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Global Research & Internship Program

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The Global Research & Internship Program enhances your career potential through life-changing global work and research experience.

The Global Research & Internship Program (GRIP) offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to intern or conduct research with a variety of organizations and companies abroad for 8 to 12 weeks over the summer. As part of the GRIP program, you collaborate with people from different backgrounds, embrace and adapt to new challenges, and gain global exposure that makes you stand out when applying for jobs or graduate school.

Program Features and Facts:

A wide variety of internship placements across many career industries including business, engineering, sustainable development, healthcare, community development, and more.

Research placements that offer the opportunity to develop hands-on research skills under leading international researchers and faculty PIs affiliated with a university abroad.

Generous guaranteed funding awards to help accepted students offset travel and internship-related expenses.

"My supervisor was very passionate about my growth as a student even outside of this internship, so I received mentoring that introduced me to other possibilities I had with my CS degree. This summer, I learned so many technical skills, but I also learned so much from living abroad that I wouldn’t have been able to learn had I been in the US. I made friends and learned new skills despite language barriers, and I could not have asked for a better summer."

GRIP Information & Next Steps

Take the next steps and learn more by reading stories from past participants, understanding the application process, and searching the many exciting program options.

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Interested in learning more about the Global Research & Internship Program for Summer 2024? Attend an upcoming information session to ask questions and get advice about choosing a placement and preparing your application. You can also sign up for drop-in hours or watch the GRIP 2024 On-Demand session.

Questions can also be directed to [email protected]. You are also invited to join our mailing list to receive reminders, updates on programs, events, and future application deadlines.

Questions about GRIP? Contact [email protected] .

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Undergraduate Science Education at Harvard

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Research Opportunities and Funding

• Look below to find summer and term-time Harvard research opportunities on campus and abroad. • For summer programs at other sites, see Summer Programs Away in the tab on the right. • For selected undergraduate science research opportunities at Harvard, see the Undergraduates: Open Research Positions & Projects tab on the right.

Funding For Research at Harvard
Research Away Harvard Programs

Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (BCMP) Summer Scholars Program Brigham Research Institute Undergraduate Internships Broad Institute at Harvard Summer Program CARAT Cell Biology Research Scholars Program (CRSP) Center for Astrophysics Solar Research Experience for Undergraduates Program CURE, Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center DaRin Butz Research Internship Program on Biology of Plants and Climate Ernst Mayer Travel Grants in Animal Systematics E3 Evolution, Ecology and Environment REU Harvard-Amgen Scholars Program Harvard College Funding Sources Database Harvard College Research Program (HCRP) Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology Harvard Global Health Institute Funding for Independent Projects and Internships Harvard Global Health Institute Cordeiro Summer Research Fellowship Harvard Global Health Institute Domestic and Global Health Fellowships Harvard Medical School Undergraduate Summer Internship in Systems Biology Harvard Multidisciplinary International Research Training (MIRT) Program Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology HST Summer Institute Harvard Origins of Life Initiative Harvard School of Public Health Summer Program in Biological Sciences Harvard School of Public Health Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology Harvard Stem Cell Institute Harvard Student Employment Office Harvard Summer Research Program in Kidney Medicine Harvard University Center for the Environment Undergraduate Fund Herchel Smith-Harvard Undergraduate Science Research Program (any science area) International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) McLean Hospital Mental Health Summer Research Program MCZ Grants-in-Aid for Undergraduate Research MGH Orthopedic Trauma Undergraduate Summer Program MGH Summer Research Trainee Program MGHfC Digestive Disease Summer Research Program Microbial Sciences Initiative Mind, Brain, Behavior Summer Thesis Award PRISE (any science or engineering area) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Summer Institute in Biomedical Informatics, HMS Summer Program in Epidemiology, HSPH STARS - Summer Training in Academic Research Training and Scholarship Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard Summer Research Program, Division of Newborn Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital Summer Undergraduate Research in Global Health (SURGH) Radcliffe Institute Research Partnership Program Ragon Institute Summer Program The Arnold Arboretum The Joey Hanzich Memorial Undergraduate Travel and Research Fellowship Undergraduate Research in Mathematics Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Oceanography Undergraduate Summer Immunology Program at Harvard Medical School Undergraduate Summer Research in Physics

Harvard College Funding Sources Database - Database of both Harvard and outside funding sources for a variety of educational purposes, including research. Additional database: https://uraf.harvard.edu/find-opportunities/resources-your-search/campus-partners

The Harvard Student Employment Office manages a Jobs Database , the Faculty Aide Program and the Federal Work Study Program . All of these programs may offer student research assistant opportunities. The site also provides information about Job Search Resources and Research Opportunities .

CARAT – CARAT (Common Application for Research and Travel) is used by all the major funding sources at Harvard.

Harvard College Research Program (HCRP) – Summer (or term time) stipend. Applications from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships at 77 Dunster Street.

Deadlines: Fall term funding: 12 noon (EST), Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Spring term funding: 12 noon (EST), Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Summer funding: 12 noon (EST), Tuesday, March 22, 2022 [TENTATIVE]

Late applications will not be accepted for term-time or summer cycles.

Conference funding: rolling application deadline

Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard

The Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard (SROH) program connects undergraduates interested in a PhD with first-class researchers working in the life and physical sciences, humanities, and social sciences. This program is offered through GSAS and the Leadership Alliance .

During this 10-week program, SROH interns conduct research and participate in discussions with Cambridge-based Harvard faculty, build their presentation and research discussion skills, and take part in field trips with other Harvard summer programs. Students in the program live in Harvard housing and enjoy access to the outstanding resources of the university.

Note that we also have funding for students interested in atmospheric sciences as part of the NSF-supported International Partnership in Cirrus Studies project. Please see pire.geosci.uchicago.edu for information on participating faculty. Research focuses on modeling and measurement of high-altitude clouds.

PRISE – The Program for Research in Science and Engineering (PRISE) is a summer residential community of Harvard undergraduates conducting research in science or engineering. By the application deadline students must be progressing toward finding a lab or research group but do not need to have finalized their research group or project. Participants must be in residence and be active participants for the entire duration of this ten week program.

Deadline: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 12:00 noon (EST)

Herchel Smith-Harvard Undergraduate Science Research Program – Primarily directed toward students intending to pursue research-intensive concentrations and post-graduate study in the sciences. Undergraduate research either at Harvard or elsewhere, including internationally. Applications from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships .

Deadline: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 12:00 noon (EST) via CARAT

Harvard-Amgen Scholars Program -- The Amgen Scholars Program at Harvard is a 10-week faculty-mentored residential summer research program in biotechnology for sophomores (with four quarters or three semesters of college experience), juniors, or non-graduating seniors (who are returning in the fall to continue undergraduate studies)

Deadline : Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 12 noon

Harvard Origins of Life Initiative

Research Grants: Harvard undergraduates can apply for grants to support their research during the academic year.

Summer Undergraduate Program: Summer Undergraduate Research Grants are available for undergraduates working in Origins member faculty on Origins-related projects. Possible research areas include astronomy, astrophysics, chemical biology, geophysics, chemistry, genetics, and earth and planetary sciences.

iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) team - The iGEM team is a research experience targeted toward undergraduates interested in synthetic biology and biomolecular engineering.

Mind, Brain, Behavior – Summer Thesis Awards for rising seniors in the MBB track. Applications through MBB.

If interested, contact Shawn Harriman in March of your junior year.

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Internship Program (HIP) – for students interested in stem cell biology research. Students conduct research in labs affiliated with the HSCI. Accepted students are matched with a research laboratory group. or any college or university across the United States and internationally. Harvard University will sponsor the visas for international students who are selected for this program.

Deadline: Feb 7, 2022

Harvard Summer Research Program in Kidney Medicine (HSRPKM) - an introduction to nephrology (kidney medicine) for the undergraduates considering career paths spanning science and medicine. The Program includes nephrology divisions of four Harvard-affiliated hospitals – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston’s Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

Deadline : check the program website: https://hskp.bwh.harvard.edu/

BCMP Summer Scholars Program at Harvard University is organized by the The Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (BCMP) at Harvard Medical School. This 10-week program is open to both Harvard undergraduates and to students from other colleges and universities. Students must be authorized to work in the United States.

Deadline: contact program for details

Undergraduate Summer Immunology Program at Harvard Medical School - a ten week summer research internship with a stipend. The program consists of laboratory research, lectures, and workshops and is open to Harvard undergraduates and students from other colleges and universities. Applicants must be eligible for employment in the US.

Deadline: contact program

Microbial Sciences Initiative - Summer research with Harvard Faculty. Email applications to Dr. Karen Lachmayr .

Deadline: contact program

Summer Undergraduate Research in Global Health (SURGH) offers Harvard undergraduates the opportunity to research critical issues in global health under the direction of a Harvard faculty or affiliate mentor. Students in SURGH receive housing in the Harvard Undergraduate Research Village and a stipend for living expenses. The summer savings requirement is also provided for students who are on financial aid. Throughout the summer, participants in SURGH have the opportunity to interact with students in the other on-campus research programs.

Domestic and Global Health Fellowships (DGHI) offers Harvard undergraduates the opportunity to work in field-based and office-based internships in both US health policy and global health. Sites can be domestic or international. Students receive a stipend to cover travel expenses to and from their site, living expenses, and local transportation. Unfortunately DGHI cannot cover the summer savings requirement for students who are on financial aid.

Harvard Global Health Institute Funding for Independent Projects and Internships

Funding for projects in the United States and abroad.

Deadline: contact program

The Joey Hanzich Memorial Undergraduate Travel and Research Fellowship provides up to $5000 to a rising junior or rising senior enrolled in the Secondary Field in Global Health and Health Policy (or another field) who pursues a summer internship, project or research in health policy or global health, either in the United States or abroad.

