Research Experience for Undergraduates

There are many benefits to participating in research during your undergraduate career. Participating in a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) can help:

Enrich your education by broadening your perspective on your major field and increasing your understanding in specific areas
Diversify your resume and show employers that you have a wide range of skills
Develop experience for future education and employment
Provide references for future jobs and graduate school

In addition to professional and educational benefits, you'll spend ten weeks of summer working with faculty research mentors on real-world projects at a university or research facility like NASA. You will also receive a stipend - usually $5,000 to $6,000 - with optional travel and housing assistance.

The application process for summer research programs starts toward the end of winter quarter. Please review our list of resources to help you find one that's a good fit.

A summary of information useful for finding and applying to summer research for undergradatue programs:summer_reu_useful_information_v4.pdf
Pathways to Science
NASA -- Undergraduate Research and Internships
Department of Homeland Security -- Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Research opportunities are not just limited to summer. Oregon State University has numerous options for undergraduates, and it is just a matter of actively pursuing them. Here are some helpful tips:

Reach out to professors who teach classes that interest you (Protip: Review their website and read a few recent papers before contacting them)
Network with teaching assistants and colleagues who are currently working in a research lab
Check departmental websites, as well as their weekly newsletter, for opportunities

Below is a list of REU opportunities sorted by major:

CBEE:

http://cbee.oregonstate.edu/reus -- The CBEE keeps a list of all CBEE related REU’s, Please refer to that page.

CBEE Johnson Internship (at OSU)

CCEM:

Sustainable Urban Water Transdisciplinary Research Program for Undergraduates

At various locations across US, based out of Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Deadline: Febuary 10th, 2017

Stanford's Summer Undergraduate Research in Geoscience and Engineering Program

Stanford University, Palo Alto Ca. Deadline: January 24th 2017

EECS:

SUNFEST at Penn

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Deadline: February 24^th 2017