The National Science Foundation funds summer research experiences for undergraduates at a variety of institutions.

"Students work with a faculty mentor on an individual project focusing on some aspect of the computational properties of complex systems. SFI's broad program of research is aimed at understanding both the common features of complex systems and at comprehending the enormous diversity of specific examples. Projects focus on adaptive computation; on the physics, mathematics, information science, and the computational aspects of complexity; on economics as a complex, adaptive system; and on the life sciences including modeling of the immune system, theoretical neurobiology, genetic data analysis, theoretical ecology, and models of protein folding."

Stephen Wolfram, author of A New Kind of Science and creator of the Mathematica software, offers a summer research program for undergraduate and graduate students. Students work closely with principal investigators to complete a research project, which is ideally a draft of a publishable paper. Research focuses on complex systems and is not limited to mathematics.

"Associated Western Universities, Inc. (AWU) administers over 1,000 undergraduate and graduate student opportunities every year. The opportunities are made available through funding from national laboratories, other federal agencies, and industry. These opportunities enhance your classroom education by providing an introduction to "real world" projects related to your field of study."

The REU Program in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics was started at WPI in 1998 with funding from NSF. It is the only mathematics REU program in the US that exclusively involves students in real-world projects sponsored by corporate partners. This eight week program offers outstanding undergraduate students the opportunity to work on mathematical and statistical problems in close collaboration with faculty and industrial sponsors.

The goal of this program is to involve undergraduates in seismological research projects at the universities and research institutions that belong to the IRIS Consortium. Undergraduate interns will work directly with a researcher from one of the IRIS member institutions. Research projects may involve deployment of seismic instruments in the field (within the US or internationally), or analyses of seismic data in a lab setting (for example investigations of Earth structure, earthquake sources, seismic hazards) at the IRIS member institution.

Students will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge in a selected field of study and to learn a variety of research techniques through firsthand experience. The position is located in environmental science in researching environmental issues, more specifically the traineeship will be related to water treatment and air purification issues.

Links to co-op/internship opportunities listed alphabetically, by-state, ecology, pre-medical studies, minority students, immunology, biomedical engineering, university resaerch, first-year students, international students

"The Summer Research Fellowship Program (SRFP) at the NIH provides an opportunity to medical and dental students to spend the summer working side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Students who are currently enrolled in an accredited medical/dental college or university in the United States and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible to apply."