Cordeiro Summer Research Fellowship Registered GHHP students may apply for a Cordeiro Summer Research Fellowship for the summer before their senior year. Each year 12 to 15 fellowships allow students to get a head start on their senior theses or research projects related to global health or health policy without incurring major costs to themselves.

Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology HST Summer Institute - The HST Summer Institute offers hands-on research experience for undergraduates in two areas of study: Biomedical Informatics and Biomedical Optics . Participating institutions include the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School.

Deadline : contact program

MCZ Grants-in-Aid for Undergraduate Research -The Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), the Harvard University Herbaria (HUH), and the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University (AA) award small grants in support of faculty-supervised research by Harvard College undergraduates.

Deadlines: contact program

Ernst Mayer Travel Grants in Animal Systematics

Proposals are reviewed two times a year.

The Arnold Arboretum : Fellowships are available to support undergraduate research

Ashton Award for Student Research
Cunin / Sigal Research Award
Deland Award for Student Research
Shiu-Ying Hu Student/Postdoctoral Exchange Award
Summer Short Course in Organismic Plant Biology
Arnold Arboretum Genomics Initiative and Sequencing Award
Jewett Prize
Sargent Award for Visiting Scholars
Sinnott Award

Living Collections Fellowship – Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

Hunnewell Internships – Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

Summer Short Course in Organismic Plant Biology Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology - The Harvard Forest Summer Research (REU) program is an intensive 11-week residential research and education experience at the Harvard Forest, a 3,700-acre outdoor laboratory and classroom in central Massachusetts. Students conduct research on the effects of natural and human disturbances on forest ecosystems, including global climate change, hurricanes, forest harvest, changing wildlife dynamics, and invasive species. The program includes a stipend, free housing, all meals, and the travel cost of one round trip to Harvard Forest. This program is open to not only Harvard undergraduates, but also students from all colleges and universities in the United States.

Harvard University Center for the Environment Undergraduate Fund provides financial support for student research projects related to the environment. In the context of this program, 'environment' refers to understanding the relationships and balances of the natural and constructed world around us, with a particular emphasis on understanding how anthropogenic activities and policies affect the environment, including the intimate relationships between energy use and demand, environmental integrity and quality, human health, and climate change. Two types of funding are available: 1) Funds for independent research (preference given to rising seniors seeking funds for senior honors thesis research) and 2) Research Assistantships (directed summer research experiences under Harvard faculty guidance). Award are intended to be applied towards living expenses (room, board), travel expenses related to research activities, and minor research expenses (for students doing independent research projects) for up to 10 weeks. Awards are not intended to serve as a salary stipend for students.  

Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Oceanography : The Harvard Oceanography Committee has funding and fellowships for both term time and summer research.

Harvard School of Public Health Summer Program in Biological Sciences - This intensive 8 week laboratory-based biological research program is for undergraduates during the summer following their sophomore or junior years.

Additional programs at the HSPH:

Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program (SHURP) – for undergraduate students outside of Harvard
Additional summer programs – for undergraduate students outside of Harvard
Additional summer programs – for undergraduate students at Harvard
Boston-based undergraduate students looking for coop or other research internship positions are encouraged to contact faculty members directly.

STARS - Summer Training in Academic Research Training and Scholarship - provides underrepresented minority (URM) medical and undergraduate students an opportunity to engage in exciting basic, clinical and translational research projects during the summer at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS). Housing and stipend provided.

Radcliffe Institute Research Partnership Program -- The Radcliffe Institute Research Partnership Program matches students with leading artists, scholars, scientists, and professionals. Radcliffe Fellows act as mentors and students provide research assistance, acquire valuable research skills, and participate in the Institute’s rich intellectual life.

Harvard School of Public Health Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology

The Summer Program is a relatively intensive 6-week program, during which qualified participants receive an interesting and enjoyable introduction to biostatistics, epidemiology, and public health research. This program is designed to expose undergraduates to the use of quantitative methods for biological, environmental, and medical research.

MGH Summer Research Trainee Program

The goal of the MGH Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP) is to inspire students who are underrepresented in medicine (URM) to consider careers in academic medicine by immersing them in cutting-edge research opportunities. Each summer, fifteen students are selected from a nationwide competition to join SRTP. Each student is assigned to a specific MGH laboratory, clinical site, health policy, or health services research area where they undertake an original research project under the mentorship and guidance of a Mass General Hospital (MGH) investigator. Assignments are carefully considered and are made with the student's research and career interests in mind. In addition to this unique research experience, students will gain knowledge through weekly didactic seminars, both at the MGH and at Harvard Medical School, attend career development workshops and networking event, and have opportunities for clinical shadowing.

Application deadline: contact program

MGHfC Digestive Disease Summer Research Program

Massachusetts General Hospital for Children (MGHfC) Digestive Disease Summer Research Program provides support for 10 students at the undergraduate or medical school level. Each student will be matched with a research mentor to perform an independent research project focused on digestive diseases over a 10-week period during the summer months within a laboratory or collaborating laboratory of the MGHfC. MGHfC collaborating laboratories at MGH possess unique expertise in engineering and computational sciences in support of various projects centered on digestive disease research.

Contact: Bryan P. Hurley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Program Director, Mucosal Immunology & Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, [email protected] , http://www.massgeneral.org/mucosal-immunology/Education/summer-research-program.aspx

Broad Institute at Harvard Summer Program

Broad Summer Research Program BSRP is a nine-week undergraduate research program designed for students with an interest in genomics and a commitment to research. Students spend the summer in a laboratory at the Broad Institute, engaged in rigorous scientific research under the guidance of experienced scientists and engineers. Underrepresented minority students enrolled in a four-year college are eligible to apply.

Broad Summer Scholars Program BSSP invites a small number of exceptional and mature high school students with a keen interest in science to spend six weeks at the Broad Institute, working side-by-side with scientists in the lab on cutting-edge research. Rising seniors who live within commuting distance to the Broad Institute are eligible to apply.

DaRin Butz Research Internship Program The program gives undergraduates in the life sciences a unique opportunity to experience research from start to finish while gaining training and connections among scientific colleagues. DaRin Butz Interns will not only conduct research, but will also develop their project with their advisors and be guided through the process of sharing their research through written reports and oral presentations, an important component of scientific research.

MGH Orthopedic Trauma Undergraduate Summer Program

The Harvard Orthopedic Trauma Service provides number of undergraduate opportunities:

Orthopedic Internship

This internship is for undergraduate and graduate/medical students who are looking for exposure to Orthopaedic clinical and basic research.

Orthopedic Trauma Undergraduate Summer Internship

Our program is intended for undergraduates interested in healthcare careers. Our interns are introduced to the hospital experience through orthopedic research and observation.

Women's Sports Medicine Summer Internship Program

Learn more about this month long internship open to medical and premedical students.

Summer Research Program, Division of Newborn Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital

Summer Student Research Program sponsored by the Harvard Program in Neonatology, an academic program which includes Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). The objective of the Summer Student Research Program is to provide motivated students with an intensive laboratory and clinical research experience under the guidance of Faculty and Fellow mentors from the Academic Program. The Summer Program experience includes:

Brigham Research Institute Undergraduate Internships

The internship programs hosted by the Brigham Research Institute provides undergraduate students with a focused and challenging summer research experience in a cutting-edge science laboratory. Interns will have the opportunity to obtain a research training experience in a laboratory or research setting at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Deadlines: check program website

Undergraduate Summer Research in Physics

Undergraduate Research in Mathematics

CURE, Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center

The CURE program introduces scientifically curious high school and college students from groups currently underrepresented in the sciences to the world of cancer research. Students are placed in laboratories and research environments at the seven DF/HCC member institutions: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as research environments at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Ragon Institute Summer Program

The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard brings together scientists and engineers from diverse fields to better understand the immune system and support human health.

Deadline: check program website

Harvard Medical School Undergraduate Summer Internship in Systems Biology

The Undergraduate Summer Internship is our headline program enabling undergraduate students to collaborate with our researchers, as well as their own peers, through Harvard's Quantitative Biology Initiative and the Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School. Participants work in our labs, gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art tools, learn cutting-edge scientific techniques in our dynamic research environment. Students interested in pursuing a PhD or MD/PhD, and students from under-represented minorities or disadvantaged backgrounds, are especially encouraged to apply.

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is a 10-week program that introduces undergraduates to bioengineering, materials research, nanoscience, and engineering while providing a coordinated, educational, and dynamic research community that inspires them to seek a graduate degree.

Center for Astrophysics Solar Research Experience for Undergraduates Program

Scientists from the Solar and Stellar X-Ray Group (SSXG) and the Solar, Stellar, and Planetary Group (SSP) at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) host undergraduate students from around the US. Please visit the website for more information .

E3 Evolution, Ecology and Environment REU

We are seeking rising sophomores, juniors and seniors majoring in the life sciences who would like to join a new Research Experience for Undergraduates program based in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) at Harvard University. Members of the program will enjoy cutting edge research experiences within the context of a strong mentorship community made up of faculty, graduate students, and peers. In addition, members will participate in a professional development program that is aimed at preparing students for the graduate school application process, building confidence to succeed in graduate school, and exploring long-term career opportunities. These professional development activities will include attendance of the annual Leadership Alliance National Symposium (LANS) research and mentoring conference. The E3 REU is part of a larger umbrella program, hosted by the Harvard GSAS Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard (SROH) .

Program website: https://reu.oeb.harvard.edu/sroh

Harvard Multidisciplinary International Research Training (MIRT) Program

The 10-week Systems Biology Summer Internship Program enables interns to work on research projects spanning many scientific fields, including systems biology, biophysics, bioinformatics, genomics, applied mathematics, and computation.

