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Hughes Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program: Research Opportunities Database
A search engine for undergraduate research opportunities, searchable by location, field, or key word.

National Science Foundation: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU)
Lists REU programs funded by the NSF. Students must apply to individual programs linked to from this site.

Pathways to STEM: Undergrad Summer Research Opportunities
Database of opportunities organized by geographic region.

Rochester Institute of Technology: Paid Co-op/Internship Opportunities
Contains pages of links to undergraduate research opportunities primarily involving biology and medical research, including psychology.


Association of American Medical Colleges: Group on Graduate Research, Education, and Training - Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
Links to colleges associated with the AAMC that offer undergraduate research programs, primarily in pre-medicine and health.

Swarthmore College Listing: Health Related Summer Opportunities
Links to a variety of undergraduate and graduate research opportunities, such as universities, institutes, clinics, and businesses, and international opportunities.

ScienceNET: Summer Research Programs and Internships
Searches a database of undergraduate research opportunities, or shows a list of all available opportunities.

Kalamazoo: Research Opportunities
Lists databases and specific opportunities.  The specific opportunities have information regarding deadline, field, and location.

Duke University: Fellowships and Research Opportunities in the Biological Sciences

Opportunities listed by geographic region or by research area. Mostly focuses on biological sciences.


Yale University: Extramural Research Opportunities

Lists paid opportunities at a variety of locations for undergraduate science and engineering majors.

University of Washington: Early Identification Program Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Contains an extensive list of links, including paid summer internships in all fields.

University of California: Summer Research Opportunities Bulletin
Lists summer research programs at 10 University of California campuses.

University of California at Berkeley: Undergraduate Research
Lists programs available at UC Berkeley, in the area surrounding the university, and across the country.

University of California at Irvine: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
Opportunities listed by discipline, or by program structure (e.g. corporate internships).

University of Hawai’i at Mānoa: Internship and Summer Research Opportunities
Lists resources by discipline, and also includes interdisciplinary opportunities and additional links of interest.

University of Houston: Office of Undergraduate Research Summer Programs
Lists links to individual research program websites, divided by discipline.

**Committee on Institutional Cooperation: Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
Students can submit one application for programs at 12 institutions in the Midwest.

**The Leadership Alliance: Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)
Students apply to participate in the program at any of 21 institutions.  

**Department of Homeland Security: HS-STEM Summer Internship Program
Students who are accepted have the opportunity to spend 10 weeks conducting DHS-related research at a federal research facility.