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The Research Opportunities Spreadsheet offers a long list of internships for a variety of departments with deadlines that range from August to April. The list can be sorted by program host, deadline, whether there’s opportunities for freshman or international students, and program title. The list is constantly being updated with new opportunities and updated deadlines as they become available.
Note to International Students:
Many, but not all, paid research programs are restricted to U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents. Read program requirements closely. International students may approach individual faculty members at UMBC or elsewhere about laboratory work that does not involve a federal program.
Enroll in a zero-credit PRAC through the Career Center and have your research experience documented on your transcript!
Employers and graduate admissions offices like to see practica recorded on your transcript because it indicates that your internship, co-op or research position was a significant learning experience, approved and vetted by the University.
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- Steps to summer research
- How to write a personal statement for research
- Personal Statement Checklist
- Help with your personal statement or resume for research
- Asking for a letter of recommendation for a research program
Use this to track your Summer Applications:
Summer Research Application Spreadsheet 
A program offered through NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) in both Gaithersburg, MD and Boulder, CO.
Great paid opportunity for students in physics, material science, chemistry, applied mathematics, computer science, or engineering. There may be research opportunities for students with other majors. UMBC undergraduate students who are interested in applying for the NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program should review the Application Checklist.
Contact Dr. April Householder for updated information about the NIST program: aprilh@umbc.edu
The University of Michigan REU at CERN
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland for Physics, engineering, and computer science students.
EURO Scholars
European Undergraduate Research Opportunities
“This is an excellent program. EURO Scholars involves serious students in serious research in very interesting places.”
— Dr. Brian Souders, UMBC Study Abroad Office
DAAD
Opportunities in Germany
RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering)
Institute of Science and Technology – Austria
ISTernship
Math in Moscow
A mathematics program in English for undergraduate and graduate students
Pasteur Foundation
Undergraduate Internships
The School for Field Studies
Study Abroad
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Undergraduate Grant
Open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university.
The Zurich Biology Undergraduate Summer School
International Biology Undergraduate Summer School
Taught in English. Participation is open to all students during their Bachelor (BA or BSc) studies. The program will cover travel expenses and housing costs of international participants.
EURO Scholars (Limited)
European Undergraduate Research Opportunities
“This is an excellent program. EURO Scholars involves serious students in serious research in very interesting places.”
— Dr. Brian Souders, UMBC Study Abroad Office
DAAD
Opportunities in Germany
RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering)
Institute of Science and Technology – Austria
ISTernship
MD Anderson Cancer Center
CPRIT Summer Undergraduate Program
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Summer Internship Program
The Zurich Biology Undergraduate Summer School
International Biology Undergraduate Summer School
Taught in English. Participation is open to all students during their Bachelor (BA or BSc) studies. The program will cover travel expenses and housing costs of international participants.
Last updated: 9/7/2021