Summer Opportunities

Summer Opportunities

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funds a number of programs offering research experiences for undergraduates (REUs) in the Mathematical Sciences. The main goal of these programs is to introduce students (usually those who will be either juniors or seniors during the next academic year) to research topics in Mathematics; they last anywhere between four and eight weeks during the summer. 

It is still possible to apply for financial support (which typically includes travel and local expenses, as well as a stipend) to participate in these programs during Summer 2016. The selection process is highly competitive, and in most cases consists of an application form, and two or three letters of recommendation from faculty who are familiar with the applicants' abilities.
 
If you have successfully taken or are currently taking advanced (300 level) Mathematics/Statistics classes (and especially if you are seriously thinking about pursuing graduate studies in the future), do browse the lists of current REUs maintained by the NSF and AMS at

https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5044

https://www.ams.org/programs/students/undergrad/emp-reu

and consider applying to those that may be of interest to you. Note that there will be a lot of intersection among the three lists. If you decide to apply, please don't hesitate to contact any of your professors in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics with any questions that you might have. We will be happy to assist you in any way we can.

LUROP, Loyola's center for experiential learning, is a great resource for Loyola students that can help you find a research program that is right for you. RamblerLink also lists math and stats jobs and internship summer opportunities.
 
For your convenience, below we give a selection from the ever-changing lists above (updated November 6, 2015), funded by NSF or agencies/institutions:

• Argonne National Laboratory DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships, https://www.anl.gov/education/undergraduates/internship-opportunities/science-undergraduate-laboratory-internship

• Argonne National Laboratory Student Research Participation Programs, https://www.anl.gov/education/undergraduates/internship-opportunities/student-research-participation-program

• Arizona State University Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute Summer Program, https://mtbi.asu.edu/SummerProgram

• Boise State University,  https://math.boisestate.edu/reu/

• California State University, Fresno, https://www.fresnostate.edu/csm/math/research/undergraduate/index.html

• Carnegie Mellon University Summer Undergraduate Applied Mathematics Institute, https://www.math.cmu.edu/CNA/summer_institute.html

• College of William and Mary, https://www.wm.edu/as/mathematics/undergraduate_research/summerreu/index.php

• Cornell University, https://www.math.cornell.edu/Undergraduate/REU/REU.htm

• Department of Homeland Security STEM Summer Internships, https://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/internships/

• Emory University, https://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~ono/REUs/

• Fairfield University, https://faculty.fairfield.edu/srafalski/reu/index.html

• George Mason University, https://math.gmu.edu/research-groups-programs-under.php

• Grand Valley State University, https://www.gvsu.edu/mathreu/

• ICERM: Summer@ICERM: https://icerm.brown.edu/home/index.php#tab_undergrad

• Illinois State University, https://math.illinoisstate.edu/reu/

• Indiana University Bloomington, https://www.math.indiana.edu/reu/

• Iowa State University, https://orion.math.iastate.edu/reu/

• Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/rips/

• Kansas State University, https://www.math.ksu.edu/reu/sumar/

• Kent State University, https://www.math.kent.edu/~soprunova/reu/

• Lafayette College, https://math.lafayette.edu/opportunities/reu/

• Louisiana State University, https://www.math.lsu.edu/dept/reu

• Marquette University, https://acm.mscs.mu.edu/wiki-reu/index.php/Main_Page

• Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Summer Program, https://www.msri.org/web/msri/scientific/workshops/show/-/event/Wm9779

• Michigan State University,  https://www.lymanbriggs.msu.edu/SURIEM/

• Missouri State University,  https://faculty.missouristate.edu/l/lesreid/reu/

• Mount Holyoke College, TBA  https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/math/reu/

• NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program,  https://www.nist.gov/surfboulder/index.cfm

• North Carolina State University,  https://www.math.ncsu.edu/REU/

• Ohio Wesleyan University,  https://reu.owu.edu/

• Oregon State University,  https://www.math.oregonstate.edu/~math_reu/

• Penn State University,  https://www.math.psu.edu/mass/

• Rochester Institute of Technology,  https://people.rit.edu/~dansma/index_files/NSFREU.htm

• Rutgers University, DIMACS,  https://dimacs.rutgers.edu/REU/

• Rutgers University DIMACS/DIMATIA,  https://dimacs.rutgers.edu/REU/

• San Diego State University,  https://www.sci.sdsu.edu/math-reu/index.html

• Santa Fe Institute,  https://www.santafe.edu/education/fellowships-undergraduate-program.php

