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Research Fellowships
Sayward-EstuaryThe College of Natural Sciences funds and/or administers a number of fellowships for students doing research. We can also help direct you to many outside sources of funding for students engaged in research.

UT-administered fellowships

Schlumberger-SPC Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
  • physics students eligible
  • April deadline
  • more info
Undergraduate Research Fellowship
  • all students eligible
  • up to $1,000 award
  • more info

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

  • computer sciences students eligible
  • more info
Intel Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowships
  • physics, chemistry, or computer sciences undergraduates eligible
  • up to $3,900 award
  • for projects related to the semiconductor industry and information technology
  • Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
Beckman Scholars
  • for chemistry and biological sciences students
  • each Beckman Scholar will be paid to carry out full-time research over two summers and part-time research in the intervening fall and spring. The scholarships also include funds for research expenses and student travel to scientific meetings.
  • more info
LSAMP Summer Research Academy
  • for minority students
  • for sophomores and juniors in all disciplines.
  • students are matched with a research mentor and participate in an intensive research experience
  • $2,500 stipend, travel allowance, housing allowance
  • objective is to allow students interested in graduate school to preview one of the UT System schools.
  • more info
Freshman Research Initiative Fellowships
  • CNS undergraduate researchers and current and past FRI students eligible
  • for summer research
  • up to $2,500 award
  • current FRI students (in their first summer at UT) will be funded to work in their FRI Stream. FRI alumni can be funded to work in another research group on the UT campus.
  • more info
Natural Sciences Summer Research Abroad Scholarships
  • for students who have arranged to spend 12 summer weeks in a research laboratory connected to a foreign university.
  • up to $2,000 award
  • interested students should contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Research Abroad Fellowships
  • For students spending a summer or long-semester abroad doing research in any field related to biological or biomedical sciences
  • up to $3,000 award
  • interested students should contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

rtg grants in Computational and Applied Mathematics

  • A three-week program for undergraduates (and graduates and postdocs), concentrating on a particular general theme in applied and computational analysis, the goal being to introduce current directions in these areas and to discuss open problems
  • $3,000 award
  • more info

Fellowships Funded by non-UT Institutions

Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program

ACS Scholars

Due March1, 2009.

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Educational Foundation Scholarships

American Society for Microbiologists

Central Intelligence Agency Undergraduate Scholarships Program

Education is Freedom National Scholarship Program

The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program - for students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates

Radiochemistry Society International Scholarships

Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research

The Herb Society of America grants for students engaged in research on the horticultural, scientific, and/or social applications or use of herbs throughout history.

University of Montana Environmental Chemistry Summer Research Program

US Marine Corps Scholarship

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