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Campus operations will now be closed from Wednesday, Sept. 28, through Friday, Sept. 30. We expect to reopen Saturday, Oct. 1, and we will continue to provide regular updates about reopening.
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Eligibility:

Check program requirements for specific eligibility information.

  • Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Have sophomore or junior standing at a four-year college/university in the U.S.
  • GPA Requirement- please check individual REU section for minimum GPA requirement
  • Majors: STEM focused- Reference back to your desired REU of interest for desired majors


NSF REU Sites:

For more information about each program and your eligibility, click on each REU title!

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Mubarak Shah & Dr. Niels da Vitoria Lobo

Program at a Glance:

  • Application Deadline: March 15th, 2025
  • Program Dates: May 19th – August 1st, 2025
  • Fields of Study: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields
  • Longest continuous running REU program in the country, active since 1987 when REUs began

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Ali Gordon & Dr. Jeffrey Kauffman

Program at a Glance:

  • Application Deadline: March 14th, 2025 (11:50PM ET)
  • Program Dates: May 18th – July 25th, 2025
  • Fields of Study: STEM majors (fields focusing on hypersonics, space, propulsion, and/or energy)
  • Active REU site since 2019

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Miguel Bandres & Dr. Rodrigo Amezcua Correa

Program at a Glance:

  • Application Deadline: March 1st, 2025
  • Program Dates: May 18th – July 25th, 2025
  • Fields of Study: Optics and Photonics
  • First year as an active REU site

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Talat Rahman & Dr. Mihai Vaida

Program at a Glance:

  • Application Deadline: March 1st, 2025 (11:59PM ET)
  • Program Dates: May 18th – July 25th, 2025
  • Fields of Study: STEM Majors
  • Active REU site since 2024

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Albert Manero & Dr. Damla Turgut

Program at a Glance:

  • Application Deadline: February 28th, 2025
  • Program Dates: May 19th – July 18th, 2025
  • Fields of Study: Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mathematics
  • First year as an active REU site

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Katiuscia Teixeira & Dr. Eduardo Teixeira

Program at a Glance:

  • Application Deadline: February 14th, 2025*
  • Program Dates: May 19th – July 25th, 2025
  • Fields of Study: Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering
  • Active REU site since 2023

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Sudipta Seal and Dr. Kausik Mukhopadhyay

Program at a Glance:

  • Application deadline: March 12th, 2025
  • Program dates: May 18th – July 26th, 2025
  • Fields of study: Materials science, Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanoscience
  • Active REU site since 2016