Research Fellowships and Awards
Students can apply for both University of Rochester fellowships and awards and external fellowships and awards.
University of Rochester Fellowships and Awards
Below is a sampling of awards and fellowships offered by the University:
- Barth-Crapsey Undergraduate Research Awards
- de Kiewiet Summer Research Fellowships in Biology and Medicine
- Eisenberg Summer Internship in Chemical Engineering
- McNair Research Program
- Medical Center (URMC) Programs
- Summer Scholars program (GEBS)
- REU summer program in cellular and molecular biology
- Schmitt Program on Integrative Brain Research (SPIBR)
- Summer Scholars program for basic science research at URMC
- NSF REU Program in Chemistry
- NSF REU Program in Physics and Astronomy
- Research and Innovation Grant
- Research Initiative Award for Undergraduates
- Susan B. Anthony Institute (SBAI) Research Grants for Undergraduate Students
- Strong Children's Research Center Summer Training
- Summer Research at the Center for Visual Science
- Summer Research Fellowship (SURF) Program (at the School of Medicine and Dentistry)
- Summer Research Internships in Sustainability
- Walt and Bobbi Makous Prize for Undergraduate Vision Research
You can also check out the summer research opportunities page for more opportunities.
External Fellowships and Awards
Tips for Finding a Program Outside the University
Think about your career goals—A lot of programs are geared toward helping students get experience for their career aspirations. Not sure what you want to do yet? That’s OK! Participating in research can help you find out what you enjoy most. When you apply, make sure you check the program’s funding and their development goals, and who they would be interested in funding.
Hone your interests—Read blogs, newspapers, corporate research websites, and press releases in the field of interest to learn keywords, which can help you search through the NSF database or via Google.
Start early—Applications should be available two to three months before the deadline but it never hurts to look earlier and make sure you have time to get your application materials ready. Make a spreadsheet to organize your application timelines.
Be flexible—The more willing you are to travel, the more opportunities will be open to you. It’s always a good idea to think about corporations in your hometown and/or in Rochester to see if they have summer research/internship programs, but also keep an open mind to exploring a new place. Many have compensation programs to help defray the costs of moving and living expenses.
Keep searching—In addition to the links below, internet searches may be your best bet to fellowships, especially ones in the humanities and social sciences. If you need any help, stop by our office. You can also see University of Rochester's Fellowships Office website.
External Program Links
The links below are a great starting place for finding external fellowships and awards:
- American Physical Society awards and fellowships for women and minorities
- Amgen Scholars Program for science and biomedical research
- Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) – This $10,000 award requires University nomination; you must submit an application to the Office of Undergraduate Research in advance of the national deadline
- RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) in Germany, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- Department of Energy (DOE) science undergraduate laboratory internships
- Des Moines University – Undergraduate Summer Research Program
- Fermilab Summer Internship Programs
- APS/IBM summer internships for undergraduate women
- IBM summer research internships
- Keck Geology Consortium
- Merck Future Talent Program
- NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
- NASA Office of Education
- National Institute of Standards and Technology – summer undergraduate research fellowship
- NCEH (National Center for Environmental Health) Summer Fellowship Division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Database for National Science Foundation (NSF) – Funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REUs) including behavioral, economic, and social sciences
- NSF A–Z index of funding opportunities
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory's undergraduate student opportunities
- Physics Today (Journal of the American Physical Society) job search
- Psi Chi awards and grants
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History academic opportunities and programs
- Summer internship programs with the National Institutes of Health
- Summer Cancer Research Fellowship/Internship Program sponsored by the National Cancer Institute's Integrative Cancer Biology Program (NCI ICBP)
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at RWTH Aachen University [PDF]
- US Department of Energy Summer Research for Science and Engineering Undergraduates
- US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Education Programs