Undergraduate Research Opportunities
| Research Opportunity | Criteria | Application Opens |
|---|---|---|
| The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) in OKC has a summer research program for undergrads to do biomedical research | College freshman, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to apply for the Research program. The program runs June 1 - July 24. You also get paid hourly. Here is the more information about the program, eligibility, and how to apply. | Applications open November at www.omrf.org/fleming . |
| Summer REU Opportunity for STEM majors in biomechanics and mechanobiology | Auburn Univrsity Duke University East Carolina University Georgia Institute of Technology Inidana University Johns Hopkins University Pennsylvania State University Rowan University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Tennessee Tech University The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia UC San Diago Uni of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Uni of Kentucky Uni of Louisville Uni of Maryland Uni of Minnesota Uni of Nebraska-Lincoln Uni of New Mexico Uni of Pennsylvania Uni of Pittsburgh Uni of South Florida Uni of Texas at Austin Uni of Virginia Uni of Washington Uni of Washington Bothell Virginia Commonwealth Uni Wake Forest University School of Medicine Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Check the websites. |
| Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) & Honors Research Assistant Program (HRAP) | Open to all OU undergraduate students, awarded to support worthy projects undertaken under the sponsorship of individual faculty members. | Spring & Fall Competitions. Specific deadline dates will be updated annually using the link. |
| OU Mentored Research Fellowship | Open to all OU Norman campus students | Spring: First Monday after November 15th Fall: First Monday after July 15th |
| The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) | Approximate GPA 3.00 (Varies by year & discipline) U.S. citizen or permanent resident Identify as African-American, Alaskan Native, Native American, Pacific Islander or Hispanic/Latino. Able to participate in and contribute to program activites Full time student in an approved STEM field (see approved majors below) Demonstrated intent in pursue investigative studies and a graduate degree in STEM Demonstrated desire to promote the efforts of LSAMP and NSF in underrepresentated communities | LSAMP link |
| Goldwater Scholarship | Complete and submit a short student profile (Name, email address, phone number, etc.) and pre-application (Year in school, major, GPA, brief career interest statement, highest degree anticipated, etc.) | Early September to late January. |
| Pathways to Science | Education and career training search engine | |
| OU MacNair Scholars Program | Underrepresented students preparation for graduate school, Applicants must have U.S. citizen/permenant residents, have 60 undergraduate credit hours, and overall/OU GPAs of 3.00 or higher | LINK |