McLean Hospital Mental Health Summer Research Program

This competitive program seeks to engage scientific curiosity , create research opportunities , and promote academic success in mental health fields for promising young Black, Indigenous and underrepresented People of Color (BIPOC) interested in science . We had our first, very successful MMHRSP last summer, and applications are now open for next summer. MMHRSP is an intensive, 10-week, full-time mental health/neuroscience research experience at McLean Hospital. McLean is the primary psychiatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and is located in Belmont, MA ( https://www.mcleanhospital.org/ ). Chosen Fellows will receive a $7,000 stipend for the 10-week program.

https://www.mcleanhospital.org/training/student-opportunities#research

https://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/new-summer-research-program-welcomes-undergraduates-color

Cell Biology Research Scholars Program (CRSP)

The Cell Biology Research Scholars Program provides a 10-week full-time research opportunity to undergraduate students with a passion for scientific discovery and fundamental biology. Students will be hosted by faculty investigators to work on cutting-edge research projects and participate in training workshops and mentoring activities in preparation for a productive scientific research career.

Summer Institute in Biomedical Informatics , now entering its 15th year, is a 9-week full-time extensive research opportunity with a curriculum including didactic lectures, clinical case studies, a mentored research project, and presentation of findings.

The Summer Program in Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is an intensive 5-week program that integrates mathematics and quantitative methods to provide students with an understanding of the skills and processes necessary to pursue a career in public health.

Biodiversity of Hispaniola Booth Fund Fellowship Cognitive Neurosciences at the University of Trento, Italy Darwin and the Origins of Evolutionary Biology, Oxford, England David Rockefeller International Experience Grant Harvard-Bangalore Science Initiative Harvard Summer School Study Abroad in the Sciences HCRP Herchel Smith-Harvard Undergraduate Science Research Program International Summer Undergraduate Research in Global Health (I-SURGH) RIKEN Center for Allergy and Immunology, Japan RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan Rosenkrantz Travel Grants Study Abroad in Paris, France The Office of Career Services (OCS) awards Undergraduate Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences Undergraduate Research in Mathematics Undergraduate Summer Research in Physics Weissman International Internship

Harvard Summer School Study Abroad in the Sciences

In 2015 Harvard Summer School Science Study Abroad programs will be offered in the Dominican Republic, England, Italy, France, and Japan. See below for links to information on each of these programs.

Darwin and the Origins of Evolutionary Biology - Oxford, England.

Prerequisites: None. Apply through Harvard Summer School.

Information: Andrew Berry

RIKEN Center for Allergy and Immunology - Yokohama, Japan.

Laboratory research in immunology. Students will also receive some Japanese language training. Apply through Harvard Summer School.

Accepted students may apply to the Reischauser Institute for scholarships to help defray the costs of the program.

RIKEN Brain Science Institute – Laboratory Research in Neurobiology, Tokyo, Japan.

Prerequisites: Neurobiology of Behavior (MCB 80) or Animal Behavior (OEB 50); laboratory experience preferred but not required. Apply through Harvard Summer School.

Biodiversity of Hispaniola - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This six-week course covers basic prinicples of ecology, evolution, and island biogeography in the context of the diversity of habitats and organisms on the island of Hispaniola.

Prerequisites: course work in biology

Information: Brian Farrell

Cognitive Neurosciences at the University of Trento - Trento, Italy

This eight-week program at the University of Trento, Italy, organized by the Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative, provides students a unique opportunity to study the mind/brain. Taught by leaders in the fields of neuroscience and cognitive science, the program includes daily, hands-on, laboratory sessions (e.g., neuroimaging demos) and Italian language classes, all while surrounded by the breathtaking Italian Alps.

Information: Alfonso Caramazza

Study Abroad in Paris, France

Biology and the evolution of Paris as a Smart City.

Information: Robert Lue

Bangalore, India; The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
National Centre of Biological Sciences (NCBS)
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Note: This is not a Harvard Summer School Program.

Prerequisites: Introductory coursework in basic biology, chemistry, physics, and math.

Information: Venkatesh N. Murthy or Ryan Draft

International Summer Undergraduate Research in Global Health (I-SURGH) I-SURGH offers Harvard undergraduates the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge global health research in an international setting. Students in I-SURGH receive a stipend to cover travel costs to and from their site, living expenses, and local transportation. Unfortunately Harvard Global Health Institute cannot cover the summer savings requirement for I-SURGH students who are on financial aid. Once accepted to their site, participants in I-SURGH meet with a Harvard faculty member to develop a project that falls within the research agenda of the site. Throughout the summer, students work with a local mentor who supervises their daily work. While all returning Harvard College undergraduates are eligible to apply for an I-SURGH placement, preference is given to sophomores and juniors.

The Office of Career Services (OCS) awards funding for research abroad, including both Harvard Summer School Study Abroad and non-Harvard International programs. The David Rockefeller International Experience Grant , which is a need-based grant aimed at students who have not previously received Harvard international funding, supports many of these awards. Award amounts vary. The purpose of the grant is to afford all students the opportunity to take part in a significant international experience, regardless of financial background. See the Office of Career Services Summer Funding webpage for more information.

Harvard College Research Program (HCRP) – Summer stipend that can be applied towards travel expenses. Applications from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships at 77 Dunster Street.

Weissman International Internship – Research abroad for returning Harvard undergraduates. Average award ~$4000. More information and applications available through OCS.

Deadline: See the Office of Careers Summer Funding webpage

Booth Fund Fellowship - For seniors to engage in a program of travel, study, research or observation that will further expand and challenge an existing interest in a particular field.

Rosenkrantz Travel Grants

This grant program is exclusively for concentrators in History and Science. It allows motivated rising juniors (who have completed sophomore tutorial) and who are concentrating in history and science to devise a short but meaningful plan of travel and academic discovery in the United States or abroad. This grant program may serve as the first stage of research towards a senior thesis or junior research paper, but there is no requirement that it do so. The only requirement is a sincere passion for adventure and exploration, and a willingness to prepare well for the experience.

Please visit the Department of Physics webpage for more information: https://www.physics.harvard.edu/academics/undergrad/summer

Please visit the Harvard Mathematics Department webpage for more information: http://abel.harvard.edu/research/index.html

Undergraduate Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences

Please visit SEAS website for more information: https://www.seas.harvard.edu/faculty-research/research-opportunities

David Rockefeller International Experience Grant The David Rockefeller International Experience Grants were established in 2009 by David Rockefeller SB ’36, LLD ’69 to give students the opportunity to gain a broader understanding of the world beyond the U.S. or their home country, and to learn about other countries and peoples by spending time immersed in another culture. The purpose of the grant is to afford all students the opportunity to take part in a significant international experience, regardless of financial constraints.

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University research programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The research opportunities below are listed to give students an idea of the opportunities available globally. Students apply directly to the host institution and are responsible for the costs and meeting their deadlines, however some of the opportunities come with scholarships and stipends attached. Additionally, students are encouraged to apply for a short-term mobility bursary to support their activities. If student cannot find the right placement from what is listed, they are are encouraged to investigate other countries, institutions and organisations to discover more programmes (and can still apply for a short-term mobility bursary ).

Details for some of the below opportunities are still to be confirmed, so please continue to look at the host institution's webpages for the most up-to-date information.

The Summer Undergraduate Research Programme (SURP) provides an opportunity for undergraduate students from overseas universities to undertake research attachments for eight weeks at CUHK during the summer. Students will conduct research under the supervision of a CUHK faculty member from various academic disciplines, including Arts, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science and Social Science. Early applications are strongly encouraged to secure places in preferred projects.

Dates: 23 June - 17 August 2024

Tuition Fees: HKD8,151

Application Deadlines: 29 February 2024

For more information, please visit the CUHK SURP website .

SJTU offers research projects for undergraduate students across different fields that can include mechanical engineering, electronic information and electronic engineering, agriculture and pharmacy. The internships are usually six weeks and students will also have chance to collaborate on the paper-writing process and serve as a co-author on a publication.

Dates: 27 June - 9 August 2023

Tuition Fees: 8400RMB

Application Deadline: 15 May 2023

For more information visit the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Summer Research Internship Program website.

RISE Germany offers undergraduate students from North American, British and Irish universities the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions. RISE Germany is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.Students are matched with a host university or institute according to their area of interest (biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, engineering, or a closely related field). Host universities and institutes provide housing assistance and match students with Ph.D. student mentors. German language is not required and the working language will be in English.

Dates: 10 - 12 weeks between May - July 2024

Programme Fees: a monthly scholarship of 934 Euros. DAAD provides health insurance, accident and personal liability insurance. All interns are invited to the three-day RISE Germany meeting in Heidelberg at the beginning of July and will receive an allowance of 160 Euros for travel to the meeting.The scholarship also covers international travel costs with an international travel subsidy.

Application Deadline: 30 November for application, 15 December 2023 for reference letters.

For more information visit the DAAD website.

Equipped with specialized technologies such as drones, 3D printers, flight simulators and a clustered supercomputer, the ÉTS labs and chairs enables studetns to carry out unique research projects in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, health technologies, aerospace and transport electrification. Research internships, which are supervised by a professor from one of the Chairs or research units, usually last from three to 12 months.

Dates: Varies depending on students' arrangements with their supervisors (Summer is May - August, Fall is September - December, Winter is January - April)

Tuition Fees: Varies depending on students' arrangements with their supervisors

Application Deadline: Varies depending on students' arrangements with their supervisors

For more information visit the ETS Montreal Laboratory Research website .

Postgraduate-taught and non-first year students have the opportunity to undertake a period of on-site/virtual research through a diverse range of projects with PUC Chile. Students are invited to pursue their research, while also experiencing Chilean culture through interactions with staff and students.

Dates: A period of 4 - 12 weeks between April - May, agreed by student and proposed supervisor

Tuition Fees: Free

Application Deadlines: 26 November 2023 (Extended to 3 December 2023)

For more information visit the PUC Global Research Program website .

