Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students

Why research? Why now?

• Get valuable experience

• Prepare for graduate school

• Network with faculty and other students

• Possibly earn research credits and/or transcript notation

• Make some cash ($1500 - $4000)

UROP

• Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

• Click on “Find a Mentor” at website– Projects include drug development,

DNA sequencing, cancer research

• Rolling acceptance

• Up to $2500

• More info: www.urop.iupui.edu

SROP

• Summer Research Opportunities Program

• June 4 – August 3, 2007• Graduate – level research• Weekly seminars• Participate in SROP conference at the

University of Illinois• Up to $3000• More info: www.iupui.edu/~gradoff/srop

IUSM

• IU School of Medicine• Multiple opportunities

– Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research

– IU Cancer Center– Methodist Research Institute– Biomedical Research Program at INGEN

• All this and more at: medicine.iu.edu/research/students

Purdue, West Lafayette

• BME Dept.• May 21 – August 03, 2007• Independent research projects• Weekly seminars• Observe surgeries, visit labs• Up to $3000• More info:

engineering.purdue.edu/engr/research/surf

BMES

• Biomedical Engineering Society

• Large listing of many opportunities– Biotech companies– Lots of big names like NIH, Mayo

Clinic, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Abbott Labs

• More info: www.bmes.org/internships.asp

NSF

• National Science Foundation

• Are you willing to intern in another state?

• Tons of opportunities in several different disciplines

• Up to $1500 – $4000

• More info: www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu

Opportunities won’t last long!

• Check out the websites that interest you ASAP

• Deadlines for most summer internships: Early March

• Questions? Email Carol: chargrea@iupui.edu