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PSA: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR
UNDERGRADUATES (REU)
• These are summer programs run via the NSF
(and other orgs) around the country, where you
go for ~10 weeks to do research with
someone. Internships are paid and housing/
travel costs are included!
• A really good way to get your foot in the door
on research we don’t cover at UO, especially if
you’re thinking of grad school!
• For NSF-run programs you must be a US
citizen/ green card holder, who has not yet
graduated. The most competitive REUs are
typically given to rising seniors, but less
competitive programs might take applicants
earlier on
• Most deadlines are February 1; some earlier.
HOW TO FIND REU PROGRAMS
Through NSF: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/reu/search (Tip: do a BROAD
search! Astro/space for example can be found under “astronomy,” ”physics,” even
“earth and environment”!)
Not through NSF:
Smithsonian/ CfA: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/graduate-
undergraduate-programs/reu-summer-intern-program
NRAO (Green Bank, Charlottesville, Socorro):
https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/student-programs/summerstudents
Space Telescope Science Institute (Jan 23 deadline):
https://www.stsci.edu/opportunities/space-astronomy-summer-program
Many more listed at the AAS for astro! https://aas.org/careers/internships-summer-
jobs
BONUS: NON-CITIZEN/ OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD
Caltech LIGO SURF: https://labcit.ligo.caltech.edu/LIGO\_web/students/SURF/ (deadline Jan
11!)
Los Alamos: https://lanl.jobs/search/jobdetails/intelligence-and-space-research-division-
undergraduate-internship/36a70333-86bd-46af-bfff-fc068f326fbe (some countries
excluded)
Heidelberg, Germany: https://www.mpia.de/en/careers/internships/summer
ASTRON, The Netherlands: https://www.astron.nl/education/summer-research-programme/
Leiden, The Netherlands: https://leaps.strw.leidenuniv.nl/
Lamat program: (deadline already passed for 2026) https://lamat.science.ucsc.edu/students/
LPI (deadline passed for 2026): https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpiintern/eligibility/
RISE in Germany (all kinds of science! Deadline already passed)
by Andromeda321