Summer Research Early Identification Program

Deadline: February 3, 2025
SREIP APPLICATION OPEN

The Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) is a fully paid summer internship that provides undergraduates with training and mentoring in the principles underlying the conduct of research and prepares them to pursue competitive applications to PhD or MD-PhD programs. 

Who is Eligible

To participate in the Summer Research Early Identification Program you must:

  • Be a documented U.S. citizen or non-citizen national, or permanent resident in possession of an alien registration receipt card (I-551) or another legal document of such status at the time of application. International citizens studying in the United States with an F-1 Visa are not eligible for the SR-EIP. Individuals seeking asylum or refugees are not eligible.
  • Be currently enrolled full-time in an accredited public or private college or university in the United States or its territories, as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
  • Be in good academic standing with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
  • Demonstrate a committed interest to pursue graduate study toward a PhD or MD-PhD.* 
  • Have completed at least two semesters and have at least one semester remaining of their undergraduate education by the start of the summer program.

*Note: The Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) is not designed for students pursuing professional training for careers in the practice of law, business administration, clinical medicine, or the allied health professions.

Student Looking Through Microscope

The SR-EIP offers closely mentored research experiences in the life and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and the humanities at 20 research institutions across the country. SR-EIP Participants...

  • Spend 8–10 weeks at a Leadership Alliance institution.
  • Receive a stipend, and travel and housing expenses from the research institution.
  • Work under the guidance of a faculty or research mentor.
  • Gain theoretical knowledge and practical training in academic research and scientific experimentation.
  • Make oral or poster presentations at the Leadership Alliance National Symposium.
  • Gain access to ongoing resources, mentoring, and professional networks to support your career path as a part of the Leadership Alliance community.
  • Receive professional development mentoring on applying to graduate programs and learn about research careers from alumni.
How to Apply

We look forward to your application to The Leadership Alliance 2025 Summer Research-Early Identification Program. Beginning November 1, 2024, apply online. Read the Application Instructions and FAQs.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the entire application package, including two letters of recommendation and official transcript(s), is received by the February 3, 2025 deadline.

The Leadership Alliance programs encourage diversity to further its goal of preparing young scholars from underrepresented and underserved populations for graduate training and are not exclusionary on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national and ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

Click the button below to read the Frequently Asked Questions.

Research Sites

With one application you can apply for a research experience at three summer research sites. Review the list below to visit each institution’s website for specific information on opportunities available and program requirements.

AbbVie

Location: Worcester, MA (relocation support is provided for eligible students)

Dates: The internship will run for 11 weeks and students can choose from two start dates – May 20th or June 10th
Contact: Kirsten Makarov

kirsten.makarov@abbvie.com

Research: Biology, Chemistry, Life Sciences
Participants: RISING SENIORS ONLY

Students MUST apply on AbbVie's job board in addition to completing the SR-EIP application.

There is one position students can apply for; use this link to apply: https://careers.abbvie.com/en/job/2025-biotherapeutics-and-genetic-medicine-intern-in-worcester-ma-jid-9002.

2025 Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine Intern: AbbVie’s Biotherapeutics and Genetic Medicine group is responsible for the discovery of biotherapeutic and genetic medicine drug candidates for all discovery therapeutic areas. As we execute many 10s of programs in parallel with different drug modalities, we need integrated data science strategies to automate experimental execution, to capture and visualize our data and enable ML models for de novo candidate discovery and optimization. We are seeking interns with biologic sciences bench skills and data/computer science training to support the implementation of this strategy. Key responsibilities will include analyzing laboratory workflows and designing / implementing automated liquid handling and data capture solutions. Students pursing a Bachelor’s in Biochemistry, Molecular or Cellular Biology, or other related majors are encouraged to apply. Computer Science skills / experience is also required.


Notification: begins March 1

Brown University

Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island


Dates: June 2 - August 1, 2025
Contact: The Leadership Alliance Executive Office
theleadershipalliance@brown.edu
 

Research: Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences
Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors


Research: Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences/Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors
 

Research: Computer Science (Note - students applying for the computer science SR-EIP at Brown must complete NSF application  [https://aireu.cs.brown.edu/] IN ADDITON TO the SR-EIP application)
Participants: Rising Juniors and Seniors

Research: Computational Neuroscience

Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors
 

Previous research preferred, not required.


Notification: begins before March 1

 

Caltech

Dates: June 17 – August 22, 2025

Contact: Carol Casey, casey@caltech.edu, 626-395-2885

Research Interests: Applied Mathematics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences

Rising sophomores, rising juniors, and rising seniors considered for all areas. 

“Previous research preferred, not required.”

