Research Opportunities for Students

Through the Discovery Initiative, students will have access to the following research opportunities
on and off campus:

• eDISCOVERY

• UH Work-Study STAR Program

• MD Anderson Step-Up Summer Research Internship

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 Listed below are other research opportunities available for students. Visit us again for more
information and updates.

 

• Research in Classes
  • QEP Research Enhanced Courses

 

• Research on Campus
  • UH PURS/SURF/Senior Honors Thesis*
  • UH REU - Computational Science and Cybersecurity
  • UH REU - Sensor Networks and Security Infrastructure
  • UH REU - Innovations in Nanotechnology

 

• Research in Houston
  • Baylor Summer Medical and Research Training Program (SMART)
  • NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP)
  • Rice Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering (IBB)
  • UT Medical School at Houston Undergraduate Research & Assistant Ship (URAP) 
  • UT Houston Medical School Summer Research Program
  • UTMB Galveston Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

 

• Research in Texas
  • Baylor University REU Astrophysics, Space Physics & Engineering, Physics - Waco, TX
  • MD Anderson Summer Undergraduate Research Program - Smithville, TX
  • Texas A&M Summer Research programs
  • Texas A&M Health Science Center Summer Medical Research Program
  • UT Austin SURE - Department of Psychology
  • UT Austin REU - Environmental Science Institute
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

 

• Research in the US
  • NSF Research Experience for Undergradautes (REU) Database
  • IBP Pathways to Science - Summer Research for Undergraduates Database
  • GREAT Links - Summer Undergraduate Research Programs hosted by US institutions

 

• Research Abroad
  • NanoJapan - Summer Nanotechnology Study Program (Japan)
  • UREKA BioNET - Summer Research (Ireland)

  • International REU Program in Smart Structures (Korea)

  • Mass Spectrometry PIRE REU Program (Netherlands)

  • UH Study Abroad Programs

*Additional listings of research opportunities can be found at the Office of Undergraduate Research website. That office administers several mentored research programs and nationally competitive
scholarships and fellowships.  Students do not have to be members of the Honors College to apply for these programs.