Opportunities for research, scholarship & creative activity

Other opportunities from entities outside the University

• BuG ReMeDEE initiative – Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
  This NSF sponsored program offers a $5,000 stipend and free housing to spend the summer studying microbes in the extreme environments of a 4,850-ft deep mine and Yellowstone National Park and present at a state-wide conference. Learn more about BuG ReMeDEE.
• Center for Computation & Technology – Research Experience for Undergraduates
  The Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) hosts a ten-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of computational science projects. Learn more about the computation and technology REU.
• Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund Travel Grant Opportunity
  The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is a travel grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in the fields of space science and engineering.
• NASA DEVELOP
  DEVELOP addresses environmental and public policy issues through interdisciplinary research projects that apply the lens of NASA Earth observations to community concerns around the globe.
• NASA Internships and Fellowships
  Visit NASA to find their opportunities for students and explore stories from their past interns and fellows.
• NASA Lucy Mission to Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids
  Undergraduate science and engineering students can apply for this team-based, 12-week program to gain experience with NASA mission protocols, procedures and practices.
• NASA Summer Student Internship at Johnson Space Center
  Students who are accepted for this NASA internship can qualify for funding through the Nevada Space Grant Consortium.
• Nevada Student Airborne Research Program (SARP)
  Highly motivated, advanced undergraduate students will work in multi-disciplinary teams to study surface, atmospheric, and oceanographic processes.
• Nevada INBRE
  Nevada INBRE offers an exciting opportunity for undergraduates to have a hands-on laboratory experience in an emerging field of biomedical science such as genomics, proteomics, biological imaging, bioinformatics, or any field of research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
• Nevada Space Grant Consortium
  Check for scholarships, courses and travel grants for research and training relevant to NASA and Nevada’s workforce needs.
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Competition: Nuclear Power: A Safe Future
  Students will identify a potential future threat to nuclear power plant safety and propose a plan to mitigate it. Prizes are $5000, $3000 and $1000 scholarships.
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Spring and Summer Internships
  Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis Program offers students on-the-job educational and research opportunities in areas of interest such as: nuclear security technologies; nuclear systems analysis, design and safety; fuels, isotopes, and nuclear materials.
• Office of Intramural Training & Education Undergraduate Scholarship Program
  National Institutes of Health scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are pursuing careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
• Pathways to Science
  A number of opportunities from a variety of private and federal funders for students pursuing STEM fields of study.
• The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
  Multidisciplinary Research Opportunities in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (MultiTERM).
• Web Guide to Research for Undergraduates
  An interactive web-based tool intended to assist undergraduates navigate the hurdles of an undergraduate research experience.