Note: This is an unofficial list of external funding sources for undergraduate research. Links have not been tested, and some opportunities may no longer exist or may be located elsewhere. Not all opportunities are for undergraduates – some may require a graduate or professoriate level PI.
ALL DISCIPLINES:
Sponsor: Smithsonian Institute
Program: Internship Program
Discipline: All Deadline: Variable
Contact: https://www.si.edu/ofi
GENERAL SCIENCES:
Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Program: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Discipline: Physics, Astronomy, Applied and Material Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.surf.nist.gov/surf2.htm
Sponsor: American Association of Medical Colleges (links)
Program: Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Medicine
Discipline: Medicine, Pharmacy, Natural Sciences
Deadline: Not Specific
Contact: http://www.aamc.org/members/great/summerlinks.htm
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Program: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Discipline: Natural and Social Sciences
Deadline: Varies by program
Contact: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/reulist.htm
Sponsor: Sigma Xi
Program: Grant-in-Aid of Research
Discipline: Natural and Social Sciences, Engineering
Deadline: March and October
Contact: http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml
Sponsor: Intel Corporation
Program: Intel Research Award Contest
Discipline: Natural Sciences and Engineering
Deadline: June
Contact: http://www.intel.com/research/awards/
Sponsor: US National Library of Medicine
Program: NLM Undergraduate Student Research Participation Program
Discipline: Information & Library Science
Deadline: Not specific
Contact: http://www.orau.gov/orise/edu/nlm/nlmrespg.htm
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Computer and Information Science Engineering (CISE)
Discipline: Computer Science, Engineering
Deadline: varies by program
Contact: http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=CISE
GENERAL HUMANITIES AND ARTS:
Sponsor: American Philosophical Society
Program: Library Resident Research Fellowship
Discipline: Humanities
Deadline: March
Contact: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/
SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES:
BIOLOGY/MEDICINE
Sponsor: Sackler Institute of Biomedical Sciences, NYU Medical Center
Program: Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Discipline: Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology & Immunology, Biochemistry, Biology,
Genetics, Pharmacy
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.med.nyu.edu/Sackler/summer.html
Sponsor: American Association of Medical Colleges (links)
Program: Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Medicine
Discipline: Medicine, Pharmacy, Natural Sciences
Deadline: Not Specific
Contact: http://www.aamc.org/members/great/summerlinks.htm
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Discipline: Health-related
Deadline: February
Contact: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp
Sponsor: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Program: Libbie H. Hyman Memorial Scholarship
Discipline: Biology
Deadline: March
Contact: http://sicb.org/grants/hyman/
Sponsor: Botanical Society of America
Program: Minority Undergraduate Participation Grant
Discipline: Biology
Deadline: March
Contact: http://www.2003.botanyconference.org/Min%20Undergrad%20Particip.htm
Sponsor: American Society of Plant Biologists
Program: ASPB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Discipline: Biology, Ecology, Environmental Sciences
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.aspb.org/education/summerundergrad.cfm
Sponsor: American Society for Microbiology
Program: Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF)
Discipline: Microbiology
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.asm.org/index.php/fellowships
Sponsor: Emergency Nurses Association Foundation
Program: ENAF Undergraduate Scholarships
Discipline: Nursing
Deadline: June
Contact: http://www.ena.org/foundation/grants/
COMPUTER SCIENCES
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Computer and Information Science Engineering (CISE)
Discipline: Computer Science, Engineering
Deadline: varies by program
Contact: http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=CISE
ENGINEERING
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Computer and Information Science Engineering (CISE)
Discipline: Computer Science, Engineering
Deadline: varies by program
Contact: http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=CISE
ENVIRONMENTAL
Sponsor: American Society of Plant Biologists
Program: ASPB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Discipline: Biology, Ecology, Environmental Sciences
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.aspb.org/education/summerundergrad.cfm
Sponsor: National Wildlife Federation
Program: NWF Campus Ecology Fellowship Program
Discipline: Environmental Studies, Ecology
Deadline: September
Contact: http://www.nwf.org/Campus-Ecology/Get-Involved/Apply-for-a-Fellowship/FellowshipsOverview.aspx
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Program: National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Undergraduate &
Graduate Student Fellowship Program
Discipline: Environmental Sciences and Studies, Public Policy
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/index.html
EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE
Sponsor: National Strength and Conditioning Foundation
Program: Undergraduate Research Grant
Discipline: Exercise and Sport Science
Deadline: March
Contact: http://www.nsca-lift.org/Foundation/
Sponsor: National Strength and Conditioning Foundation
Program: GNC Nutritional Research Grant
Discipline: Exercise and Sport Science, Nutrition
Deadline: March
Contact: http://www.nsca-lift.org/Foundation/
GEOLOGY/GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION
Sponsor: Geological Society of America (GSA)
Program: GSA Undergraduate Student Research Grants
Discipline: Geology
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.geosociety.org/grants/ugrad.htm
PSYCHOLOGY
Sponsor: American Psychological Society
Program: APSSC Student Grant Program
Discipline: Psychology
Deadline: April
Contact: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awards/student_grant.html
