Undergraduate Research and Independent Projects

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Undergraduate Research in Stanford Departments, Programs, and Research Centers

Many Stanford departments and programs sponsor an undergraduate research program that provides financial support for students to work with Stanford professors on faculty-designed research projects.  Programs generally take place over the summer, but many support research during the regular academic year as well. 

For any Departmental Program, students must apply directly to departments and programs, rather than through the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE).  For summer programs, deadlines are often in the Winter Quarter.  Program deadlines and specifics are available at the links below or via contacting the department or program directly.

Can't find a relevant department listed below? Reach out to the Student Services Officers in your department of interest to learn about ongoing research.

22-23 Programs funded by VPUE

Department/Program/Research CenterContact
Aeronautics & AstronauticsJenny Scholes
American StudiesAn Truong Nguyen
Anesthesiology - Division of Pain MedicineCorinne Jung
Anesthesiology - Perioperative & Pain MedicineAmy Wear
Archaeology CenterMaria Guillen
Bill Lane Center for the American WestSurabhi Balachander
Bio-Xbiox_undergrads@stanford.edu
BioengineeringGracey Hessinger
Bioengineering - International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) igem_2021@lists.stanford.edu
Biology - 
Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Program (B-SURP)		Teri Hankes
Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detectioncanarycrest@stanford.edu
Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE)Annie Bushnell
Center on Early Childhood earlychildhood@stanford.edu
Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA)Francis Pearman
Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) Andrea Gray
Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis (CESTA)cesta_stanford@stanford.edu
Center of Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)Kristen Chandler
Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) Anh Le
Center on Poverty and Inequality (CPI)inequality@stanford.edu
Chemical EngineeringAndrew LeMat
ChemistryLTO@stanford.edu
Civil and Environmental EngineeringTiffany Branum
Clayman Institute for Gender ResearchTheresa Rosinger-Zifko
Communication - Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL)Brian Beams
Computer Science - Computer Undergrad Research Internships Science (CURIS)Yesenia Gallegos
Developmental BiologyAlistair Boettiger
Doerr School of SustainabilityJenny Saltzman
EconomicsJoanne DeMarchena
Electrical Engineeringreu@ee.stanford.edu
Engineering PhysicsChaya Nanavati
English - Literary LabElaine Treharne
Haas Center for Public ServiceLuke Terra
HistoryKai Dowding
Human BiologyKatherine Preston
Humanities CenterJenny Martinez
Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA)A-lan Holt
Institute for Research in the Social SciencesSasa Caval
King Center on Global DevelopmentMara Violanti
LinguisticsLisa Woodcock
Management Science and EngineeringLori Cottle
Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education InstituteTenisha Hart Armstrong
Materials Science and EngineeringAnjani Varma
Maternal and Child Health Research Institute - Diversity, Respect, and Inclusion are Vital for Excellence (DRIVE)Rachael Panizzo
Mathematics - Stanford Undergraduate Research Institute in Mathematics (SURIM)surim_program@stanford.edu
Mathematics & Computational Science (Statistics)Amanda Kuhn
Mechanical EngineeringErin Krynen
PhilosophyNadeem J.Z. Hussain
PhysicsElva Carbajal
Political Science and International Relations - Summer Research CollegeNatalie Badalov
Precourt Institute for Energy - Summer Undergraduate Program on Energy Research (SUPER)Sarah Weaver
PsychologyAndrea Sims
Public PolicyGrete Howland 
Radiology - Canary Cancer Research Education Summer Training Program (CREST)canarycrest@stanford.edu
Radiology - Radiological Sciences Laboratory (RSL)Barbara Bonini
SociologySonia Chan
Symbolic Systemssso-symsys@stanford.edu
Theater & Performance Studies (TAPS)Rush Rehm
Urban StudiesMichael Kahan
VMWare Women's Leadership Innovation LabMelissa Abad
Woods Institute for the Environment - Mentoring Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Research (MUIR)Brian Sharbono

Need help with your independent project?

All students should schedule a meeting with their Undergraduate Advising Director (UAD) as they write their proposal. UADs are well-versed with all VPUE Undergraduate Research grants.