Notification begins before March 1

 

Columbia University

 

Dates: June 1 - August 2, 2025

Contact:

Afiya Wilson
Assistant Dean of Academic Diversity and Inclusion

Research: Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences
Participants: Rising Juniors & Seniors


Previous research preferred, not required; Coursework in proposed area of research required.


Notifications will be sent no earlier than March 10

Cornell University

Cornell University
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Ithaca, New York

Dates: June 2 - August 8, 2025
Contact: Kelly Liu

Research: Life Sciences
Participants: Rising Juniors preferred but not required


Minimum course requirements for applicants are:
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry - coursework required.
Genetics/Genomics, Development - some exposure required.


Notification: begins February 15

 

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

Date: Mid-June to Mid-August
Contact: Jane Seibel

Research: Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Psychology
Participants: Rising Sophomores & Juniors


Previous research preferred, not required.

Notification: begins before March 1

Emory University

Dates: May 27, 2025 - August 1, 2025

Contact info: laney.edge@emory.edu

 

Research Interests:  Computer Science. Engineering, Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Mathematics, Social Sciences
Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors
Prior research experiences preferred but not required

Notification begins mid-February

Harvard University, Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard (SROH); Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Harvard University
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
SROH: Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard Program
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dates: June 2 - August 9, 2025
Contact: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Research: Research: Applied Math - only Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Humanities (including Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic language study), Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences
Participants: Primarily Rising Juniors & Seniors

Harvard University, Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program (SHURP); Division of Medical Sciences

Harvard University
Division of Medical Sciences
SHURP: Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program
Boston, Massachusetts

Dates: June 2 - August 8, 2025

Research: Life Sciences, some Physical Sciences, Engineering - only Bioengineering, Applied Math - only Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Participants: Primarily Rising Juniors & Seniors

 

Previous research experience required: at least one summer or semester of independent lab research. An upper level biology course with some exposure to molecular biology is helpful but not required.


Notification: before March 1

Howard University

Howard University
Washington, DC

Dates: TBD

Contact: Dexter Lee

Research: Engineering, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences --
Cardiovascular Physiology, Epigenetics, HIV, Hypertension, Motivated Behaviors, Nanomaterials, Neuroscience, Prostate Cancer
Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors


Notification: April 

Johns Hopkins University

Bloomberg School of Public Health
Contact: Mahnoor Ahmed

 

 

School of Medicine
Contact: Kristina Nance
 

 

Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

 

Amgen Scholars Program

Biology REU

Biological Basis of Behavior REU

Contact: Jennifer Wester (jwester@jhu.edu)

 

 

Mellon Humanities Collaboratory

Program Dates: May 20 - July 28, 2024

Research: Humanities

Participants: Community college students (all years)

Previous research not required.

 

 

Notification: begins in February

 

 

Bloomberg School of Public Health

Program Dates:  June 1 - July 28, 2025
Research: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences
Participants: Rising Juniors & Seniors
Previous research not required.

 

 

School of Medicine - Non-clinical, research programs

Program Dates: May 25 - August 2, 2025
Research: Engineering, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
Participants: Rising Juniors & Seniors
Previous research not required.

 

 

Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Amgen Scholars Program

Biology REU

Biological Basis of Behavior REU

Program Dates: May 20 - July 28, 2024

Research: Humanities and Social Sciences

Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors

Previous research not required

Montana State University

Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana


Contact: Madison McKenzie

Research: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
Participants: Rising Sophomores & Juniors


Previous research preferred, not required.

 

NYU School of Medicine

NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
SURP: Summer Undergraduate Research Program
New York City

Dates: June 1 - August 2, 2025
Contact: Susanne Tranguch

Email: susanne.tranguch@nyulangone.org

Research: Life Sciences
Participants: Rising Juniors & Seniors


Previous summer or campus research required. 


Notification: begins by March 1

Princeton University, Princeton Neuroscience Institute

Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey


Princeton Neuroscience Institute

Dates: June 2 - August 1, 2025
Contact: Dan Vahaba

PrincetonSIP@princeton.edu

Summer Internship Program
Research: Life Sciences
Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors
Previous research not required.
Notification: begins in March

Please fill out this simple Google form with the names of three faculty members you would like to work with if you rank the Princeton Neuroscience Institute on your SR-EIP application.