Sponsor: American Psychological Association
Program: APA Summer Science Institute
Discipline: Psychology
Deadline: Not specified
Contact: http://www.apa.org/science/ssi.html
ALL DISCIPLINES:
Sponsor: Smithsonian Institute
Program: Internship Program
Discipline: All Deadline: Variable
Contact: https://www.si.edu/ofi
GENERAL SCIENCES:
Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Program: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Discipline: Physics, Astronomy, Applied and Material Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.surf.nist.gov/surf2.htm
Sponsor: American Association of Medical Colleges (links)
Program: Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Medicine
Discipline: Medicine, Pharmacy, Natural Sciences
Deadline: Not Specific
Contact: http://www.aamc.org/members/great/summerlinks.htm
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Program: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Discipline: Natural and Social Sciences
Deadline: Varies by program
Contact: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/reulist.htm
Sponsor: Sigma Xi
Program: Grant-in-Aid of Research
Discipline: Natural and Social Sciences, Engineering
Deadline: March and October
Contact: http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml
Sponsor: Intel Corporation
Program: Intel Research Award Contest
Discipline: Natural Sciences and Engineering
Deadline: June
Contact: http://www.intel.com/research/awards/
Sponsor: US National Library of Medicine
Program: NLM Undergraduate Student Research Participation Program
Discipline: Information & Library Science
Deadline: Not specific
Contact: http://www.orau.gov/orise/edu/nlm/nlmrespg.htm
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Computer and Information Science Engineering (CISE)
Discipline: Computer Science, Engineering
Deadline: varies by program
Contact: http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=CISE
GENERAL HUMANITIES AND ARTS:
Sponsor: American Philosophical Society
Program: Library Resident Research Fellowship
Discipline: Humanities
Deadline: March
Contact: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/
SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES:
BIOLOGY/MEDICINE
Sponsor: Sackler Institute of Biomedical Sciences, NYU Medical Center
Program: Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Discipline: Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology & Immunology, Biochemistry, Biology,
Genetics, Pharmacy
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.med.nyu.edu/Sackler/summer.html
Sponsor: American Association of Medical Colleges (links)
Program: Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Medicine
Discipline: Medicine, Pharmacy, Natural Sciences
Deadline: Not Specific
Contact: http://www.aamc.org/members/great/summerlinks.htm
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Discipline: Health-related
Deadline: February
Contact: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp
Sponsor: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Program: Libbie H. Hyman Memorial Scholarship
Discipline: Biology
Deadline: March
Contact: http://sicb.org/grants/hyman/
Sponsor: Botanical Society of America
Program: Minority Undergraduate Participation Grant
Discipline: Biology
Deadline: March
Contact: http://www.2003.botanyconference.org/Min%20Undergrad%20Particip.htm
Sponsor: American Society of Plant Biologists
Program: ASPB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Discipline: Biology, Ecology, Environmental Sciences
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.aspb.org/education/summerundergrad.cfm
Sponsor: American Society for Microbiology
Program: Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF)
Discipline: Microbiology
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.asm.org/index.php/fellowships
Sponsor: Emergency Nurses Association Foundation
Program: ENAF Undergraduate Scholarships
Discipline: Nursing
Deadline: June
Contact: http://www.ena.org/foundation/grants/
COMPUTER SCIENCES
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Computer and Information Science Engineering (CISE)
Discipline: Computer Science, Engineering
Deadline: varies by program
Contact: http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=CISE
ENGINEERING
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Computer and Information Science Engineering (CISE)
Discipline: Computer Science, Engineering
Deadline: varies by program
Contact: http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=CISE
ENVIRONMENTAL
Sponsor: American Society of Plant Biologists
Program: ASPB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Discipline: Biology, Ecology, Environmental Sciences
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.aspb.org/education/summerundergrad.cfm
Sponsor: National Wildlife Federation
Program: NWF Campus Ecology Fellowship Program
Discipline: Environmental Studies, Ecology
Deadline: September
Contact: http://www.nwf.org/Campus-Ecology/Get-Involved/Apply-for-a-Fellowship/FellowshipsOverview.aspx
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Program: National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Undergraduate &
Graduate Student Fellowship Program
Discipline: Environmental Sciences and Studies, Public Policy
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/index.html
EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE
Sponsor: National Strength and Conditioning Foundation
Program: Undergraduate Research Grant
Discipline: Exercise and Sport Science
Deadline: March
Contact: http://www.nsca-lift.org/Foundation/
Sponsor: National Strength and Conditioning Foundation
Program: GNC Nutritional Research Grant
Discipline: Exercise and Sport Science, Nutrition
Deadline: March
Contact: http://www.nsca-lift.org/Foundation/
GEOLOGY/GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION
Sponsor: Geological Society of America (GSA)
Program: GSA Undergraduate Student Research Grants
Discipline: Geology
Deadline: February
Contact: http://www.geosociety.org/grants/ugrad.htm
PSYCHOLOGY
Sponsor: American Psychological Society
Program: APSSC Student Grant Program
Discipline: Psychology
Deadline: April
Contact: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awards/student_grant.html
Sponsor: American Psychological Association
Program: APA Summer Science Institute
Discipline: Psychology
Deadline: Not specified
Contact: http://www.apa.org/science/ssi.html