Some summer experiences are formal REUs (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) and structured summer programs for pay. Others are considered unpaid internships. Please keep in mind that summer opportunities usually require a thorough application, which can be due as early a January for the coming summer. ICRU is happy to work with you on your application to these programs, please let us know if you are applying!
*This is NOT an exhaustive list, just a few to help you get started!
If you are looking for something else, or know of something that you think we should add to this page, please contact us!
University of Iowa Funding
ICRU Research Fellowship Program - $2000-$2500 Fellowships awarded to research and creative scholarship projects in all disciplines between students and mentors. Awards are for Summer or Academic Year time periods. Applications open in February and close in March each year. Open to all degree seeking UI undergraduates with a B or better cumulative gpa.
Dewey Stuit Fund for Undergraduate Research For students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
John and Elsie Mae Ferentz Undergraduate Research Fund For students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
PHIL Student Success Grants For students across all academic disciplines at the UI.
Discipline Specific Programs
American Psychological Association
STEM Fields
National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
--Various social science and natural science disciplines
Amgen Scholars Program (various locations)
--STEM
Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Big 10
--All disciplines
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Janelia Undergraduate Scholars Program
--STEM
Lincoln Park Zoo Research Internship Program
Library of Congress Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program
--All disciplines
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
--STEM
UC Berkeley Summer Research Programs
--Multiple disciplines
Summer Undergraduate Resarch Fellowships (Caltech)
Emory Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
--Natural and Biomedical Sciences
Santa Fe Institute
--All disciplines
Non-STEM Fields
Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Big 10
--All disciplines
National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
--Various social science and natural science disciplines
Santa Fe Institute
--All disciplines
American Museum of Natural History Anthropology Internship Program
--Anthropology, museum studies, or related disciplines
American Bar Foundation Research Diversity Fellowships in Law and Social Science
--Law and social sciences
iSchool Inclusion Institute
--Information Sciences
Library of Congress Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program
--All disciplines
Metropolitan Museum of Art Internship Program
--Wide variety
National Archives Center for Legislative Archives Internships
National Opinion Research Center (NORC) Summer Internship Program
Summer Research Early Identification Program
Summer Research Initiative
--Field: Social and behavioral sciences
UC Berkeley Summer Research Programs
--Multiple disciplines