Research Opportunities

Research Postings from Faculty

The OUR periodically receives postings from faculty who are looking for undergraduates to work on research projects. More often, students will need to check individual departments' websites, identify the Pathways into Research in relevant departments, and explore faculty and/or lab websites in order to Find a Mentor and research position.

Current Opportunities

WashU Summer Research Programs

A non-exhaustive list of summer research programs at WashU that provide funding in the form of an award, fellowship, or stipend can be found below. The OUR works to keep this list up to date, but students should always refer to the relevant program page to confirm key information, e.g., application deadlines.

If you represent a WashU summer research program and would like your program promoted, please email the OUR (undergradresearch@wustl.edu) and we will be happy to follow up.

Natural Sciences and Engineering

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In order of application deadline:

ACS Diversity in Cancer Research Summer Internship (cancer research) (January 12, 2024)

Leah Menshouse Springer Summer Opportunities Program (cancer research) (January 12, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Medical Science Training Program (MSTP) ACCESS (January 13, 2025)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at I2DB (BIDS@I2DB) Summer Research Internship (January 15, 2025)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) Summer Fellowship (January 16, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Aging & Neurological Diseases Summer Research Program at the Institute for Public Health (IPH) (January 17, 2025)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Public & Global Health Summer Research Program at the Institute for Public Health (IPH) (January 17, 2025)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Amgen Scholars (biological and biomedical sciences) (February 1, 2025)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Human Biomolecular Atlas Project (HuBMAP) (includes WashU and non-WashU research labs) (February 1, 2025)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP) at the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (medical research) (February 1, 2025)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Washington University Cardiovascular Research Summer Program (WashU CardS) (February 1, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

BP-ENDURE (neuroscience) (February 2, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Summer Internship Program (February 4, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB)-REU (February 15, 2025)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)-REU (February 15, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

McDonnell Genome Institute (MGI) Undergraduate Scholars Program (February 15, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Pediatric Student Research Program (PSRP) (February 15, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Thermal Energy Management on Multiple Scales REU (February 15, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Tyson Undergraduate Fellows Program (environmental biology field research) (February 15, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

uSTAR Summer Scholars Program (biomedical sciences) (February 15, 2024)

Washington University Summer Engineering Fellowship (WUSEF) (February 15, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Summer Undergraduate Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMB) (February 16, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Cardiovascular Disease & Hematology (RADIANCE) Summer Research Program at the Institute for Public Health (IPH) (February 16, 2024; Applicants are encouraged to apply early. Students will be admitted on a rolling basis as applications are received.)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Center for the Environment Undergraduate Summer Research Program (February 18, 2024)

Anesthesiology Summer Research Fellowship (ASSURE) (February 19, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students attending a university or college in the St. Louis region)

Advanced Summer Program for Investigation and Research Education (ASPIRE) (medical research) (February 20, 2025)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Washington University Pediatric Center of Excellence in Nephrology (WU PCEN) (February 21, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

RAD SUMMER (radiation oncology) (February 24, 2024)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Summer Fellowships in Physics (March 31)

International Student Research Internship Program (engineering) (November 13, 2023)
(open exclusively to international, non-Washington University students)

Vagelos Undergraduate Research Fellowship (biology and biomedical sciences) (November 17, 2023)

Humanities and Social Sciences

In order of application deadline:

Public & Global Health Summer Research Program at the Institute for Public Health (IPH) (January 17, 2025)
(open to non-Washington University students)

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research Fellowship (February 8, 2025; multi-year research program including summer research)

Pulitzer Center’s Campus Consortium Reporting Fellowship (journalism) (March 1, 2025; supplemental materials due March 15, 2025)

Summer Undergraduate Research Guided Experience (SURGE) (March 1, 2025)

Humanities Digital Workshop - Summer (March 3, 2025)

Andrea Biggs Undergraduate Research Award (gender studies) (March 18)

Merle Kling Undergraduate Honors Fellowship (March 22, 2024; multi-year research program including summer research)

Non-WashU Research Opportunities

Do you want to conduct research away from WashU, either independently or through another institution or short-term program? The OUR has collected a list of a handful of national databases and specific opportunities that you can peruse. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, but a good place to start your search.

Research Opportunities

Research Postings from Faculty

WashU Summer Research Programs

Natural Sciences and Engineering

Humanities and Social Sciences

Non-WashU Research Opportunities

Collections of National and International Programs and Opportunities

National Summer Programs and Internships in STEM

International Programs

Summer Programs at Other Universities