Vanderbilt is home to several programs that offer undergraduate students paid opportunities to participate in research over the summer. Some programs are limited to currently enrolled Vanderbilt undergraduates, while others are open to students from outside universities. Vanderbilt students may also wish to explore off-campus summer research opportunities!
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Programs open to Vanderbilt undergraduates:
- Data Science Institute Summer Research Program
- SyBURRE Searle Undergraduate Research Program
- Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program
For updates and additional guidance regarding Vanderbilt University research, please visit the Research @Vanderbilt website
Programs open to all undergraduate students:
- Aspirnaut Summer Research Internship
- Bioinformatics Institute Summer Research Program
- Medical Scientist Training Summer Research Program
- Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemical Biology
- Undergraduate Clinical Research Summer Program
- Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates
- Vanderbilt Summer Diabetes Research Program
- Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy
- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Summer Research Program
Off-campus summer programs:
Immersion Vanderbilt maintains a database of paid off-campus summer research opportunities for undergraduates. Applications for most programs close between mid-January and late February. This database is meant to increase student awareness of off-campus opportunities, and the linked programs are not endorsed by Vanderbilt.
Field Schools:
Fields schools are another great way to complete research! These programs are typically fee-based and offer hands-on training for students interested in archaeology, anthropology, conservation biology, and more! Some example programs are linked below.