Saint Louis University's IDBI Summer Program in Undergraduate Research (IDBI-SPUR) provides paid summer research opportunities and structured training activities for SLU undergraduate students working in IDBI-member laboratories.
IDBI-SPUR is accepting applications for Summer 2025. Applicants must be current SLU undergraduates with at least one semester (Fall 2025) in residence at SLU. The application portal will close on April 15, 2025.Â
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IDBI-SPUR aims to increase the number of undergraduates who can participate in research by providing stipends for summer research. To enhance the research and educational experience, IDBI-SPUR includes structured cohort activities (e.g. research training activities, midsummer gatherings) and requires participation in the fall IDBI Research Symposium. Additionally, students are encouraged to present their research at research symposia locally, such as the spring SLU Sigma Xi Research Symposium, regionally, and nationally.
All undergraduates working in IDBI member labs are invited to participate in IDBI-SPUR cohort activities and the IDBI Research Symposium.
IDBI-SPUR has two funding opportunities for undergraduate research stipends: part-time summer research through the SURGE IDBI-SPUR program and full-time summer research through the DeNardo IDBI-SPUR program. IDBI welcomed our first six part-time SURGE students in 2022. In 2023, IDBI won a grant from the DeNardo Education and Research Foundation to support four full-time summer undergraduate researchers.
No prior experience is required to apply for either program.