Undergraduate students from all over the world have the unique opportunity to conduct a research project in conjunction with a USFQ faculty member in various fields of study. This program is called The Latitude Zero: Ecuador Research Initiative (LOERI). Research themes available include Venezuelan Migration in Ecuador, Human Genetics, Psychological Wellbeing During Covid-19 in an Ecuadorian Population and Invasive Species and Drones in Galápagos.

Tuition Fees: USD500

For more information visit the USFQ Research Opportunities website.

Tecnológico de Monterrey offers undergraduate students the possibility to develop their research skills by participating on projects at any of the Tec research centers. Students will obtain valuable experience while being advised by specialists from a range of research centers and groups. Research areas include Sustainable Development, Architecture, Art and Design, Biotechnology, Water, Health and Business.

Dates: June - August (applications on a rolling basis)

Application Deadline: Varies depending on students' arrangements with their supervisors

For more information please see the Undergraduate Research Program information website .

The University of Tokyo Summer Internship Program in Kashiwa (UTSIP Kashiwa) provides hands-on research internship opportunities in the fields of natural sciences and social sciences. Alongside the period of research, lectures are also offered from world-leading researchers at the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences. All participants will be assigned to a laboratory in their desired area of interest and will conduct a research project under the guidance of a faculty member or senior graduate students. Participants will also experience Japanese culture and world-leading Japanese technology through weekend events and a field trip.

Dates: Program A: 29 May - 14 July 2024

Program B: 19 June - 4 August 2024

Tuition Fee: JPY 50,000

Application Deadline: 17:00, 15 January 2024 (Tokyo time)

For more information visit the UTSIP Kashiwa webpage.

UBC welcomes international students at undergraduate or postgraduate level to conduct full-time research for a defined period of time, under the supervision of a UBC faculty member. Since 2014, UBC has welcomed over 2500 VIRS students from over 650 universities and 85 different countries. The VIRS program is managed by Go Global under the Office of the Vice Provost, International. Please note that it is the responsibility of the individual applicant to identify, contact, and obtain approval from a UBC faculty member who will be their VIRS supervisor.

Dates: Varies depending on students' arrangements with their supervisors

Programme Fee: CAD415

Application Deadline: Submit the completed VIRS application at least 12 weeks before the planned start date for the research

For more information visit the UBC VIRS website.

The ETH Robotics Student Fellowship (ETH RSF) program offers graduate students the opportunity to research alongside experts on the specific topic of robotics of their choice. This fellowship takes place mainly during summer (July - August).

Dates: 1 July - 31 August 2024

Programme Fee: Housing, travel, visa and living expenses covered by a scholarship

Application Deadline: 29 February 2024

For more information visit the ETH SSRF website.

The Student Summer Research Fellowship (ETH SSRF) programme offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain their first research experience in an area of their choice. The fellowship provided by the Computer Science Department of ETH takes place during two summer months.

Application Deadline: 15 December 2023

For more information visit the ETH SSRF website .

UCL has been invited by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) to nominate up to 10 outstanding Master's students to apply for a research scholarship place on their 10-week summer intensive research training in Hong Kong.

Eligibility - Current UCL Masters students holding an undergraduate degree with first class honours (equivalent to a UK 1st/Hong Kong CGPA of at least 3.7-4.0/A). - Students with an undergraduate classification of a high UK 2:1/Hong Kong CGPA 3.6, may still be considered, but priority will go to students with a 1st. - Research can be in any of the areas supported by HKU's faculties: https://gradsch.hku.hk/prospective_students/research_areas.

Dates: 3 June – 5 August 2024

Benefits and Financial support - One-to-one mentorship on a research project with an eminent professor at HKU. - Networking and extra-curricular activities for elite students worldwide. - A scholarship of HK$10,000 will be awarded to each participant after successful completion (subject to HKU budgets). - Financial support of airfare up to HK$5,000, and university accommodation up to HK$5,000 will be provided on a reimbursement basis after successfully completion (subject to HKU budgets). - A small number of exceptional participants may be awarded a conditional offer of the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship to pursue a full-time PhD at HKU upon completion of their current studies. The HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship is HKU's most prestigious entrance scholarship, which includes an award of up to HK$427,100 in the first year alone.

Full Programme Details: https://gradsch.hku.hk/news_and_events/news_and_future_events/summer-research-programme-2024

Students must apply for a nomination place though UCL first, then if successful they will be invited by HKU to apply.

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A £10,000 studentship is available for UCL Masters or MPhil/PhD candidates that are conducting their research in any aspect of Japanese studies but particularly politics, economics, and international relations, arts and science.

There is a range of specific criteria that applicants must meet, so for full details and instructions on how to apply students should visit UCL's Sasakawa Studentship webpage .

Dates and Programme Fee: UCL can nominate up to three students for these studentships, which are worth £10,000 and are for one year's duration

Application Deadline: 19 March 2024

For more information visit the UCL's Sasakawa Studentship webpage .

This research opportunity at NTU is open to bachelor's or master's degree students with a 2:1 average, graduating in 2025. Students from any discipine are welcome to apply. Research areas include AI, Smart Manufacturing, Digital Economy, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Sustainability, 3D Printing, Health Sciences, Fintech, and more.

Dates: 20 May - 20 July 2024

Programme Fee: no programme fee, SGD5,000 stipend and complimentary housing at NTU's Yunan Garden campus.

Application Deadline: 1 March 2024, however interested students must contact UCL Study Abroad to be nominated by midday 19 February (via askUCL) - 2024 NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED.

For more information visit the NTU GCF information page .

The TISS in Mumbai is hosting a four-week programme for students who are passionate about promoting gender equality in their respective fields.The programme will explore the importance of taking a gender perspective into the development and implementation of public policy and the likely consequences of gender-blind policies. Students will gain an understanding of how institutions and structures are gendered and how this might affect the implementation of a public policy.

Dates: 1 - 26 July 2024

Programme Fee: USD1970 - 3040, depending on students' accomodation options (applications before 15 March receive a 10% discount)

Application Deadline: Ongoing

For more information visit the TISS International Summer School webpage .

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The 'International Research Opportunities Programme' (IROP) offers students an exciting chance to spend 8 weeks at one of Imperial’s partner Universities. This is an exciting opportunity to broaden your perspective, gain new experiences and develop your skills.

"My contribution was beneficial both to the group and to myself, as it offered me the chance to experience real life research in a practical aspect of physics, which will undoubtedly help me make my future career choice.

"I’ve greatly increased my self-confidence, and now feel much more prepared to adapt to new working and social environments, and be flexible when working in new and unfamiliar situations."

"This experience has made me consider much more strongly the possibility of further study or a career abroad after I graduate, as I feel I now have a clear understanding of what skills and attitude it requires. "

Read more Student experiences on the International Summer Research Opportunities Programme (IROP).

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What is irop.

In conjunction with Imperial departments and partner universities all over the world, the International Relations Office coordinates opportunities for undergraduate students to gain research experience at a partner university overseas.

IROP is the College's International Research Opportuntities Programme. These research opportunities present a unique opportunity to gain international research experience and to experience life in another country during the summer break. The International Relations Office also coordinates IROPs for international students coming to Imperial to undertake a period of research from our international partner Universities.

Participants in the schemes can expect:

to spend ~8 weeks working in a safe yet challenging research environment in an international setting.
to work with world-renowned researchers on cutting-edge projects.
to receive pre-departure support and assistance with visas, accommodation and registration at the partner university.

IROP takes place during the summer break from the end of June to the end of August. Exact dates for each partner scheme will be confirmed each year.

Where can I go?

IROP exchanges in 2023-24:

Massachussetts Institute of Technology, USA (Aeronautics, Chemical Engineering, Computing, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Materials, Maths, Physics)
Cornell University, USA (Aeronautics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials)
Technical University of Munich, Germany (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Computing, Life Sciences, Materials, Maths, Physics)
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (Design Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials, Maths)
University of Toronto, Canada (Chemistry)

Department participation in IROP exchanges is confirmed each year. Summer 20025 IROP exchanges and participating departments will be advertised in November 2024.

What can I expect from IROP?

Gain real research experience in world-class labs: Find out about the life of a research scientist while working on a project that is aligned to your research interests. Students conduct research under the supervision of an academic at universities renowned for science and technology. Gain new skills and develop your knowledge.

Broaden your persepective: Experience different working, learning and teaching styles! This is a great opportunity to take a step back and to think about where your degree can take you. Some participants chose their final year project on the basis of their IROP experience.

How can I apply?

Opportunities will be advertised to eligible students from participating departments. Opportunities are limited and not all departments participate.

General IROP eligibility criteria:

Be a full time undergraduate student and meet departmental requirements regarding year and course. For example, the opportunity may be restricted to students in certain years, or to students studying specific degree courses.
Have at least one year remaining at Imperial after IROP
Be able to commit to the full duration of IROP
Not be enrolled on a degree with year abroad or placement abroad at the time that you participate in IROP

Additional eligibility requirements may be set by each department.

As a guide, the IROP application process involves:

Complete the College's online IROP application form

The application form asks applicants to:

Confirm their personal details
Select the IROP partner/s they would like to apply to and rank their preference (if applicable)
Indicate three supervisors of interest per partner that they would like to work with on a research project. This information is used to match selected students to a suitable project and supervisor.  Please note, if selected for IROP it is not guaranteed that students will be matched with one of these three supervisors and all IROP students are asked to be flexible.   Please do not contact any academics directly.
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The statement of motivation should :

Be 1-2 pages long
Outline your interest in the research fields you have indicated and describe any relevant skills/knowledge/competencies
Outline what you hope to gain from taking part in the International Research Opportunities Programme, outside of the research experience.

N.B. If applying to multiple IROP partners, we recommend using the partner as a subheading and addressing each partner separately in the statement of motivation.

2. The IROP Team share your application with your department for selection.

The selection process may involve an interview, but this is dependent on your department.

3. If nominated to IROP by your department, you may then be required to complete an application to the partner. This is currently only required for IROP at TUM.

