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VUSRP

Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program

Applications for the 2027 VUSRP cycle will open on November 10. Check back here for the application link.

The Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program (VUSRP) provides Vanderbilt undergraduate students with the opportunity to fulfill 10 weeks of full-time research during the summer under the mentorship of any full-time Vanderbilt University faculty member, including faculty in the graduate and professional schools. VUSRP strongly prioritizes research that our Vanderbilt students do within the context of a Vanderbilt faculty person’s research program. In-person research and mentoring is favored, though with adequate justification, virtual research and mentoring will be considered.

VUSRP student working in a research laboratory.
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Program Highlights

Applications for Summer 2026 have closed.

  • VUSRP is a 10-week program that allows students to work with any full-time Vanderbilt faculty member on the faculty person's research.
  • The official 2027 program dates will be announced soon. Deviations may be allowed with written faculty mentor approval.
  • The main component of the program is the scholarly work done by the Vanderbilt undergraduate student (VUSRP student) in collaboration with their faculty mentor.
  • Writing workshops are provided to help students develop their ideas into research proposals. See the application page for workshop details!
  • VUSRP involves highly collaborative, full-time work.
    • Participants will engage in research with a VU faculty mentor on campus or in another research and/or field setting.
    • Participants are not permitted to take courses during the program.
    • Participants are expected to give top priority to the VUSRP research during the ten-weeks dedicated to the program.