 

Princeton University, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows in Chemistry (SURF-C)

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Chemistry
Date: June 2 - August 1, 2025
Contact: Susan VanderKam

skillian@princeton.edu

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Chemistry
Research: Physical Sciences, Life Sciences
Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors
Previous research not required.
Notification: begins in March

 

Regeneron

Position 1:

Link to website:

Eligible Students (Rising Sophomores, Rising Juniors, and/or Rising Seniors)

  • Rising 4th year

Previous Research (Not Required, Preferred but Not Required, Required)

  • Preferred but Not Required

Student Notification Begins: First week in February or later

Optional: Description of Specific Project or Opportunity

  • We are seeking a highly motivated summer Intern to be part of a collaborative, fast-paced team to join our Oncology & Immune-Oncology Department based in Tarrytown, NY. The individual will be working on exciting research-based projects related to vaccinations and Bispecifics.
  • The projects involve immuno-phenotyping of several mouse and human immune markers utilizing the Flow staining platform, gain exposure to flow cytometry skills, analyzing the immune population utilizing Fortessa, FlowJo program and PRISM Graphpad.
  • In addition, the intern will work on cell culture techniques, gain exposure to processing of mouse samples, work on ELSIPOTS platform to understand the in vitro T cell re-call responses post vaccinations, perform data analysis and present at the end of internship program in the Team meeting. The individual will take a clear documentation of the lab work with the ongoing projects and document them timely.

Position 2:

Link to website:

Eligible Students 

  • Rising 3rd or 4th year

Previous Research (Not Required, Preferred but Not Required, Required)

  • Preferred but Not Required

Student Notification Begins: First week in February or later

Description of Position:

  • This 2025 Summer Internship is in the Genomics and Health Data Mining Team within the Regeneron Genetics Center in Tarrytown, NY. The student will work on optimizing, for multi-ancestry datasets, approaches for fine-mapping and colocalization analysis of genome-wide association studies, exome-wide association studies and proteomics data in the UK biobank.  We are seeking a student with some computational skills (ability to learn or work in R) and statistical skills.

 

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

Stanford University
Doerr School of Sustainability
SURGE: Sustainability Undergraduate Research in Geoscience and Engineering
Stanford, California


Date: TBA; June - August 2025
Contact: Tina Wu

Research: Physical Sciences
Participants: Rising Juniors & Seniors

Stanford School of Engineering

Stanford University
School of Engineering
Stanford, California

Dates: June 21 - August 16, 2025
Contact: Luz M. Jiménez Ruvalcaba, PhD
 

Research: Engineering

 

Optional Personal History Statement and SURF 2025 Lab Ranking: Please note applicants should email SURF-PROGRAM@STANFORD.EDU with the following subject line: LastName-FirstName-Personal History Statement and Lab Ranking. The email should contain PDF attachments of two documents:

  1. Optional (strongly encouraged) Personal History Statement and 
  2. Ranked top 3 SURF labs

Optional Personal History Statement: Stanford University is dedicated to advancing opportunity; to being a home for students from a broad range of backgrounds, interests, and experiences; and to doing the work of learning, researching, and partnering with others that will help make progress on the many pressing challenges in our world. SURF aims to create a cohort of future graduate students who can promote diversity of thought and experience within the engineering and science student body. For the optional personal history statement, we invite you to share unique, personally important experiences, demonstrated values, perspectives, or activities that have led you to this point in your academic/professional journey. Please discuss how they have influenced your path in school, inform your approach to science and research, and/or serve as motivation for pursuing your chosen field in engineering. 1000 words max.

 

SURF 2024 Lab Ranking: Please rank the three 2025 SURF labs where you would most like to intern. See list of 2025 SURF labs here. You choices should be listed as follows:

  1. Top choice - First and last name of faculty member
  2. Second choice - First and last name of faculty member
  3. Third choice - First and last name of faculty member
Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences

Stanford University
School of Humanities and Sciences
Stanford, California

Date: June 24 - August 17, 2024
Contact: Joseph Brown

Research:  Humanities, Mathematics and Statistics, Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry), Psychology, Social Sciences, Communications. To apply for the Department of Statistics, select Mathematics.
Participants: Rising Juniors & Seniors


Previous research preferred, not required.


Notification: begins by March 1

Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Tufts University
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences
Boston, Massachusetts

Dates: TBD
Contact: Jamie Maguire

Research: Life Sciences
Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors


Previous research recommended, not required. Course requirements: some science and/or math.