4. Application outcomes are communicated to all applicants - usually in January.

Please note, t he above information is a guide and is subject to change. Individual departments may require additional steps. Participating departments will make information about the scheme, the application process and the timeline available to students in their department in the Autumn term each year (usually in November). Please refer to the information provided by your department for that academic year.

What funding is available?

All selected Imperial students receive a bursary to participate in IROP.

The bursary is co-funded by the International Relations Office and the student's home department.

Students are responsible for funding extra costs such as social activities or further travel and are recommended to plan for this in advance.

Bursary payments are administered by the International Relations Office. More information about the bursary will be provided to successful candidates.

N.B. If you are a female student from Imperial College who is studying for a degree in Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Life Sciences or Geology and you would like to undertake an international research placement with a leading female scientist in a similar institution you may be eligible to apply for a bursary from the Stevenson Fund .

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The I-UROP program is managed by the Learning Abroad Center. Any questions about this program should be directed to Jessica Hartnett ( [email protected] ) in the Learning Abroad Center.

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+ who is eligible to participate in an iurop.

Students must be degree seeking undergraduates in good academic standing enrolled for at least 13 credits (or what constitutes full time status according to your program abroad) from the Twin Cities or Rochester campuses.

+ Who is my primary contact for questions about IUROP?

The Learning Abroad Center is your first point of contact. Once you have gone through their application process and have been accepted and are in your country, you will be contacted by the Office of Undergraduate Research to turn in the specific application describing your project.

+ When is my specific application due to OUR?

Once you have been in the country for a short time, you will receive an email from OUR with information and forms to apply for your specific project. These are due approximately a month after your semester abroad begins (you will be given an exact date along with the forms).

+ How am I paid, and does this affect my financial aid?

IUROP recipients get an award of $2,000 which is posted into their UMN account at the beginning of the semester abroad. This payment is a scholarship and may affect your FA package so check with One Stop if you have concerns.

+ Is there an application deadline for IUROPs?

Yes. Deadlines are typically in early May and late October for the following semester abroad. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on the deadline date; late applications will not be accepted.

+ What are the ending requirements and when are they due?

There are four ending requirements: a 2-3 page final report, an evaluation form, a presentation form reporting on the required public presentation, and a verification of completion signed by your mentor in the country where you did your research. These are due within two weeks of the end of your program abroad.

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Below is a list of international research opportunities for undergraduate students. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, therefore please refer to other search engines for additional opportunities that might not be listed here.

Research for credit is available during study abroad at Georgia Tech Lorraine (GTL) . Students must secure a mentor and finalize the project before the semester abroad starts. For additional information, contact the GTL study abroad program. Courses are currently available in AE, CS, ECE, and ME, but courses can be added for additional disciplines upon request and approval.

Korea – Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Chile – REU Program at Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory

Costa Rica – Research Experience for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology

France – UF Chemistry International Research Experience for Undergraduates

Mexico – UMKC Field-Based Research on the Gulf of California Rift Margin REU Program

Switzerland – UM Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Physics at CERN

IIEPassport – This site mainly lists study abroad opportunities but also has information on research abroad opportunities.

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Lexia Study Abroad – Many of the opportunities here have research project components or field research projects as part of the curriculum.

Asia – University of Flordia International Summer Research Program in Gravitational-Wave Physics (REU)

Australia – University of Flordia International Summer Research Program in Gravitational-Wave Physics (REU)

Bermuda – Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences REU Program

Canada – McGill Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering

Europe – EuroScholars Program

Europe – University of Flordia International Summer Research Program in Gravitational-Wave Physics (REU)

France – University of Michigan Optics in the City of Light Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

Germany – ACS International Research Experience for Undergraduates (IREU) Program

Germany – Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

Germany – Research Internships in Science and Engineering

Germany – RWTH Aachen Summer Exchange Program

Italy – ACS International Research Experience for Undergraduates (IREU) Program

Japan – ACS International Research Experience for Undergraduates (IREU) Program

Japan – Nakatani RIES

Singapore – Amegen Scholars

Switzerland – EPFL, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne)

Switzerland – ThinkSwiss Research Scholarships

United Kingdom – ACS International Research Experience for Undergraduates (IREU) Program

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This program is offered through Harvard Griffin GSAS and the Leadership Alliance .

During this 10-week program, Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard (SROH) interns conduct research and participate in discussions with Cambridge-based Harvard faculty, build their presentation and research discussion skills, and take part in field trips with other Harvard summer programs. Students in the program live in Harvard housing and enjoy access to the outstanding resources of the university.

The program is funded by Harvard Griffin GSAS, Harvard Molecules, Cells, and Organisms , Harvard Genes, Ecosystems, Organisms , and the Leadership Alliance .

Note that we also have funding for students interested in atmospheric sciences as part of the NSF-supported International Partnership in Cirrus Studies project, a collaboration including the University of Chicago, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Washington, and multiple European institutions. The University of Chicago has information on participating faculty . Research focuses on modeling and measurement of high-altitude clouds.

Applicants in the social sciences and humanities should feel free to write to the SROH program and indicate which Harvard faculty they have identified in their area(s) of interest and whether or not they have been in contact with said faculty.

NEW! The Department of the Classics would welcome applicants interested in fields related to Greco-Roman antiquity, including, but not limited to Republican and Imperial Latin literature, Cicero and Roman oratory, Latin historiography, reception of Latin literature, and the history of classical scholarship.

Application Process

SROH takes place between June and August. For information on eligibility requirements and how to apply, please visit the Leadership Alliance Summer Research-Early Identification Program.

Applications open on November 1, 2022, and must be submitted by February 1, 2023.

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The in-person version of the program covers travel to and from the program, housing, and typically a stipend of $3,500 and a food allowance of $1,500. Students participating in MARC or similar programs that provide summer support are welcome to apply. Students are required to participate for the full period of the program.

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The Research Village is a collection of residential summer research programs for Harvard College students that run for 10 weeks from June through August (summer dates to be confirmed in January 2024). Students conduct research, participate in professional development workshops, program cohort meetings, and program-specific and Village-wide social activities. Students showcase their research achievements in the final week of their summer program through research presentations. Students from the programs of the Research Village live together in the same River House on campus, creating a robust and exciting living, learning, and social community of undergraduate researchers. Students admitted to Research Village programs receive a stipend, free housing, and meals. Programs that comprise the Village are led by URAF and other partnering offices and academic departments at Harvard. Each program has specific application, eligibility and participation requirements and February deadlines . For application instructions, see each individual program page or this page . Please explore these opportunities thoroughly to find the best option for you!

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URAF provides funding for Harvard College students to pursue their independent summer research projects. Independent funding programs typically do not offer organized housing and meals as part of the award; instead they offer larger stipends for use towards accomodations arranged by awardees themselves. Unlike residential programs, these funding programs offer the flexibility to set start and end dates over the summer, and to do research in the field and/or remotely, outside of Cambridge, Massachusetts. There are no obligations to attend workshops and other on-campus programming over the summer. To be considered for funding through these programs, students must have the autonomy and independence over the design, implementation and execution all aspects of the research project proposed. Independent funding awards administered by URAF are:

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Summer research opportunities for undergraduates.

Summer is a great time to get involved in research, whether it's in a field you intend to study seriously, or in one you just want to try out. There are many opportunities for funding, as you'll see below, and you are encouraged to take advantage of these. Note that most REU application deadlines run from mid January to early March , so you should get started in early January (or late in the fall semester if some of the early deadlines mentioned below are relevant). In addition to being a fun way to spend your summer, a research job will (1) allow you to learn lots of things, (2) give you a flavor of what grad school and industry are like, if these are in your plans, and (3) allow various scientists to get to know you and your work, which is always a good thing (actually, a necessary thing) when it comes time to obtain letters of recommendation. Some programs require you to have completed your sophomore or junior year, but there are also plenty that are available for freshmen. So if you're interested in doing research, there's no excuse for not getting started early. Start searching around, an join in the fun! Your summer research can be funded in five basic ways. The funds may come from:

An REU program (this money comes from the NSF).
Other organized programs that aren't REUs.
The Physics Department.
Various Harvard fellowships/programs.
A specific faculty member (that is, from internal lab funds).

In more detail, these five basic ways to get funding are:

REU Programs: Professors throughout the country can apply for "Research Experiences for Undergraduates" (REU) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Undergraduates in turn can apply to these programs for the opportunity to do summer research. There are many programs in a variety of scientific fields. The application deadlines generally run from mid January to early March. The webpage with the list of all the existing programs is: NSF's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program There are lots and lots of fields listed here, including Physics, Materials Research, Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, and many more. So don't just look at the Physics ones! Programs are sometimes added late to the list, so check it periodically for changes.

