Opportunities & Fellowships
Explore academic, research, professional, and graduate-level opportunities that support experiential learning, graduate school preparation, and workforce readiness. Information provided by the Engineering PEARLS program.
Nationally Competitive Graduate Fellowships
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Competitive graduate fellowships provide funding opportunities for students pursuing or planning to pursue master’s or doctoral studies.
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REU Opportunities
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
NSF REU programs offer undergraduate students hands-on summer research experiences at universities and research institutions across the United States.
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Summer Research Opportunities
Access an external database of summer research programs for undergraduate students in STEM and related fields.
Nationally Competitive Graduate Fellowships
Explore funding opportunities for master's or doctoral studies.
LEGEND: (M) = Master's (D) = Doctoral (STEM) = Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
| Fellowship Name | Sponsor / Organization | Deadline | More Info |
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American Educational Research Association Dissertation Grants
Supports advanced doctoral students analyzing data and writing dissertations using large-scale education research data.
Eligibility: D
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Education / Social Sciences | May 20, 2026. Next cycle to be announced. | Apply Here |
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Supports students of Hispanic heritage pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in the United States.
Eligibility: M, D
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Hispanic / General Scholarship | 2026 cycle closed; next cycle to be announced. | Apply Here |
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Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Supports final-year doctoral dissertation writing on questions of religion, ethics, morals, and values.
Eligibility: D
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Humanities / Social Sciences | November 1, 2026. | Apply Here |
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Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies
Supports final-year dissertation work on women, gender, women's studies, feminist/gender/LGBTQ theory, and related topics.
Eligibility: D
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Humanities / Social Sciences | Deadline varies; verify current cycle on official program website. | Apply Here |
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Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or English Teaching Assistant programs outside the United States.
Eligibility: M, D
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International / Study-Research | October 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. | Apply Here |
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International Peace Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarships for women from countries outside the U.S. and Canada pursuing graduate study in the United States or Canada.
Eligibility: International students only
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International Students / Graduate Funding | Eligibility forms accepted starting September 15, 2026; final materials due February 1, 2027. | Apply Here |
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Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)
Intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for U.S. students studying critical languages.
Eligibility: M, D
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Language / International | 2027 application available Fall 2026; deadline to be announced. | Apply Here |
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Boren Fellowship for Study Abroad and National Security
Funds U.S. graduate students studying languages and regions critical to U.S. national security.
Eligibility: M, D
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Language / National Security | January 20, 2027 at 5:00 PM ET. | Apply Here |
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Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program
Supports graduate, predoctoral, postdoctoral, and senior research using Smithsonian collections and research resources.
Eligibility: M, D
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Research / Museums | October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. | Apply Here |
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Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF)
Supports PhD students using high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems.
Eligibility: D -- STEM
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STEM / Computational Science | January 15, 2027. | Apply Here |
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DoD SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program
Provides scholarship support for STEM students and post-graduation employment with the Department of Defense.
Eligibility: M, D -- STEM
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STEM / Defense | December 5, 2026. | Apply Here |
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National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)
Supports doctoral study in science and engineering fields aligned with U.S. Department of Defense interests.
Eligibility: D -- STEM
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STEM / Defense | October 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. | Apply Here |
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GEM Fellowship
Provides MS and PhD fellowships in STEM fields, often paired with paid summer internships through GEM employer members.
Eligibility: M, D -- STEM
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STEM / Engineering | Opens July 1 annually; complete application deadline is the second Friday in November. | Apply Here |
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Hertz Fellowship
Supports applied science, engineering, and mathematics PhD students with flexible, long-term graduate funding.
Eligibility: D -- STEM
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STEM / Engineering | October 30, 2026. | Apply Here |
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees.
Eligibility: M, D -- STEM
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STEM / Engineering | October 19–23, 2026 depending on field of study. | Apply Here |
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National Research Council Research Associateship Programs
Provides research opportunities at federal laboratories and affiliated institutions for doctoral, postdoctoral, and senior researchers.
