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Current & Timely Research Opportunities

Very current research opportunities and those that have application deadlines coming in the near future are regularly posted to the UAH Student Research Facebook Page. Like our page for the latest updates!

Summer Research Opportunities

  • Honors Capstone Research Summer Program

  • The Research or Creative Experience for Undergraduates (RCEU) Summer Program

  • NSF REU Search

    The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. Undergraduate student participants in either REU Sites or REU Supplements must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S. Students do not apply to NSF to participate in REU activities; rather, they apply directly to REU Sites or to NSF-funded investigators who receive REU Supplements.

  • Pathways to Science – Summer Research Opportunities Database

    A variety of resources for students and educators looking for summer research opportunities in many academic fields of study.

  • American Mathematical Society – Listing of Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research

    A list of REU programs active during the summer season maintained by the American Mathematical Society. Applicants should note that most application deadlines fall in February or March.

  • Heliophysics – The University of Alabama in Huntsville and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

    Summer Research Opportunity for Undergraduates: An NSF-REU Site funded by the National Science Foundation.

  • NSF EPSCoR Future Technologies & Enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP):

    • Regional Introduction to Plasma Physics (RIPP)

      RIPP is a 9-week paid summer research internship program hosted at an FTPP institution. Gain hands-on one-on-one research experience fostering lasting connections between students in the southeastern U.S. and investigators based in Alabama.

    • Corporate Internship Plasma Training in Alabama (CIPTA)

      CIPTA is a 10-week paid summer internship program offered at an Alabama-based private company. This program provides internship opportunities focusing on industrial plasma technology applications, equipping participants for transition into the workforce.

    • International Space Weather Camp

      The International Space Weather Camp (ISWC) is an opportunity to learn about space physics in the context of meeting a very practical need -- to understand the influence of the Sun on the space and upper atmosphere of the Earth and its related impact on the technological systems and needs of modern society.

    • Southeastern Research Experiences for Undergraduates (SE REU)

      The SE REU program is a 10-week summer internship program for undergraduate students enrolled at institutions across the southeastern U.S.. The main goal of the program is to attract undergraduate students to research and graduate programs in Alabama. One student is selected to participate at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) for their Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) which focuses on Experimental and Computational Materials Research. The student is fully funded to participate and will receive a stipend and housing

  • HudsonAlpha Biotrain

    The HudsonAlpha BioTrain Internship program offers students the opportunity to connect classwork with real‐world job experience and gain skills and knowledge to prepare them for careers in biotechnology and related fields.

  • Amgen Scholars

    Each summer hundreds of undergraduates step into some of the world’s premier research universities and institutions to participate in the Amgen Scholars Program. Students conduct hands-on research in the lab alongside top faculty, participate in seminars and networking events, and take part in symposia with their peers and leading scientists.

Year-round Research Opportunities

  • NASA's One-Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI) for NASA Interns, Fellows, and Scholars

    NASA internships are educational, hands-on traineeships that provide unique NASA-related research and operational experiences for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students as well as educators. These internships integrate participants with career professionals and emphasize mentor-directed, degree-related, real-world task completion.

  • NASA Student Programs

    These opportunities include summer programs and scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellowships, and special programs for early career researchers, faculty members, and senior scientists. Some of these programs occur only at NASA centers, but others are designed to support students or scientists at universities.

Publication & Presentation Opportunities

  • National Student Conference on Undergraduate Research

    The mission of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is to promote undergraduate research scholarship and creative activity done in partnership with faculty or other mentors as a vital component of higher education. Search "NCUR" on the main CUR website for latest details.

  • Perpetua: The Journal of Undergraduate Research at UAH

    Perpetua is UAH's interdisciplinary peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal devoted to publishing new and original research from undergraduate researchers at UAH. We are a registered student organization and our publication is run by undergraduate students with the assistance of our faculty advisors. The Perpetua journal is published on the LOUIS database of the M. Louis Salmon Library.

  • Posters on the Hill

    In the spring of every year, the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) hosts its annual undergraduate poster session on Capitol Hill. There is an evening poster session and reception where students have the opportunity to speak directly to members of Congress and demonstrate how they have been impacted by these programs. The Call for Abstracts opens in September and closes in November. Search "CUR Posters on the Hill" on the main CUR website for the latest information.

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