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) at National Labs, funded by DOE Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory DOE Scholars Program Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) and other programs Perimeter Scholars International Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard (SROH) Summer Internship Programs at Fermilab Research Internships in Science and Engineering (in Germany) NIST SURF NASA Internships Lincoln Labs/MIT Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astonomy Wolfram Research (Mathematica) National Security Agency NCAR Computational Science Mignone Center for Career Success

The Harvard Physics Department has some funds available for summer research on campus. The deadline for applying is Sunday, March 24, 2024. David Morin will send out a link to the application in mid March. The basic strategy for finding a professor and forming a proposal is to look around for a few professors whose work interests you, and to then start knocking on doors and sending out emails. Informal, but effective. See this list of the Physics faculty , and also this list organized by Research area . These funds are limited, which means that the larger the number of students who stay on campus, the smaller the funding amount will be. You are therefore encouraged to apply to REU programs. If you don't have a specific reason to stay at Harvard over the summer, it would be a shame to ignore the mindboggling number of REUs out there. If you decide to decline them in favor of a lab here at Harvard, that's fine. But for one summer, you may want to take advantage of the opportunity to explore things and visit another university. Travel around the world, see interesting places and people, and do physics. One caveat: If you are planning on going to physics grad school, you should definitely spend at least one summer here at Harvard (perhaps two), bookended with one or two 90r's before and/or after, to have an extended period of time for your research. If you do reseach here at Harvard with Physics Dept funding, your overall funding will likely come from a combination of sources: Physics Dept, HCRP, and internal lab funds.
Harvard has various other souces of funding. There are many programs listed on the Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (URAF) page . In particular: 1) The Harvard College Research Program is an important source of funding. Their deadline is also Sunday, March 24, 2024. To be eligible for Physics funding, you must apply to HCRP. 2) The PRISE Program offers housing along with social and educational events. You are strongly encouraged to apply. The deadline is early: Tuesday, February 13, 2024. 3) You should also consider applying for the Herchel Smith Fellowship . The deadline is very early: Sunday, February 4, 2024. This is a fantastic fellowship. If you get it, it basically takes care of all your summer-money worries. 4) If you are interested in going abroad, you should consider the Weissman Fellowship. 5) Other Harvard sources of funding can be found on the Office of Career Services page and on the above URAF page.
Internal lab funds: You can avoid all the above funding issues by going directly to a professor who happens to have some grant money available for undergraduate summer research. Some do, some don't. This strategy definitely requires some running around. But note well -- it would be very unwise to use only this strategy unless you have an early guarantee that it's going to work.

Contact David Morin if you have any questions. Good luck!!

[Note: The Harvard funds listed on this page are available only to Harvard students.]

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Rank	School	Percentage
1	Princeton University	48.37
2	Harvard University	46.65
3	Georgetown University	43.59
4	Stanford University	42.83
5	Columbia University	29.83
6	University of Chicago	23.33
7	Yale University	17.4
8	American University	15.49
9	George Washington University	14.91
10	Dartmouth College	14.72
11	University of California, San Diego	11.85
12	University of California, Berkeley	10.52
13	University of Michigan	10.33
14	Johns Hopkins University	10.13
14	Tufts University	10.13
16	William & Mary	9.56
17	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	8.22
18	University of Pennsylvania	5.93
19	Brown University	5.35
20	Swarthmore College	4.02
20	University of Denver	4.02
22	Ohio State University	3.82
22	University of California, Los Angeles	3.82
24	Cornell University	3.63
25	University of Virginia	3.44
26	New York University	3.25
26	University of Notre Dame	3.25
26	University of Southern California	3.25
29	Duke University	3.06
29	Williams College	3.06
31	University of Texas at Austin	2.87
32	Middlebury College	2.29
33	Brigham Young University	2.1
34	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	1.91
34	Wellesley College	1.91
36	University of Wisconsin, Madison	1.72
37	Boston University	1.53
38	Indiana University, Bloomington	1.34
38	Pomona College	1.34
38	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1.34
41	Boston College	1.15
41	Macalester College	1.15
41	Syracuse University	1.15
41	Vanderbilt University	1.15
41	Washington University in St. Louis	1.15
46	Carleton College	0.96
46	Pennsylvania State University	0.96
46	University of California, Santa Barbara	0.96
46	University of Rochester	0.96
46	University of Washington	0.96
51	Amherst College	0.76
51	Claremont McKenna College	0.76
51	Emory University	0.76
51	Rice University	0.76
51	Rutgers University, New Brunswick	0.76
51	Seton Hall University	0.76
51	Texas A&M University	0.76
51	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee	0.76
51	Vassar College	0.76
60	Colgate University	0.57
60	Florida International University	0.57
60	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	0.57
60	Northwestern University	0.57
60	Oberlin College and Conservatory	0.57
60	United States Military Academy, West Point	0.57
60	University of California, Irvine	0.57
60	University of Georgia	0.57
60	University of Maryland, College Park	0.57
60	Virginia Tech	0.57
70	Arizona State University	0.38
70	Baylor University	0.38
70	Bowdoin College	0.38
70	Davidson College	0.38
70	Eckerd College	0.38
70	Elon University	0.38
70	Hillsdale College	0.38
70	Michigan State University	0.38
70	Occidental College	0.38
70	St. John's College	0.38
70	The New School	0.38
70	University of Florida	0.38
70	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	0.38
83	Assumption University	0.19
83	Barnard College	0.19
83	California State University, Chico	0.19
83	Carnegie Mellon University	0.19
83	Colby College	0.19
83	College of Wooster	0.19
83	Dickinson College	0.19
83	George Mason University	0.19
83	Georgia Institute of Technology	0.19
83	Ithaca College	0.19
83	Kalamazoo College	0.19
83	Kennesaw State University	0.19
83	Lafayette College	0.19
83	Lewis & Clark	0.19
83	Mount Holyoke College	0.19
83	Northeastern University	0.19
83	Pepperdine University	0.19
83	Purdue University	0.19
83	Reed College	0.19
83	Rhodes College	0.19
83	Roger Williams University	0.19
83	Sam Houston State University	0.19
83	St. Thomas Aquinas College	0.19
83	Temple University	0.19
83	Texas Christian University	0.19
83	The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina	0.19
83	Evergreen State College	0.19
83	Troy University	0.19
83	Truman State University	0.19
83	United States Naval Academy	0.19
83	University at Albany, State University of New York	0.19
83	University of California, Davis	0.19
83	University of California, San Francisco	0.19
83	University of California, Santa Cruz	0.19
83	University of Colorado, Boulder	0.19
83	University of Hawaii, Manoa	0.19
83	University of Iowa	0.19
83	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	0.19
83	University of Mississippi	0.19
83	University of Pittsburgh	0.19
83	University of Puget Sound	0.19
83	University of Toledo	0.19
83	University of Utah	0.19
83	University of Vermont	0.19
83	Ursinus College	0.19
83	Virginia Commonwealth University	0.19
83	Virginia Military Institute	0.19
83	Washington and Lee University	0.19
83	Webster University	0.19
83	Wesleyan University	0.19
83	Wright State University	0.19

Rank	School	Percentage
1	Georgetown University	70.39
2	Harvard University	61.18
3	Princeton University	42.11
4	Stanford University	38.82
5	Johns Hopkins University	30.92
6	Yale University	28.95
7	Tufts University	27.63
8	George Washington University	25
9	Columbia University	22.37
10	American University	11.18
10	University of Chicago	11.18
12	University of California, Berkeley	8.55
13	University of Virginia	6.58
14	William & Mary	4.61
15	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	3.95
15	University of Texas at Austin	3.95
17	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	3.29
18	Brown University	2.63
18	New York University	2.63
18	University of Pennsylvania	2.63
18	Williams College	2.63
22	Cornell University	1.97
22	Dartmouth College	1.97
22	Duke University	1.97
22	Middlebury College	1.97
22	Syracuse University	1.97
22	Texas A&M University	1.97
22	United States Military Academy, West Point	1.97
22	University of California, Los Angeles	1.97
30	Liberty University	1.32
30	Pomona College	1.32
30	United States Naval Academy	1.32
30	University of California, San Diego	1.32
30	University of Colorado, Boulder	1.32
30	University of Denver	1.32
30	University of Notre Dame	1.32
30	University of Southern California	1.32
30	University of Washington	1.32
30	University of Wisconsin, Madison	1.32
40	Adams State University	0.66
40	Arizona State University	0.66
40	Brigham Young University	0.66
40	Carleton College	0.66
40	Colorado State University	0.66
40	George Mason University	0.66
40	Marine Corps University	0.66
40	Mercyhurst University	0.66
40	Missouri State University	0.66
40	Regent University	0.66
40	Rice University	0.66
40	Sarah Lawrence College	0.66
40	Seton Hall University	0.66
40	Swarthmore College	0.66
40	Catholic University of America	0.66
40	The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina	0.66
40	Tulane University	0.66
40	United States Air Force Academy	0.66
40	University of California, Santa Barbara	0.66
40	University of Houston	0.66
40	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	0.66
40	University of Missouri	0.66
40	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	0.66
40	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	0.66
40	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee	0.66
40	Ursinus College	0.66
40	Utah Valley University	0.66
40	Vanderbilt University	0.66
40	Virginia Military Institute	0.66
40	Washington and Lee University	0.66

Rank	School	Percentage
1	Georgetown University	65.12
2	Harvard University	64.34
3	Princeton University	47.29
4	Stanford University	44.19
5	Columbia University	40.31
6	Yale University	29.46
7	Johns Hopkins University	27.13
8	George Washington University	21.71
9	Tufts University	16.28
10	University of Chicago	14.73
11	American University	6.98
11	University of California, Berkeley	6.98
13	University of California, San Diego	6.2
14	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	5.43
15	Cornell University	3.88
15	University of Pennsylvania	3.88
15	William & Mary	3.88
15	Williams College	3.88
19	Dartmouth College	3.1
20	Brown University	2.33
20	New York University	2.33
20	University of Michigan	2.33
20	University of Virginia	2.33
24	Duke University	1.55
24	Northwestern University	1.55
24	Swarthmore College	1.55
24	Texas A&M University	1.55
24	University of California, Davis	1.55
24	University of California, Los Angeles	1.55
24	University of Denver	1.55
24	University of Southern California	1.55
24	University of Washington	1.55
33	Barclay College	0.78
33	Brigham Young University	0.78
33	Carleton College	0.78
33	Carnegie Mellon University	0.78
33	George Mason University	0.78
33	Indiana University, Bloomington	0.78
33	Middlebury College	0.78
33	Pomona College	0.78
33	SUNY, Geneseo	0.78
33	Syracuse University	0.78
33	Ohio State University	0.78
33	Tulane University	0.78
33	United States Naval Academy	0.78
33	University of Central Florida	0.78
33	University of Hawaii, Manoa	0.78
33	University of Maryland College Park	0.78
33	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	0.78
33	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	0.78
33	University of Texas at Austin	0.78
33	Washington University in St. Louis	0.78
33	Wellesley College	0.78

