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ProReady has compiled a list of undergraduate research options both here at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder and at other universities. Many of the deadlines are in January and February, so don't miss your chance to engage in real-world engineering research and build your resume!

 Application deadline: Jan. 22, 2025

The topic areas span the field of solar and space physics, from instrument hardware to data analysis to modeling of the Sun, the Sun-Earth system, the near-Earth environment, or the heliosphere. To be eligible, you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident, and enrolled as an undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s or associate’s degree in Fall 2025. Students spend 10 weeks in Boulder working on a research project with a mentor. Applications now open!

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ SPUR (ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Summer Program for Undergraduate Research)
 Application deadline: March 17, 2025
  Pay rate: $16/hour

An email with the application to apply will be sent out to all CEAS students in good academic standing in mid-February. Must be available for the entire 10 weeks, May 27– August 1, to be eligible to apply.

 Application deadline: January 15, 2025 (Priority), February 1, 2025 (Final)
  Stipend: $6,500 (including $2,500 housing allowance and $1,000 travel allowance)

SURF is a 10-week-long, May 25 – August 8, 2025, paid research opportunity for undergraduates enrolled in US universities.

 Application deadline: February 1, 2025 (rolling after this)
  Stipend: $10,000 per student

Get paid to learn about semiconductors and grow your semiconductor training. Geared towards freshman and sophomore students but all undergraduate student ages/majors welcome to apply.

 Application deadline: January 8, 2025, at noon (ET)
   for summer interns are adjusted annually and are based on educational level.

This program is for college students interested in exploring careers in research and healthcare who lack substantial research opportunities during the school year. The program runs from June 2 – Aug. 8, 2025, 40 hours per week. These are full-time research positions within one of the NIH Institutes and Centers (IC) in the NIH Intramural Research Program. Research groups are located on all NIH campuses, including the main campus in Bethesda, MD.

 Application deadline: January 31, 2025
  Stipend: $7,810

Opportunities at NIST Boulder, NIST Gaithersburg, MD and NIST Charleston, SC to work with an engineer or scientist for 11 weeks, from May 19 – Aug. 1, 2025. See, . Note, you can apply to either or both labs. The Boulder lab is very popular, so to increase your chances apply to both.

 Deadlines to apply varies by location, most are sometime in February, be sure to check each REU site you are interested in to see when the application opens and closes.
  Stipend

NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its program. An REU Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers. An REU Site may be at either a US or foreign location. Students must contact the individual sites for information and application materials. NSF does not have application materials and does not select student participants. A contact person and contact information is listed for each site.

 Application deadline: February 3, 2025 (11:59 PM EST)
  Stipend: $5,000

The University of Michigan Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) is designed for outstanding undergraduate students who are underrepresented in their field of study. . The program runs from May 24 – July 31, 2025.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
 Application deadline: February 14, 2025
  Assistantships ($1,000 to $2,000) funding to students to partner with a faculty mentor to help on an existing project.
  Individual Grants ($1,500 to $3,000) allow students to take ownership of part or all of a project with an original proposal.

UROP offers funding to support undergraduate projects in all fields of study and professional practice. Write a proposal with a faculty member to receive UROP funding for your research.UROP only has one application cycle each year. You can apply for summer funding, or academic year funding. Learn more and prepare a proposal.