REUs

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)