Rank	School	Percentage
1	Georgetown University	75.34
2	Johns Hopkins University	59.03
3	Harvard University	52.23
4	Columbia University	39.61
5	Princeton University	34.37
6	George Washington University	33.2
7	Tufts University	32.04
8	American University	22.52
9	London School of Economics and Political Science	13.59
10	University of Chicago	12.04
11	Stanford University	8.16
12	University of Denver	7.77
13	Yale University	6.41
14	University of California, San Diego	4.66
15	Sciences Po	4.27
16	Syracuse University	4.08
17	University of Oxford	3.69
18	Texas A&M University	3.11
19	University of Texas at Austin	2.72
20	Geneva Graduate Institute	2.33
21	King's College London	2.14
21	University of Cambridge	2.14
21	University of Michigan	2.14
24	New York University	1.75
25	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1.55
25	University of California, Berkeley	1.55
27	University of Pittsburgh	1.36
28	Duke University	1.17
28	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	1.17
30	Cornell University	0.97
30	Seton Hall University	0.97
30	University of Notre Dame	0.97
30	University of Pennsylvania	0.97
30	University of Toronto	0.97
30	University of Virginia	0.97
36	Leiden University	0.78
36	Ohio State University	0.78
38	Boston University	0.58
38	George Mason University	0.58
38	The New School	0.58
38	Pennsylvania State University	0.58
38	University of London	0.58
38	University of Maryland, College Park	0.58
44	Aberystwyth University	0.39
44	Australian National University	0.39
44	Brown University	0.39
44	Dartmouth College	0.39
44	Georgia Institute of Technology	0.39
44	Hertie School of Governance	0.39
44	University of British Columbia	0.39
44	University of California, Los Angeles	0.39
44	University of Georgia	0.39
44	Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University	0.39
44	University of St. Andrews	0.39
44	University of Sussex	0.39
44	University of Washington	0.39
44	Uppsala University	0.39
58	Albright College	0.19
58	Angelo State University	0.19
58	Arizona State University	0.19
58	Barcelona Institute of International Studies	0.19
58	Baylor University	0.19
58	Berlin Polytechnic	0.19
58	Carleton College	0.19
58	Carleton University	0.19
58	Carnegie Mellon University	0.19
58	Central European University	0.19
58	Clark University	0.19
58	Erasmus University Rotterdam	0.19
58	Florida International University	0.19
58	Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations	0.19
58	Hillsdale College	0.19
58	Indiana University, Bloomington	0.19
58	Institute of World Politics	0.19
58	Kennesaw State University	0.19
58	Michigan State University	0.19
58	Nanyang Technological University	0.19
58	National University of Singapore	0.19
58	Naval Postgraduate School	0.19
58	North Carolina State University	0.19
58	Northeastern University	0.19
58	Old Dominion University	0.19
58	Paris Nanterre University	0.19
58	Peking University	0.19
58	Pomona College	0.19
58	Royal Holloway, University of London	0.19
58	Rutgers University, New Brunswick	0.19
58	Sam Houston State University	0.19
58	St. Thomas Aquinas College	0.19
58	Catholic University of America	0.19
58	The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina	0.19
58	Troy University	0.19
58	Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University	0.19
58	University of Arizona	0.19
58	University of Baltimore	0.19
58	University of California, Irvine	0.19
58	University of California, Santa Barbara	0.19
58	University of Colorado, Denver	0.19
58	University of Florida	0.19
58	University of Hawaii, Manoa	0.19
58	University of Hong Kong	0.19
58	University of Kent	0.19
58	University of Kentucky	0.19
58	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	0.19
58	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	0.19
58	University of South Carolina, Columbia	0.19
58	University of Sydney	0.19
58	University of Warwick	0.19
58	University of Wisconsin, Madison	0.19
58	Virginia Tech	0.19
58	Washington University in St. Louis	0.19
58	Webster University	0.19
58	Western Michigan University	0.19
58	William & Mary	0.19
58	World Trade Institute University of Bern	0.19
58	Wright State University	0.19
58	Yonsei University	0.19

Rank	School	Percentage
1	Georgetown University	67.39
2	Johns Hopkins University	61.59
3	Harvard University	58.7
4	Tufts University	39.13
5	Princeton University	34.78
6	Columbia University	26.81
7	London School of Economics and Political Science	20.29
8	George Washington University	17.39
9	Stanford University	14.49
10	American University	12.32
10	Yale University	12.32
12	University of Oxford	11.59
13	University of Chicago	5.8
14	Sciences Po	4.35
15	King's College London	3.62
16	National War College	2.9
16	University of California, Berkeley	2.9
18	National Defense University	2.17
18	University of Cambridge	2.17
18	University of Denver	2.17
18	University of Pennsylvania	2.17
18	University of Texas at Austin	2.17
18	University of Virginia	2.17
24	Duke University	1.45
24	George Mason University	1.45
24	Liberty University	1.45
24	Naval Postgraduate School	1.45
24	Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University	1.45
24	University of Michigan	1.45
24	University of Pittsburgh	1.45
24	William & Mary	1.45
32	Air War College	0.72
32	Arizona State University	0.72
32	Australian National University	0.72
32	Catholic University, Leuven	0.72
32	Cornell University	0.72
32	Florida International University	0.72
32	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	0.72
32	Leiden University	0.72
32	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	0.72
32	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	0.72
32	Missouri State University	0.72
32	National University of Singapore	0.72
32	Naval War College	0.72
32	Seton Hall University	0.72
32	Syracuse University	0.72
32	Texas A&M University	0.72
32	Tulane University	0.72
32	United States Military Academy, West Point	0.72
32	University of California, San Diego	0.72
32	University of Colorado, Boulder	0.72
32	University of Kentucky	0.72
32	University of London	0.72
32	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	0.72
32	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	0.72
32	University of Notre Dame	0.72
32	University of South Carolina, Columbia	0.72
32	University of St. Andrews	0.72
32	University of Sussex	0.72
32	University of Sydney	0.72

Rank	School	Percentage
1	Georgetown University	73.17
2	Johns Hopkins University	65.85
3	Harvard University	52.03
4	Columbia University	42.28
5	Tufts University	39.84
6	Princeton University	38.21
7	George Washington University	21.14
8	London School of Economics and Political Science	17.07
9	University of Oxford	16.26
10	Stanford University	13.01
11	Yale University	8.94
12	American University	8.13
13	Sciences Po	6.5
13	University of California, San Diego	6.5
15	University of Chicago	5.69
16	King's College London	3.25
16	New York University	3.25
16	University of California, Berkeley	3.25
19	University of Cambridge	2.44
20	Geneva Graduate Institute	1.63
20	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1.63
20	National University of Singapore	1.63
20	Texas A&M University	1.63
20	University of London	1.63
20	University of Michigan	1.63
20	University of Texas at Austin	1.63
20	University of Virginia	1.63
28	Australian National University	0.81
28	Central European University	0.81
28	College of Europe, Belgium	0.81
28	Cornell University	0.81
28	Duke University	0.81
28	Institute of World Politics	0.81
28	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	0.81
28	National Defense University	0.81
28	Naval Postgraduate School	0.81
28	Northwestern University	0.81
28	Pace University	0.81
28	Pepperdine University	0.81
28	Sophia University	0.81
28	Syracuse University	0.81
28	Tulane University	0.81
28	University College London	0.81
28	University of California, Davis	0.81
28	University of Denver	0.81
28	University of Edinburgh	0.81
28	University of Pennsylvania	0.81
28	University of St. Andrews	0.81
28	University of Sussex	0.81
28	University of Tokyo	0.81
28	University of Washington	0.81
28	William & Mary	0.81

Rank	School	Percentage
1	Harvard University	64.65
2	Princeton University	60.3
3	Stanford University	59.36
4	Columbia University	38
5	University of Chicago	27.6
6	Yale University	27.03
7	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	20.04
7	University of California, San Diego	20.04
9	University of Michigan	17.58
10	University of California, Berkeley	17.01
11	University of Oxford	12.85
12	Georgetown University	11.53
13	London School of Economics and Political Science	7.94
14	Cornell University	6.24
15	Johns Hopkins University	6.05
16	University of Cambridge	5.86
17	Ohio State University	5.48
18	University of Pennsylvania	5.29
19	George Washington University	4.91
19	New York University	4.91
21	American University	4.16
22	University of California, Los Angeles	3.78
23	Duke University	2.65
24	Tufts University	1.89
24	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	1.89
26	University of Texas at Austin	1.7
27	Emory University	1.51
27	University of Rochester	1.51
27	University of Toronto	1.51
30	Brown University	1.32
30	Pennsylvania State University	1.32
30	University of Virginia	1.32
30	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee	1.32
34	Geneva Graduate Institute	0.95
34	Rice University	0.95
34	Sciences Po	0.95
34	University of Denver	0.95
34	University of Iowa	0.95
34	University of Southern California	0.95
34	Washington University in St. Louis	0.95
41	Aberystwyth University	0.76
41	Northwestern University	0.76
41	University of Amsterdam	0.76
41	University of Maryland, College Park	0.76
41	University of St. Andrews	0.76
41	University of Wisconsin, Madison	0.76
47	Australian National University	0.57
47	Baylor University	0.57
47	University of Georgia	0.57
47	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	0.57
47	University of North Texas	0.57
47	University of Notre Dame	0.57
47	Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University	0.57
47	Uppsala University	0.57
55	Boston College	0.38
55	Dartmouth College	0.38
55	Florida International University	0.38
55	George Mason University	0.38
55	Indiana University, Bloomington	0.38
55	Michigan State University	0.38
55	Queen's University, Canada	0.38
55	University of Arizona	0.38
55	University of Essex	0.38
55	University of London	0.38
55	University of Sussex	0.38
55	University of Warwick	0.38
55	University of Washington	0.38
55	Vanderbilt University	0.38
55	York University	0.38
70	Charles University	0.19
70	Corvinus University of Budapest	0.19
70	ETH Zurich	0.19
70	Eastern Illinois University	0.19
70	European University Institute	0.19
70	Free University of Berlin	0.19
70	Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations	0.19
70	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	0.19
70	Hillsdale College	0.19
70	Jagiellonian University	0.19
70	Kennesaw State University	0.19
70	King's College London	0.19
70	Koc University	0.19
70	Leiden University	0.19
70	Lund University	0.19
70	McGill University	0.19
70	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	0.19
70	National University of Singapore	0.19
70	Old Dominion University	0.19
70	Paris Nanterre University	0.19
70	Syracuse University	0.19
70	Texas A&M University	0.19
70	The New School	0.19
70	University College Cork	0.19
70	University of Bologna	0.19
70	University of California, Irvine	0.19
70	University of Connecticut	0.19
70	University of Copenhagen	0.19
70	University of Edinburgh	0.19
70	University of Hawaii, Manoa	0.19
70	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	0.19
70	University of Mississippi	0.19
70	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	0.19
70	University of Oklahoma	0.19
70	University of Ottawa	0.19
70	University of Pittsburgh	0.19
70	University of Queensland	0.19
70	University of São Paulo	0.19
70	University of Utah	0.19
70	University of Zaragoza	0.19
70	Virginia Tech	0.19