Eligibility: M, D -- STEM
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STEM / Federal Labs | November 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. | Apply Here |
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Microsoft Research Fellowship
Supports research aligned with Microsoft Research areas. Applicants generally require nomination or proposal submission according to current program rules.
Eligibility: D -- STEM
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STEM / Research | December 16, 2025 for the 2026 cycle; next cycle to be announced. | Apply Here |
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American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellowships and Grants
Offers fellowships and grants supporting women in graduate study, research, professional development, and selected professions.
Eligibility: M, D
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Women / Graduate Funding | September 17–30, 2026 depending on fellowship type. | Apply Here |
REU Opportunities
Research Experiences for Undergraduates across the United States.
| Program Title | Host Institution | Deadline | More Info |
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Undergraduate Research Experience in Alpine Meteorology — REALM REU
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
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University of Utah | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Georgia Tech EAS REU Program
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
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Georgia Institute of Technology | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Chemistry Research Experience for Undergraduates
Chemistry
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University of Arkansas | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Chemistry REU Program
Chemistry
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University of Kansas | March 2027 | Program Link |
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NSF-REU/Lando/CSP Program
Chemistry
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University of Minnesota | February 2027 | Program Link |
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NSF-REU: Food, Energy, and Water Security
Chemistry
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Mississippi State University | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Summer Research in Chemistry Program
Chemistry
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Colorado State University | December 2026 | Program Link |
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International Chemistry REU in France
Chemistry
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University of Florida / France | January 2027 | Program Link |
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AI, Security, and Privacy REU
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Northwestern University | March 2027 | Program Link |
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AI-Empowered Cybersecurity
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Missouri-Kansas City — Columbia, MO | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Animal Language Processing and Understanding
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Texas at Arlington — Arlington, TX | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Applied Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Applications
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute — Worcester, MA | TBA | Program Link |
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Combinatorics, Algorithms, and AI for Real Problems — CAAR REU
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Maryland | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Computational Methods for Understanding Music, Media, and Minds
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Rochester — Rochester, NY | January 2027 | Program Link |
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Computational Sensing for Human-centered AI
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Rochester Institute of Technology — Rochester, NY | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Computer Science REU
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Minnesota | March 2027 | Program Link |
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CyberAI: Cybersecurity Solutions Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Smart Systems
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Tennessee Technological University — Cookeville, TN | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Cybersecurity Research of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles REU
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | March 2027 | Program Link |
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DIMACS REU in Algorithms from Foundations to Applications
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Rutgers University — Piscataway, NJ | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Embracing Blockchain for a Secure and Trustworthy Tomorrow
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Boise State University — Boise, ID | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Enhancing Undergraduate Experiences in Data and Mobile Cloud Security
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Purdue University — West Lafayette, IN | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Graph Learning and Network Analysis: from Foundations to Applications (GraLNA)
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of North Carolina Greensboro — Greensboro, NC | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Intelligent Edge Computing Systems (iEDGE)
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Mississippi State University — Starkville, MS | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Advanced Air Mobility for Undergraduates (IREAAMU)
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville — Knoxville, TN | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Online Interdisciplinary Big Data Analytics in Science and Engineering
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County — Baltimore, MD | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Our sustainable future: Remote sensing, smart systems, and innovative devices
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Montana State University — Bozeman, MT | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Quantum Machine Learning Algorithm Design and Implementation
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Arizona State University — Tempe, AZ | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs — CO | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Research Experience for Undergraduates in Computer Vision
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Central Florida — Orlando, FL | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Software Engineering — REUSE
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Carnegie Mellon University | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Research on Computational Methods in High Performance Computing and Their Applications to Computational Sciences
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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College of Staten Island, City University of New York — New York, NY, NY | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Robots in the Real World
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Oregon State University — Corvallis, OR | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Scientific Computing for Structure in Big or Complex Datasets
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Miami — Coral Gables, FL | TBA | Program Link |
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Security for Emerging Networks in Energy and Intelligent Transportation Systems
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Alabama Tuscaloosa — Tuscaloosa, AL | TBA | Program Link |
