, Flying Robots, Haptic Interfaces, Dynamics and Control, Humanoid Robots, Robotic Surgery, and Robot Design.

    There is particular interest in applicants from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (low-income, ethnic and racial minorities, first generation college students, and women).

     

  • Iowa State University Research Experience in Molecular Biotechnology & Genomics

    Application Deadline: All application materials must be received by 5pm CST, Friday, March 1st, 2013

    Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply

    Program duration: May 28 to Aug 3, 2013.

    This awesome opportunity allows students to participate in projects that will include gene cloning and characterization, functional genomic analyses, expression of foreign genes in bacteria, plants and animals, molecular genetics, and analysis of proteomes and transcriptomes.  Read on for more information...

  • "Engineering Biological Machines" Research Experience

    Application Deadline is February 15, 2013

    Students from underrepresented minority groups and women are strongly encouraged to apply

    This ten-week summer research program, sponsored by Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems, is available at three locations (MIT, Georgia Tech, UIUC) and will focus on combining biology and engineering methods enabling students to conduct research in the areas of Stem Cell Differentiation, Engineered Cell Interactions, Drug Discovery and Therapies, and the Creation of 3D Cellular Structures.  Please read more for additional information.

  • Paid Summer 2013 Research Internships

    Application Deadline is February 15, 2013

    Underrepresented Students are Encouraged to Apply!!

    The CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) Program offers 
    students a close-up view of what graduate school is really like while increasing their competitiveness
    as an applicant for graduate admissions and fellowships.  Please read more for further details...
  • SoNIC Summer Research Workshop

    Please apply by February 18, 2013

    Workshop Date:  June 9 - 15, 2013

    Cornell University is hosting this valuable workshop that is designed to encourage undergraduate or masters students to pursue and achieve a PhD.  The theme of the workshop centers around systems and networking, but students with a background in CS, EE, Math, and Physics are eligible to apply.  The workshop is fully funded and provides for all travel costs.  Apply directly to www.cs.cornell.edu/workshop/sonic

  • Interactive Biomaterials Research Opportunity

    Application Deadline: March 1, 2013

    2013 REU Program: June 2 – August 9, 2013

    Syracuse Biomaterials Institute seeks applications from undergraduates interested in research on biomaterials: synthetic and natural substances to treat disease or injury.  Please read more for further information.

     

     

     

  • 25 Summer 2013 Research Projects Available

    Application Deadline is March 1, 2013

    Fifteen Indiana University computing faculty have listed more than 25 summer 2013 research projects available to undergraduate students in the following research domains:  bioinformatics, cloud computing, complex systems, computer vision, data bases, data science, genomics, health informatics, high performance computing, human centered computing, computer vision, health informatics, music informatics, robotics, security, Super Computing at Exascale, and text mining.

    Please read more for additional information.

  • 2013 Biophysics Summer Course

    Applications are still being accepted

    Session Dates:  May 14 - August 1, 2013

    An 11-week scholarship program hosted by the Universtiy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill introduces undergraduate minority students, disadvantaged students and students with disabilities to the field of biophysics.  The Course is designed to reflect a graduate-level research program. The program includes lectures, seminars, lab work, team-building activities, and field trips.  Read more for further information.

  • Research Fellowships in Sensor Science and Engineering

    Application Deadline:  March 8, 2013

    Session dates:  June 3 - August 9, 2013

    Women and minorities are strongly urged to apply!

    During the Summer of 2013, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology (LASST) at the University of Maine will offer the opportunity for a limited number of undergraduate students to participate in research under the guidance of various faculty in the area of sensor science and engineering.

  • Interactive Biomaterials Research Experience

    Application Deadline:  March 1, 2013

    Session Dates:  June 2 - August 9, 2013

    Syracuse Biomaterials Institute seeks applications from undergraduates interested in research on biomaterials: synthetic and natural substances to treat disease or injury.  Please read more for further information.

     

  • 2013 ITI Summer Research Internship

    Application Deadline:  March 24, 2013

    Session Dates:  June 3 - July 27, 2013

    Students who are women and/or members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
    The Information Trust Institute (ITI), a national leader in combining research and education with industrial outreach in trustworthy and secure information systems, invites undergraduates to apply for Undergraduate Research Internship awards for Summer 2013.  Please read more for further information.

  • Parallel Computing Research Experience Summer 2013

    Applications will be accepted until all spots are full

    Women and Underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply!

    The Passionate on Parallel Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) encourages students to consider how parallelism could solve big problems, ranging from how galaxies form to whether a person could control a machine using only their thoughts.  Please read more for further details.

  • UC Berkeley's 7-Day Explorations in Science Research Workshop

    Application Deadline is April 2, 2013.

    Workshop Dates:  June 15-23, 2013

    Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

    This short program is designed to encourage and help prepare students to attend graduate school in the sciences. It is aimed at undergraduates who are rising juniors or seniors.  Students will learn how earth & planetary scientists approach large, complex problems and how new research, instruments, data, and analytic tools that are producing results at the nexus of science, public understanding and policymaking. Students will gain a basic understanding of computing and visualization tools.   

