Summer research experiences for undergraduates (REU) are primarily funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are hosted by institutions throughout the United States and internationally. These highly competitive programs normally begin accepting applications in late Fall for opportunities occurring in the next calendar year.
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The list below is not a full list of Summer 2021 REUs. Visit the National Science Foundation or Pathways to Science to search for more opportunities.
California State University, San Marcos (San Marcos), Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Beyond: From Beetles to Beer, Application deadline: March 1, 2021.
Pepperdine University (Malibu), Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biology (SURB), Application deadline: February 17, 2021.
University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley), Integrating Biology from Molecules to Ecosystems, Application deadline: February 1, 2021.
University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles), Bruins-In-Genomics (B.I.G.) Summer Research Program, Application deadline, January 4, 2021.
Florida A&M University (Tallahassee), Reuse Water Quality Research and Extension Experiences for Undergrads (REEU), Application review begins December 14, 2020.
Florida International University (Miami), Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI), Application deadline: February 3, 2021.
Florida International University (Miami), Understanding Coastal Ecosystems, Application deadline: January 15, 2021.
Nemours Biomedical Research (Jacksonville and Orlando), Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Application deadline: January 15, 2021.
Scripps Research (Jupiter), Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows, Application deadline: February 15, 2021.
University of Florida, (Saint Augustine), Whitney Laboratory Research Experience, Application deadline: February 15, 2021.
Zoo Miami, (Miami), Conservation Science, Application deadline: February 1, 2021.
Georgia Southern University, Coastal Plain Science, Application deadline: TBD
University of Georgia (Athens), Fungal Genomics and Computational Biology, Application deadline: March 1, 2021.
University of Georgia (Athens), Molecular and Synthetic Microbiology, Application deadline: February 19, 2021.
University of Georgia (Athens), Population Biology of Infectious Diseases, Application opens: January 1, 2021.
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras (San Juan), Computational and Quantitative Analysis in Biology, Application deadline: March 1, 2021.
Clemson University (Clemson), Biophysics Summer REU, Application deadline: TBA
College of Charleston (Charleston), Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Application deadline: February 14, 2021.
University of Tennessee (Chattanooga), Computational Biology, Application deadline: March 1, 2021.