Rank	School	Percentage
1	Harvard University	85.53
2	Stanford University	56.58
3	Princeton University	51.32
4	Yale University	42.11
5	University of Oxford	34.21
6	Georgetown University	31.58
7	Columbia University	27.63
8	Johns Hopkins University	25
9	University of Chicago	19.74
10	London School of Economics and Political Science	17.11
11	University of California, Berkeley	13.16
12	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11.84
12	University of Cambridge	11.84
14	Tufts University	7.89
15	George Washington University	5.26
16	American University	3.95
16	Duke University	3.95
16	University of Michigan	3.95
19	King's College London	2.63
19	New York University	2.63
19	Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University	2.63
22	Dartmouth College	1.32
22	Sciences Po	1.32
22	University of California, Los Angeles	1.32
22	University of Denver	1.32
22	University of Notre Dame	1.32
22	University of Pennsylvania	1.32
22	University of Texas at Austin	1.32

Rank	School	Percentage
1	Harvard University	77.08
2	Princeton University	55.21
2	Stanford University	55.21
4	Columbia University	46.88
5	Yale University	33.33
6	University of Oxford	25
7	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	23.96
8	Georgetown University	22.92
9	University of Chicago	19.79
10	Johns Hopkins University	16.67
11	University of California, Berkeley	13.54
12	Tufts University	11.46
13	University of Cambridge	8.33
14	University of California, San Diego	7.29
14	University of Michigan	7.29
16	London School of Economics and Political Science	6.25
17	Sciences Po	5.21
18	George Washington University	4.17
19	Cornell University	3.12
20	American University	2.08
20	Duke University	2.08
20	Ohio State University	2.08
20	University of California, Los Angeles	2.08
24	Australian National University	1.04
24	King's College London	1.04
24	National University of Singapore	1.04
24	New York University	1.04
24	Northwestern University	1.04
24	Pennsylvania State University	1.04
24	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	1.04
24	University of London	1.04
24	University of Pennsylvania	1.04
24	University of St. Andrews	1.04
24	University of Virginia	1.04
24	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee	1.04

These results should look familiar to those who follow national undergraduate rankings. Ivy League schools, Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and a few large public universities were favored across the board. But a handful of outliers punched well above their weight: Georgetown University, American University, George Washington University, Tufts University, and William & Mary all placed much higher here compared with their rankings in U.S. News & World Report , widely considered the most influential college ranking in the United States. In fact, Georgetown stands out as the top undergraduate choice among policymakers and think tank staff.

Master’s Programs

For master’s students hoping to pursue a policy career, all three groups we surveyed expressed a preference for programs on the East Coast. Only a few schools located west of the Rocky Mountains made the top 20 in each list. Respondents also highlighted several options outside the United States in the top 20: IR faculty included four international programs, while policymakers included five—all located in Europe—and think tankers included eight, one of which is in Asia.

Ph.D. Programs for Academics

IR faculty members’ rankings of Ph.D. programs have proved remarkably stable over the years. Between our 2017 survey and our most recent one, no top 15 program has moved more than one spot in either direction; in fact, most held the same rank. Additionally, policymakers and think tank staff appeared to value academic Ph.D. programs located in Washington, D.C., and outside the United States much more than U.S.-based IR scholars did.

Ph.D. Programs for Policymakers

When asked about doctoral students pursuing a policy career, all three groups we surveyed showed a preference for institutions with strong connections to Washington. Schools such as George Washington University, Georgetown University, and American University are ranked higher for students pursuing policy careers than for those hoping to enter academia. Conversely, institutions such as the University of Chicago and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are ranked lower for policy careers than academic ones. This shift highlights the importance of proximity to policy centers and the availability of practical engagement opportunities in shaping perceptions of a program’s value for a policy-oriented career in IR.

Advice to Prospective Students

Prospective students would do well to explore the specific features of various programs rather than focusing solely on a broad reputational ranking, which tells us little about a program’s regional, functional, or methodological strengths. For example, both academic and policymaker respondents who specialize in international political economy and/or trade policy ranked the London School of Economics master’s program higher than respondents who focus on security policy. Similarly, academics who specialize in the study of Latin America ranked the University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. program higher for an academic career than their non-Latin Americanist colleagues.

Still, prospective students should keep in mind that reputation matters. Although reputation may be an imperfect indicator of quality, it is a strong indicator of perceived quality within the field. A program’s standing can have conscious and unconscious effects on graduate school admissions committees, scholarship committees, and hiring managers in the public, private, and higher education sectors. For this reason, our ranking provides a systematic measure of these perceptions to assist prospective students in making informed choices as they plan for their future.

Advancing a Global Affairs Career

The intersection of large-scale challenges and technological advancements demands a broader range of knowledge and skills from international relations professionals. Learn about the impact this is having on employment trends in the latest FP Graduate School Guide .

To learn how your academic institution can be part of the FP Guides, contact Director of Academic Partnerships: Sherri Greeves, [email protected] .

Irene Entringer García Blanes is a senior project manager for the Teaching, Research, and International Policy Project at William & Mary. Twitter: @EntringerIrene

Susan Peterson is the Wendy and Emery Reves professor of government and international relations at William & Mary.

Michael J. Tierney is the George and Mary Hylton professor of international relations and director of the Global Research Institute at William & Mary. Twitter: @MikeTierneyIR

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Northwestern University's Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections houses more than 235,000 items, ranging from four thousand year old Mesopotamian clay tablets to nineteenth-century cobweb paintings to the most recent issues of feminist journals from around the world.

The Pritzker Military Library , dedicated to the story of the citizen-soldier in American history, contains over 50,000 volumes, 3,000 rare books, and a growing assortment of unit histories, such as Civil War regimentals and cruise books.

Rebuild Foundation Archive , housed in the Stoney Island Arts Bank, contains the Johnson Publishing Archive and Collection, the University of Chicago's Glass Lantern Slides, the Edward J. Williams Collection, and the Frankie Knuckles house-music collection.

The Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Illinois at Chicago houses rare books, manuscripts, maps and photographs, with particular strength in the social, political, and cultural history of Chicago. The collections at the  Library of the Health Sciences - Chicago  document Chicago's rich history as a center for the education and practice of the medical arts.

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Become a citizen of the world and gain a profound understanding of global issues. The BA in International Relations major prepares you for global citizenship by requiring you to follow an interdisciplinary course of study. You will take courses in political science and choose an area of focus based on individual interests.

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You will gain the tools you need to analyze trends in a complex global world by analyzing dilemmas such as why sometimes countries go to war, and when they are able to forge peace; what is the relationship between wealthy countries and poorer ones, and how do we create a just society?
You will bring together empirical questions and questions of justice, examining how institutions like the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union, and the International Monetary Fund work to promote peace, security, prosperity and economic relations. You also will think about how such institutions may need reform.

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As this is an interdisciplinary major, requirements include three groups of courses: required courses in political science, electives in political science and other fields like history, economics, peace and justice, and others; and you will choose a minor in any of the following programs: history, economics, environmental studies, modern languages, global Asia, Latin American studies, peace and justice studies, diplomacy, non-profit studies, and women’s and gender studies.

Sample courses include:

POL 114 Introduction to International Relations
POL 303A Workshop: International Organization (Model United Nations)
POL 322 Diplomacy

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You can expect engrossing debates in a friendly atmosphere and lively lectures by knowledgeable faculty who will challenge you to think critically, and grow academically and professionally, to meet the career opportunities of the 21st century.

The faculty of the department includes nationally and internationally recognized scholars, who are also engaging teachers and activists. Their scholarship is evidenced by their numerous books, monographs, global awards, and articles published in journals, newspapers, and periodicals intended for general audiences. The department’s faculty members also present their research at international, national, and regional conferences.

You have an opportunity to gain practical, resume-building experiences through participation in the award-winning Model United Nations team, as well as internships at the UN and affiliated non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and think tanks.

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With the BA in International Relations and Global Studies, you will be prepared for careers at the United Nations, UNICEF, and non-governmental organizations, as well as in sectors such as international journalism, international law, and business.

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You may go on to have successful careers in fields including, but not limited to:

Federal, state, and local governments
Advanced education in government and public administration
Political campaigns
Public and private interest groups
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Careers in business, especially with corporations that do business internationally
Law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice organizations
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In addition, you may go on to graduate or law school, or careers in higher education, education, nonprofit organizations, law, government agencies, multi-national corporations, and financial institutions.

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