Welcome to the Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Consortium (RI-SURC) website!
This website houses information about several of the undergraduate research programs that take place each summer in the state of Rhode Island including program and application information.
URI Science and Engineering Fellowship Program [Summer]
Dates: 2022 - 2023
URI's S&E Fellowship Program provides students from underrepresented populations with interdisciplinary experience through a 10-week summer research experience and fall communication course at URI. Students with science and engineering backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!
Research Areas: Engineering: Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial Systems, Mechanical & Ocean. Science: Animal Science & Technology, Aquaculture & Fisheries Technology, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Plant Sciences, Environmental Science & Management, Environmental & Natural Resource Management, Geology, Geological Oceanography, Marine Biology, Marine Affairs, Medical Laboratory Science, Molecular Neuroscience, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems, Wildlife & Conservation Biology,
Eligibility: URI undergraduate students only
Website: URI S&E Fellowship Program
Application Deadline: February 10, 2023
RI-INBRE Summer Undergraduate Research (SURF) Program [Summer]
Dates: May 20, 2024 - July 26, 2024
The RI-INBRE Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides a 10-week summer research experience for undergraduate students at URI, Brown University, and our partner institutions interested in the biomedical sciences and related fields.
Research Areas: Biotechnology, Cancer, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Pharmacy, Neuroscience, Engineering, Health Sciences, Biomedical Sciences
Eligibility: Students from all university are encouraged to apply.
Website: RI-INBRE SURF Program
Application Deadline: February 19, 2024
(5:00 pm EST)
Application Link: RI-INBRE SURF Application
RI EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research (SURF) Program [Summer]
Dates: May 20, 2024 - July 26, 2024
The RI NSF EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program offers undergraduates opportunities in real-world research related to developing new approaches to assess, predict and respond to the effects of climate change on coastal ecosystems.
Research Areas: marine biology, engineering, pollutants, microplastics, science communication, chemistry, climate change, computer modeling, sensor development
Eligibility: Undergraduates at RI EPSCoR-affiliated institutions
Website: RI NSF EPSCoR SURF Program
Application Deadline: February 16, 2024
URI Coastal & Environmental Fellowship Program [Summer]
Dates: May 22 - July 28, 2023
The Coastal and Environmental Fellowship program provides URI undergraduate students with opportunities to participate in summer research related to environmental and coastal, education, communication or public outreach programs designed to address current environmental and/or societal issues.
Research Areas: Biological Sciences, Natural Resource Sciences, Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Marine Affairs, Cell & Molecular Biology, Fisheries/Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Plant Sciences & Entomology, and Geosciences
Eligibility: URI Undergraduate students only
Website: URI Coastal Fellows Program
Application Deadline: February 10, 2023
URI MARC U*STAR Program [Year Round Opportunity]
Dates: June 1, 2023 - May 18, 2025
Orientation Begins May 22, 2023
The Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U*STAR) program is a full-time, two-year research and professional development program for undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Research Areas: Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, such as: Bioinformatics; Cancer; Computational Biology; Drug Discovery, Development, and Delivery; Epigenetics; Genetics; Infectious Disease; Microbiomes; Neurodegenerative Disease; Vaccine Development
Eligibility: See MARC website
Website: URI MARC U*STAR
Application Deadline: February 10, 2023
URI SURF Oceanography (SURFO) Program [Summer]
Dates: June 5 - August 12, 2023
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO) is a 10-week in-residence research experience hosted at URI through the Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) for STEM majors considering a career or graduate school in Ocean Science and Engineering. It is a NSF REU-Site program and open to students with US citizenship or who have permanent residency status. Students from any State or US Territory may apply.
Research Areas: See SURFO website
Eligibility: Undergraduate students
Website: URI SURFO
Application Deadline: TBD