REUs
— Research Experience for Undergraduate Opportunities —
To have a competitive application for graduate programs (especially PhD programs), it is almost necessary to have research experience outside of Belmont. Therefore, I highly recommend you apply to a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, of which there are countless across the country. Not only does this give you a fantastic real-world experience in a lab that is studying cutting-edge topics, it also gives the amazing opportunity to travel somewhere else in the country for a paid experience. Just one note that to be the most competitive for one of the programs, it is best to have a strong GPA and gain research experience at Belmont, likely through SURFS. Therefore, be sure to begin the process of getting research experience as early as possible.
Check out the following websites and the table below for resources.
NSF Searchable Site: >100 REU programs
| School | Program | Location | Application Due Date |
| BYU | REU, Chemistry | Provo, UT | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Vanderbilt | VSSA | Nashville, TN | Feb 1, 2021 |
| St. Jude | Pediatric Oncology Education Program | Memphis, TN | Feb 1, 2021 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) | Philadelphia, PA | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Washington University | Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) | St. Louis, MO | Feb 1, 2021 |
| University of Colorado | Cancer Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU) | Aurora, CO | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University | JHU BioREU | Baltimore, MD | |
| Marshal University | Summer Research Internship for Minority Students (SRIMS) | Huntington, WV | Feb 12, 2021 |
| University of Utah | Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) | Salt Lake City, UT | Jan 31, 2021 |
| Michigan State University | Plant Genomics @ MSU REU | East Lansing, MI | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Cincinnati Children’s Hospital | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship | Cincinnati, OH | Feb 1, 2021 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship | Little Rock, AR | Mar 1, 2021 |
| San Jose State University or SUNY-Stony Brook | Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer School Program (not an REU, but an excellent opportunity!) | San Jose, CA or Stony Brook, NY | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Summer Research Scholars Program | Geneva, NY | Feb 5, 2021 |
| Mayo Clinic of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) | Rochester, MN | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Purdue University | NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program | West Lafayette, IN | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Purdue University | Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) (geared toward under-represented populations) | Champaign, IL | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Georgia Southern & University of Lorraine | CollaborativE Multidisciplinary Investigations Through Undergraduate Research Experiences (CEMITURE) | Statesboro, GA & Épinal, France | Feb 19, 2021 (for GA), Jan 22, 2021 (for France) |
