Research Project Information

STEM summer research projects will be posted on our STEM Summer Research Project List webpage once they are available, usually at the end of November/beginning of December. For those who are interested in research projects in Glasgow (Scotland), Glasgow based research projects are not usually posted until January. 

Once research projects are posted, you will select three research projects you are interested in, taking into consideration any academic/lab prerequisites for your research projects of interest.

STEM PROJECT PLACEMENT FORM INSTRUCTIONS

The STEM Project Placement Form is how you share your research project preferences with our STEM Summer Research Team and STEM Summer Research Committee. 

You will need to select and list three research projects on your STEM Project Placement Form. You can select research projects based in any of our STEM Summer Research locations, not just the STEM Summer Research program location you applied to. Please note that placement in a specific project or location cannot be guaranteed.

If you are placed on a research project that is based in a different STEM Summer Research location than where you applied to, we will assign you to the appropriate STEM Summer Research location, once your research project placement is confirmed.

You will also be required to upload a personal essay when filling out your Project Placement Form. Your personal essay should adhere to the following guidelines:

• No more than one page in length, double-spaced

• Your personal essay should describe/elaborate upon your relevant scientific experience(s) 

• You should not mention the research project location that you are applying to or list any specific research projects in your personal essay (as your personal essay may be shared with multiple research teams).