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Software Dependability Centric Research and Application REU
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Texas at Dallas | March 2027 | Program Link |
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The future of discovery: training students to build and apply open-source machine learning models and tools
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — Urbana, IL | March 2027 | Program Link |
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TRUST: Training Research for Undergraduate Students in Secure and Trusted Systems
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY — DAYTON,OH, OH | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Trustworthy AI and Security for Intelligent Vehicles and Transportation Systems REU
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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University of Alabama | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Undergraduate Computer Research in Cybersecurity and AI (UnCoRe-CyberAI)
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Oakland University — Rochester, MI | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Undergraduate Research in Data Analytics — URDA REU
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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Marshall University | April 2027 | Program Link |
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Undergraduate Robotics Research for Rural Appalachia
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
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West Virginia University — Morgantown, WV | April 2027 | Program Link |
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Building Data-Intensive Scientific Workflows REU
Cyberinfrastructure
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Washington State University / University of Houston-Clear Lake | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Collaborative Research: Water Resources and Quality in the Riviera Maya, Mexico
Earth Sciences / Geosciences
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Northeastern Illinois University — Chicago, IL | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Community-Soil-Air-Water REU at Georgia State
Earth Sciences / Geosciences
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Georgia State University — Atlanta, GA | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Earth Science on Volcanic Islands — ESVI REU
Earth Sciences / Geosciences
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Ecohydrology of Tropical Montane Forests -- Diversity in Science, Interdisciplinary Breadth, and Global Awareness
Earth Sciences / Geosciences
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Texas A&M University — College Station, TX | February 2027 | Program Link |
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InSPiRES: Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Processes to Promote Responsible Engineering and Sustainability
Earth Sciences / Geosciences
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Michigan Technological University — Houghton, MI | February 2027 | Program Link |
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REMUS REU Program
Earth Sciences / Geosciences
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte | February 2027 | Program Link |
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NSF International Research Experiences / Undergraduate Opportunities
International Science and Engineering
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National Science Foundation | TBA | Program Link |
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Additive Manufacturing and Cybersecurity
Engineering
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Oklahoma State University — Stillwater, OK | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles
Engineering
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University of Idaho — Boise, ID | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Coastal Infrastructure Resilience Research (CIRR)
Engineering
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University of Miami — Coral Gables, FL | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics — CSMR REU
Engineering
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Johns Hopkins University | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility (CNF)
Engineering
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Cornell University — Ithaca, NY | February 2027 | Program Link |
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CURB Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Engineering
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Washington University in St. Louis | January 2027 | Program Link |
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Electrical and Computer Engineering REU Site Program
Engineering
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University of Utah — Salt Lake City, UT | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Engineering for Bouncing Back Better
Engineering
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Oregon State University — Corvallis, OR | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Engineering for Healthcare REU
Engineering
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University of Florida | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Integrated Nanomanufacturing
Engineering
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Boston University — Boston, MA | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Integrating Machine Learning and Causal Principles for Civil and Environmental Engineers
Engineering
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Clemson University — Clemson, SC | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Interdisciplinary Micro/nano/additive-manufacturing Program Addressing Challenges Today – Next Generation (IMPACT-NG)
Engineering
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University of Louisville — Louisville, KY | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Interdisciplinary Research to Prepare Students for the Next Era of Domestic Semiconductor Device Fabrication
Engineering
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The University of Alabama — Tuscaloosa, AL | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Nanomanufacturing of Emerging 2D Materials and Devices
Engineering
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Pennsylvania State University — University Park, PA | TBA | Program Link |
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NanoNYC
Engineering
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Columbia University — New York City, NY | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Nanotechnology and Biomedicine REU
Engineering
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University of Georgia | February 2027 | Program Link |
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National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure — NNCI REU Programs
Engineering
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Multiple NNCI sites | TBA | Program Link |
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Pioneering Opportunities Within Energy & Resource Systems for Undergraduate Research (POWER-UP)
Engineering
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South Dakota State University — Brookings, SD | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Power and Energy Systems for Smart Cities REU
Engineering
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University of Denver — Denver, CO | March 3, 2027 | Program Link |
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Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Digital Twins of Road Infrastructure
Engineering
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University of Wisconsin-Madison — Madison, WI | TBA | Program Link |
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Research Experience for Undergraduates in Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Engineering
