Each year for 9 weeks during the summer, the MPC co-sponsors a Research Internship Program. The program has brought hundreds of the best science and engineering undergraduates from across the country to conduct graduate-level materials research. Students can select from a wide array of projects available.
This year's Summer Scholar Internship Program will run from June 8 - August 8, 2015.
For more information about the Internship Program, please refer to the Summer Scholar Quick Facts and the FAQ portion of our website.
The application deadline is February 13, 2015.
]]>The Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Chicago is at the forefront of research in molecular mechanisms underlying cell biology and organismal development. Current faculty work on fundamental problems in biology using a wide range of model systems including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, plants, nematode worms, fruit flies, fish and mice. With funding from the National Science Foundation, the Department offers an exciting opportunity for talented undergraduates to acquire experience in research. This program is designed for students who are interested in attending graduate school and pursuing a career in science. MGCB Summer Internships allow students to devote themselves to research projects, working in collaboration with graduate students or postdoctoral fellows, to address important problems in biology.
Interns will be hosted by research laboratories in the department, most of which are housed in the Cummings Life Sciences Center, with several laboratories in a nearby building. Interns will have full access to the advanced instrumentation available in the host laboratories as well as in a large set of superb core facilities, including advanced light and electron microscopy, next generation DNA sequencing, and a wide range of biophysical approaches.
]]>DDCSP@UW is a multi-year summer immersion program created to both draw more diverse students to the field of environmental conservation and to broaden what it means to be a “conservation professional.”
We’re looking for 20-25 freshmen and sophomores to join us for a paid, 8-week immersion course this summer. Our program starts in Seattle and travels to various landscapes across the state before returning to the UW campus at the end of the summer. Scholars don’t have to be environmental science, or even science, majors, but should demonstrate a commitment to the environment and to diversity.
Conservation Scholars will:
The Summer Urological Research Experience (SURE), is a great opportunity for students to move beyond the classroom learning experience to gather the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career founded in the biomedical sciences. SURE is designed to provide a one of a kind research experience to students in the hope to foster an interest in students in the areas of urological and cancer research.
The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute provides a unique opportunity for young scientists to work alongside some of the leading researchers in urology and oncology while utilizing a broad range of techniques and methodologies. The Department has the unique ability of providing young researchers with a chance to see how research done at the bench can be translated into patient care.
In addition to the vast amount of research experience that will be gained during the program, students will be given numerous opportunities to attend lectures and seminars given by the University's and the Department's numerous gifted faculty that will prepare them for the paradigms, problems, and technologies in biomedical research.
In addition to providing participants with both theoretical knowledge and practical training in research and scientific experimentation and other scholarly investigations, the program offers a stipend of $3,000 for the ten weeks that the program is active. Housing is provided near our undergraduate campus and the University maintains a shuttle service that provides convenient transportation between the medical school campus and the undergraduate campus.
This year the program is scheduled to run from Sunday, May 24th through Saturday, August 1st, 2015. Interested parties should have their application materials submitted no later than February 1st, 2015.
This summer internship program requires a full-time commitment. Interns should be prepared for long days and short weekends. It is not permissible to take academic classes or hold other employment during this internship. There are no vacations during the program.
]]>For the past 28 years, the Cary Institute's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program has provided 8-12 students each summer with an opportunity to conduct quality research in ecology at a world-class institute. Our alumni have gone on to wonderful careers in academic ecology as professors or research scientists, in environmental management or consulting, in ecology education, or in many other fields.
2015 Program Dates: May 26 - August 14, 2015