Coastal, Ocean, and Marine Enterprise Inclusion and Network-building
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, NSF
Region: Pacific Northwest and Alaska
REU: Scripps Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Script’s 10-week summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is designed to engage students in diverse and exciting earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences research at a world-renowned institution. Open to continuing undergraduates at 2-4 year institution.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center, NSF
Region: Pacific Northwest and Alaska
REU: From Upper Estuaries to the Deep Sea
Students spend ten weeks working on individual research projects and participating in group field trips, seminars, and science colloquia under the guidance of the University and research agency scientists. Open to undergrads that have completed at least two years of study towards a bachelor’s degree.
https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/research-experiences-undergraduates
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, NSF
Region: Mid-Atlantic
REU: Ocean Sciences
RIOS is an undergraduate research program that will introduce you to an active and collaborative ocean research environment. With support from the National Science Foundation, you will conduct ocean research over a paid, 10-week summer internship offered by the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Open to continuing undergraduates at 2-4 year institution pursuing STEM majors.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Old Dominion University, NSF
Region: Mid-Atlantic
REU: Interdisciplinary Program at ODU for the Study of Metropolitan Coastal Environments and Communities
Students will work one-on-one with faculty mentors in ocean sciences and related fields, devising a research plan, conducting independent research in the field, and presenting their findings to scientists and the community. Undergraduate students majoring in sciences.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
The University of Chicago Marine Biological Laboratory, NSF
Region: Northeast
REU: Biological Discovery in Woods Hole
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) supports undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing careers in the life sciences through the National Science Foundation, Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program. The Biological Discovery in Woods Hole program matches students with faculty member and laboratory at MBL where the student fully participates in all laboratory exercises and activities. The program provides a stipend and room and board for the duration of the program. Students from small colleges or from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Mote Marine Lab, NSF
Region: Southeast
REU: Mote Marine Lab
REU participants are paired with Mote scientists and conduct mentored research projects related to their advisor’s expertise. Students gain experience in science communication by presenting the results of their project in a manuscript-style research paper and orally at a laboratory-wide research symposium. Enrolled in degree program leading to baccalaureate degree. 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher.
https://mote.org/research/internships/research-experiences-for-undergraduates-reu-program
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, NSF
Region: Gulf Coast
REU: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Changing Coastal Environments
A cohort of REU participants will spend ten weeks between early June and mid-August at LUMCON conducting independent research projects with guidance from scientific mentors/mentor teams (from a mentor pool of LUMCON faculty, postdoctoral associates, and/or visiting scientists) while interacting with peers participating in other aspects of LUMCON’s summer programs. Each student is paired with (a) scientific mentor(s) based on mutual research interests. Open to undergraduates returning to degree program in the fall; pursuing career in coastal and/or marine science.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Gulf of Maine Research Institute, NSF
Region: Northeast
REU: Integrated Studies in a Rapidly Warming Fishery Ecosystem
The REU facilitates independent, student-led research projects that contribute to our understanding of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. Provide an authentic, inclusive summer research experience for a diverse range of undergraduate students. Open to undergraduates at 2-4 year institution already completed at least one year of study.
https://www.gmri.org/projects/research-experience-undergraduates/
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Georgia Institute of Technology, NSF
Region: Southeast
REU: Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech
Participate in research with one or more of our faculty, learn about careers in science and engineering, and see how scientists blend knowledge and skills from physics, chemistry and biology to investigate some of the most challenging problems in environmental sciences. Open to undergraduate students.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Duke University, NSF
Region: Southeast
REU: Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems
Students will participate in a 10-week semi-independent research program over the summer with Duke University Marine Laboratory faculty mentors. Each student will work with a faculty mentor, develop a research project, present progress and final oral reports and prepare a final written paper. Rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program are eligible.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, NSF
Region: Southeast
REU: Coastal and Nearshore
Opportunity to carry out an independent research project while working under the direction of a faculty mentor as part of a productive research laboratory. Open to undergraduates rising to their sophomore, junior, or senior years with broad interests in ecology, biology, chemistry, geology, biomedicine, and physical and environmental sciences. Students cannot have graduated at the time of the fellowship.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Columbia University, NSF
Region: Northeast
REU: Analyzing Global Databases
A hands-on research project under the supervision of a Columbia-affiliated scientists and opportunities to discuss science with both experts and peers. Undergraduate students in junior or sophomore year with majors in earth science, environmental science, biology, chemistry, physics, math, or engineering are eligible.
https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/education/programs/summer-internship/lamont-summer-intern-program
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
Bigelow, NSF
Region: Northeast
REU: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
REU students are immersed in the Bigelow community and participate in seminars, field trips, Laboratory outreach programs, social events, and more. Each student in the program is paired with a Bigelow Laboratory scientist based on mutual research interests. Open to undergraduate students with basic biology and earth science knowledge.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
College of Charleston , NSF
Region: Southeast
REU: Resilience and Response of Marine Organisms to Environmental Change
Interns will investigate diverse questions on organismal responses to the environment at the individual, population, community, and species levels. Open to undergraduate students with1-3 years of college and current plans for career in STEM field.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer
California State University, NSF
Region: California
REU: California State University, Monterey Bay
Students collaborate with mentors at local host institutions to develop hypothesis-driven projects and receive critical feedback from mentors. Students also participate in professional development workshops and trainings. Undergraduate students, sophomore and junior level at 2 or 4 year institutions of higher education are eligible.
Category: Undergraduate
Duration: 10 weeks
Seasonal: Summer