Notification: begins before May 1

University of Chicago

University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Dates: TBD
Contact: TBD

 

Research: TBD
Participants: TBD


Notification: TBD

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado

Dates: June 2 - August 8, 2025
Contact: Christina Alston 

 

Research: Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences
Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors


Notification: March and April

University of Miami

University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Dates: May 19 – July 24, 2025

Research Area: Biomedical Sciences

Eligible Participants: Rising Sophomores, Rising Juniors, Rising Seniors

Previous Research: Preferred, but not required

 

Acceptance Notification Begins: Mid-March (by March 15th)

 

University of Pennsylvania Arts & Sciences

Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dates: TBD
Contact: Patricia Rea

Research: Humanities, Social Sciences
Participants: Rising Juniors & Seniors


Notification: begins March 1

University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Sciences

University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine

IDEAL Research Biomedical Sciences

Summer Undergraduate Internship Program
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Dates: June 2 - August 8, 2025

Program Co-Directors: Donita Brady, PhD, Paul Titchenell, PhD, and Kellie Jurado, PhD, Contacts: IDEAL_Research@pennmedicine.upenn.edubradyd@pennmedicine.upenn.eduptitc@pennmedicine.upenn.edukellie.jurado@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research: Biochemistry Chemical Biology and Biophysics; Cancer Biology; Cell Physiology & Metabolism; Genetics & Epigenetics; Gene Therapy & Vaccines; Developmental, Stem Cell, & Regenerative Biology; Microbiology Virology & Parasitology; Genomics & Computational Biology; Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Immunology; Neuroscience; Pharmacology
Participants: Primarily Rising Juniors & Seniors


Notification: begins February 13, 2025


Previous research preferred, not required. Minimum course requirements for applicants are:
Introduction Biology & Chemistry

University of Pennsylvania Engineering

Title of program: Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program

Contact person/program email address: Dr. Ashley Wallace, Ph.D.; outreach@lrsm.upenn.edu

Program Dates: May 27 - August 1, 2025

Research: Material science, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, life sciences (biochemistry, biophysics, microbiology, immunology, virology, etc.), engineering

Participants: Rising seniors, juniors, sophomores (Note: seniors graduating after the conclusion of the program are also eligible to apply). Previous research not required.

Notification: Begins February 2024

University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School

University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School
Undergraduate & Doctoral Divisions
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: June 2 - July 31, 2025
Contact: Bernadette Butler
butlerb@wharton.upenn.edu
 

Research: Accounting; Applied Economics; Ethics and Legal Studies; Finance; Health Care Management & Economics; Management; Marketing; Operations, Information, and Decisions; Statistics and Data Science
Participants: Rising Juniors & Seniors


Notification: begins March 1

University of Virginia

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
 

Dates: June 2 - July 30, 2025 (subject to change)
 

Institutional Coordinator: Phillip Trella, Ph.D.
 

University Office:  Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs

Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors
Previous research not required.
Notification: begins before April 1


Leadership Alliance Mellon Initiative
Research: Humanities, Social Sciences

 

School of Engineering and Applied Science
Research: Engineering
Candidates may have limited access to previous research experiences.


Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Research: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
Candidates may have limited access to previous research experiences.

 

University of Virginia, School of Medicine

University of Virginia, School of Medicine - Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

Summer Research Internship Program (SRIP)

Charlottesville, Virginia

Dates: Sunday, TBD

SRIP Administrator Contact: Johnice Brown

SRIP Program Phone: 434-924-1757

SRIP Program Email: srip@virginia.edu

Participants: Rising Juniors & Seniors

Previous research not required.


Research: Life Sciences

Positive references from mentors of previous research experiences are helpful.

 

External application needed in addition to The Leadership Alliance SR-EIP application. Visit the website and register for the SRIP Admissions Newsletter to receive information about the application and admissions process and upcoming virtual information sessions.

Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
College of Arts and Science


Date: June 1 - August 2, 2025
Contact: Tyler Kowalski
tyler.j.Kowalski@vanderbilt.edu
 

Research: Computer Science, Engineering, Humanities, Mathematics, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences
 

Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy: Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors


Previous research not required.


Notification: begins by March 15

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Weill Cornell Graduate School
Access: Advancing Cornell Career Experiences for Science Students
New York, NY


Date: June - Early August

Contact: Dr. Roxana Mesias

Research: Life Sciences (PhD preparation), Computational Biology
Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors


Notification: begins in early March

Weill Cornell Medical College: Gateways Lab

Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
Weill Cornell Medical College: Gateways to the Laboratory
New York City

Dates: June 2 - August 1, 2025

Contact: Catharine Boothroyd

Research: Life Sciences (MD-PhD preparation)
Participants: Current Freshmen and Sophomores at time of application (no Juniors and Seniors)


Previous research experience is preferred.


Notification: begins by March 15

Yale University

Yale University
SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
New Haven, Connecticut


Dates: June 2 - July 28, 2025
Contact: Michelle Nearon

Research: Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences
Participants: Rising Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors


Previous research not required.

45%

of students have never participated in a summer research program

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