     Please read more for further information.

     

  • ASSIST Summer Research Opportunity

    Applications due May 1!

    The Summer 2013 REU program runs from May 28, 2013 until August 1, 2013.

    The focus of this REU is on creating electronic devices that assist in monitoring health and bio-information.

    Students can choose from:

    ·         Penn State University

    ·         University of Virginia

    ·         North Carolina State

        Florida International University

    Students outside these institutions are encouraged to apply!

    Please read more for further information.

     

  • NCSA Research Opportunities

    NCSA's SPIN (Students Pushing Innovation) program continues this year — they will be recruiting another cohort of undergraduate research fellows for the 2013-2014 academic year at an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 27 at the NCSA Building (1205 West Clark Street, Urbana).

    Click on the link above for further details.

  • SUPERB-ITS REU at UC Berkeley

    UC Berkeley's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences is proud to offer our SUPERB-ITS: Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley-Information Technology for Sustainability, pending renewal from the National Science Foundation.

    We are targeting high-potential rising juniors and seniors who have a strong interest in graduate studyand who are either socio-economically disadvantaged, low-income, first-generation college students, or have limited access to undergraduate research in their undergraduate institution. Over half of the EECS faculty have mentored SUPERB students during the past twenty summers and we are proud of the achievements of these students. One of them is now a faculty member here at UC Berkeley. A very high percentage of former SUPERB students have earned graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

    As a participant in this program, students will be eligible for a graduate school application fee waiver to our Berkeley graduate school programs.

    SUPERB-ITS  June 8 - August 9, 2014. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2014.

  • Naval Research Internships- Jan. 6, 2014 deadline

    NAVAL RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS
    The deadline for the online application process is January 6, 2014 for the Naval Research Enterprise Internship program, a 10-week summer research opportunity for undergraduate rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Interns work under the guidance of a mentor at a participating Navy laboratory. Stipends are highly competitive. Permanent residents are accepted at certain labs; otherwise, U.S. citizenship is required. Apply at: http://nreip.asee.org/

  • Summer 2014 Research at Syracuse University

    The Syracuse University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Research Program is a paid summer research opportunity that provides undergraduate scholars with the opportunity to work with distinguished faculty and staff as well as network with others in their field of interest. Student scholars have the opportunity to conduct and present research over a ten-week period under the direction of a faculty research mentor at Syracuse University.

    Through this program, scholars will gain theoretical knowledge and practical training in academic research and scientific experimentation. The SU LSAMP research program was developed to aid in the retention of traditionally underrepresented groups in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

     

    What are the benefits?

    •  $3400 research stipend
    •  Round-trip travel stipend of up to $150*
    •  Free double occupancy room on the SU campus
    •  State-of-the-art laboratories, libraries, computers, etc.
    •  Meals provided during group events

     *For students living outside of the Syracuse area

    Research Areas

    Students may apply for research opportunities in any of the following STEM disciplines: Biology, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Earth Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Information Studies, Mathematics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Physics.

     

    Application Deadline: March 7, 2014

     Notification of acceptance April 1

    For application information, go to:  SU LSAMP: http://cgpa.syr.edu/lsamp/  and click on '2014 Summer REU Program'

     

    MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO: 

    Tamara N. Hamilton

    Co-PI, Upstate Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ULSAMP)

    Director, Syracuse University LSAMP

    Center for Graduate Preparation and Achievement

    203 Bowne Hall

    Syracuse, NY 13244

     

    Phone: 315.443.4282

    Fax: 315.443.5683

     

     

  • NAMEPA Undergrad Summer Research - Texas A&M University

    The Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University invites students from your program to apply for the 2014 Undergraduate Summer Research Grant (USRG) Program. During this summer research experience, participants work closely with faculty members on current or individual research projects, attend development and GRE workshops, make a formal poster presentation of their research experience, and submit a final written report describing the results of their research. 

    Additional information and the application can be found at http://easa.tamu.edu/usrg

    Deadline: Monday, February 10, 2014.

    Funding:

    Each participant will receive a $5,000 scholarship for support during the ten weeks. 

    The program will also pay tuition and fees for one credit hour of a required independent study/research; provide housing; and pay up to $400 for travel expenses for non-TAMU participants.

    If you or your students have any questions about the program or application process, please contact Matthew Pariyothorn at USRG@tamu.edu or 979-845-7200.

     

  • 2014 Undergrad Summer Research - Maryland Robotics Center

    2014 NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the Maryland Robotics Center -- Research Opportunities in Miniature Robotics

    Miniature robots, defined as small robots with overall sizes between 1 mm and 100 mm have the potential to significantly enable or enhance capabilities in manufacturing, medicine, reconnaissance, exploration, food safety, and search and rescue. During this 10-week summer program, students will develop their research projects, attend tutorial seminars on miniature robotics, visit local government labs involved in miniature robotics research, attend professional and academic development seminars, and tour Maryland's top-notch facilities supporting robotics research including the UMd FabLab and Neutral Bouyancy Research Facility. The program culminates in student presentations on their summer research.