• South Dakota State University,  https://www.sdstate.edu/mathstat/reu/

• SUNY Potsdam/Clarkson University,  https://people.clarkson.edu/~ttamon/reu.html

• Texas A&M University,  https://www.math.tamu.edu/undergraduate/research/REU/

• UCLA Logic Center Summer School for Undergraduates,  https://www.math.ucla.edu/~ineeman/Summer-school/

• University of California, Santa Barbara,  https://math.ucsb.edu/REU/index.html

• University of Maryland, Baltimore County,  https://hpcreu.umbc.edu/summer2016/details/

• University of Minnesota,  https://www.math.umn.edu/~reiner/REU/REU.html

• University of Minnesota Duluth,  https://www.d.umn.edu/~jgallian/

• University of Nebraska, Lincoln, https://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/math

• University of North Carolina, Greensboro,  https://www.uncg.edu/cmp/reu/

• University of Texas at Tyler,  https://www.uttyler.edu/math/reu.php

• University of Utah, https://www.math.utah.edu/ugrad/research.html

• University of Washington,  https://www.math.washington.edu/~reu/

• University of Washington RTG Summer School,  https://www.math.washington.edu/ipde/summer/

• Valparaiso University,  https://www.valpo.edu/mcs/verum/

• Willamette University, https://www.willamette.edu/cla/math/reu/

• Williams College,  https://math.williams.edu/small/

• WPI Center for Industrial Mathematics and Statistics,  https://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Math/CIMS/REU/Current/index.html

 

Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Programs

Institution	Program
Argonne National Laboratory	DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
Argonne National Laboratory	Student Research Participation Programs
Arizona State University	Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute Summer Program
Auburn University	REU Site: Algebra and Discrete Mathematics
Boise State University	REU Site: Complexity Across Disciplines
Brown University	ICERM
California State University, Fresno	Mathematics Research Program
California State University at Chico	Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers: Mathematical Modeling
Clemson University	RTG/REU: Coding theory, Cryptography, and Number theory
Cornell University	RTG: Dynamics, Probability, and Partial Differential Equations in Pure and Applied Mathematics
Emory University	REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Florida Institute of Technology	REU Site: Intersection of Mathematics and Biology: Biomath
Georgetown University	REU Site: Environmental science and policy in the nation’s capital
Grand Valley State University	Mathematical Research Program
Illinois State University	Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Mathematics
Indiana University	REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
Indiana University	REU Program in mathematics with applications to medical sciences, biophysics, and inverse problems
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics	Research in Industrial Projects
James Madison University	REU Site: Mathematics Research for Undergraduates
Kansas State University	Summer Undergraduate Mathematics Research (SUMaR)
Kent State University	Math REU
Lafayette College	Mathematical Research
Mathematical Association of America	National Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute	REU Site: MSRI Summer Program
Michigan State University	REU Site: Discrete and Applied Mathematics
Missouri State University	Research Experience for Undergraduates in Mathematics
Muhlenberg College	REU Site: Research Challenges of Identifying Integer Sequences Using the OEIS
Ohio State University	REU Site: A Distributed REU in the Mathematical Biosciences
Ohio Wesleyan University	Research Experience for Undergraduates
Oregon State University	Research Programs for Mathematics
Oregon State University	Research Programs in Statistics
Rochester Institute of Technology	NSF-REU Program in Mathematics
Rochester Institute of Technology	REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research for Students who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing in Applying Mathematical and Statistical Methods to Problems from the Sciences
Rutgers University	DIMACS REU Program
San Diego State University	REU Site: Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates
St. Mary's College of Maryland	Emerging Scholars Research Experience for Undergraduates (rolling admissions begin in April)
Texas A&M University	REU Site: Undergraduate Research in the Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications
University of Chicago	The University of Chicago Mathematics REU
University of Michigan Dearborn	REU Site: Mathematical Analysis and Applications
University of Minnesota	Mathematics Summer REU in Combinatorics
University of Minnesota Duluth	An Undergraduate Research Program in Combinatorics and Number Theory
University of North Carolina Greensboro	REU Site: Mathematical Biology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina Wilmington	REU Site: Interdisciplinary Integration in Statistical Learning and Data Mining
University of Texas at Tyler	REU Site: Graph Theory, Combinatorics, and Abstract Algebra
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	REU Site: Mathematical Ecology
Valparasio University	Experience Research by Undergraduate Mathematicians
Williams College	SMALL REU Program