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Kent State University — Kent, OH | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Systems for Smart Cities
Engineering
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The Ohio State University — Columbus, OH | February 2027 | Program Link |
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RIDE - Research for Undergraduates in Transportation Engineering
Engineering
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University of Massachusetts Amherst — Amherst, MA | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Semiconductor Hands-On Research Experience (SHORE)
Engineering
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University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, MI | January 2027 | Program Link |
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Sensor Science and Engineering
Engineering
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University of Maine — Orono, ME | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Smart and Sustainable Construction in the Digital Era
Engineering
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Texas A&M University — College Station, TX | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Smart Cities: Intelligent, Safe, and Secure Mobility
Engineering
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas — Las Vegas, NV | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering — SURE
Engineering
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Georgia Institute of Technology | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Sustainability and Resilience of Civil and Environmental Infrastructure in Rural Areas
Engineering
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Lincoln, NE | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Transformation Technologies for Next Generation Aerospace Systems
Engineering
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Florida State University — Tallahassee, FL | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Ultraintense Lasers & High Field Photonics
Engineering
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Colorado State University — Fort Collins, CO | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Undergraduate Research in Electrical and Computer Engineering (UR-ECE)
Engineering
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University of Delaware — Newark, DE | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Unleashing the Light: Building the Future of Laser Technologies
Engineering
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University of Central Florida — Orlando, FL | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Center for Emergent Materials REU
Materials Research / Nanotechnology
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Ohio State University | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Electrical Engineering REU
Materials Research / Nanotechnology
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Stanford University | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Engineered Materials for a Healthy World REU
Materials Research / Nanotechnology
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University of Colorado Boulder | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Materials REU
Materials Research / Nanotechnology
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Colorado School of Mines | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Materials Science and Engineering REU
Materials Research / Nanotechnology
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Stanford University | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Nanomaterials REU
Materials Research / Nanotechnology
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Rice University | March 2027 | Program Link |
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NEXUS REU
Materials Research / Nanotechnology
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Ohio State University | February 2027 | Program Link |
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NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship — SURF
Materials Research / Nanotechnology
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National Institute of Standards and Technology | January 2027 | Program Link |
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NNCI Nanotechnology REU
Materials Research / Nanotechnology
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Quantum REU
Materials Research / Nanotechnology
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Rice University | March 2027 | Program Link |
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Georgia Tech Physics REU
Physics
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Georgia Institute of Technology | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Physics & Astronomy REU Program
Physics
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University of Kentucky | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Physics & Astronomy REU Program
Physics
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The Ohio State University | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Physics and Astronomy REU
Physics
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University of Kansas | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Physics REU
Physics
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Washington State University | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Physics REU
Physics
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University of California, Santa Barbara | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Physics REU
Physics
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Kansas State University | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Physics REU Program
Physics
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University of Arkansas | March 15, 2027 | Program Link |
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Applied Knowledge in Water Quality
Biological Sciences
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University of Wisconsin-Stout — Menomonie, WI | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Applied Research Experience in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ApREECE)
Biological Sciences
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Oakland University — Rochester, MI | TBA | Program Link |
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Artificial Intelligence for Biomolecular Structure Prediction and Design
Biological Sciences
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Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, MD | TBA | Program Link |
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Artificial Intelligence-Driven Resilient Health and Biological Systems
Biological Sciences
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Florida International University — Miami, FL | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Drivers for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Practices (MAPs)
Biological Sciences
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — Urbana, IL | February 2027 | Program Link |
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Multidisciplinary Approaches for Overcoming Water Resources and Sustainable Engineering Challenges in Appalachian Regions
Biological Sciences
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University of Kentucky — Lexington, KY | February 2027 | Program Link |
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The ASET-REU program at Clarkson University
Biological Sciences
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Clarkson University — Potsdam, NY | February 2027 | Program Link |
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Complex Data Analysis using Statistical and Machine Learning Tools
Mathematics
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro — Greensboro, NC | April 2027 | Program Link |