    Selected participants will receive a $5,000 stipend and funding is available for on-campus housing and travel support. Housing for local students (within commuting distance of the University of Maryland) is subject to funding constraints. Students must be a US citizen or permanent resident to apply. International students are NOT eligible for this program.

    More information about the program, including sample project descriptions, can be found at:

    http://robotics.umd.edu/2014_REU/
     

  • 2014 Summer Research - NSF ASSIST Project

  • Lam Research Equipment Seminar Sessions

    Join Lam Research for the seminar sessions with the
    NPRE at UIUC on Tuesday, February 11th

    Undergraduate: 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm in Room 103 Transportation Bldg

    Graduate: 4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. in 218 Mechanical Engineering Bldg

    Also, visit in-person during the Engineering
    Expo on Thursday, February 13th or go online
    to learn more about opportunities for:
    Process Engineers
    Mechanical Engineers
    Software Engineers
    Electrical Engineers
    Manufacturing Engineers
    Field Service Engineers
    Supply Chain Business
    Operations
    Marketing
    Finance

    Join the network at:
    lamresearch.avature.net/talent

  • Summer research: Center for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems (TANMS)

    Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates at UCLA, Cornell, CSUN, UCB

    The Center for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems (TANMS) offers a 10-week, paid summer research experience for undergraduates at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Cornell University, and the California State University at Northridge (CSUN).  TANMS works to engineer a revolution in miniature electromagnetic electronics through development of a new class of nanoscale multiferroic materials.  TANMS' research plan follows a top-down strategy where testbed systems level goals guide three engineering technology research thrusts motivating two fundamental research thrusts.  The research program relies on system level metrics defined by 3 testbed demonstration modules, i.e. a) memory, b) antenna, and c) motor. These three testbeds rely on similar multiferroic concepts while also representing electromagnetic devices that maximize this program's impact on our society.

    The TANMS REU stands out in the integration of entrepreneurial experience with scientific research.  Students currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in  engineering who are US citizens or permanent residents are eligible. The program dates for summer 2014 will be June 23 through August 29; applications are due April 15, 2014. Participants are paid a stipend and on-campus housing is provided. For more information or to apply, please visit our website:

    More Information: http://tanms.ucla.edu/pre_college.htm

    APPLY HERE: apply.tanms.ucla.edu

    If you have any questions, please contact us at ceed@seas.ucla.edu.

  • Berkeley Edge Conference 2014

    Explore graduate school opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Deadline: September 26

  • Office of Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Grants

    Subsidize the presentation of your undergraduate research at professional conferences.

  • Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkley

    Prepare for graduate study this summer!

  • 2015 Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

    Gain research experience through a summer internship. Deadline: 01/30/15

  • Undergraduate Research - Spring '15 Conference Travel Grants

    Subsidize research presentation conference travel. Deadline: 12/11/14

  • Cornell Engineering-Undergraduate Summer Research Program

    Gain summer research experience with Cornell.

  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

    Earn up to $2,500 for research at the U of I.

  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) - Abroad

    Conduct research abroad with SURF. Deadline: 01/30/2015

  • Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)

    Interested in summer research? Apply by Feb. 1, 2015

  • Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

    Earn $7,500 to pursue a PhD in a STEM field.

  • Cornell University 2015 Summer Research Opportunity

    Jon the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation this summer. Application deadline: Feb. 15, 2015

  • Procter & Gamble – Research Your Future in Science Seminar

    Freshmen and sophomores: learn what it’s like to work in R&D at P&G. Deadline: April 24, 2015

  • SAGE Corps

    Work abroad with foreign tech startups for 8-12 weeks! Apply today.

  • Summer 2015 Research Program: June 1 - August 7, 2015

    Earn a paid summer research opportunity through the LSAMP research program at Syracuse University. Deadline: March 6, 2015

  • Syracuse University Interactive Biomaterials REU

    Interested in research on biomaterials? Earn a $5,400 scholarship and university housing.

  • REU Opportunity at Tennessee Technological University

    Conduct manufacturing related research and experience techno-entrepreneurship.

  • New Bioimaging REU - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Spend 10 weeks training and performing research in biomedicine! Application deadline: March 15, 2015

  • Research Experience for Undergraduates

    Conduct research at Mississippi State University. Applications due by March 1, 2015

  • Research Experience for Undergraduates

    Conduct research at Mississippi State University. Applications due by March 1, 2015

  • National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates

    Work on automotive and energy related research projects. Application deadline: March 15, 2015

  • Berkeley Engineering Preview Day 2015

    Interested in applying to PhD programs in engineering? Take a look at Berkeley. Application deadline: April 1, 2015

  • 2015 Bio Nanotechnology Summer Institute: July 27-August 7, 2015

    Network and train with experts in the field. Application deadline: Tuesday, March 31, 2015