Program Overview

Program Overview

The Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Molecular and Quantitative & Computational Biology provides intensive laboratory research experiences to a select group of Princeton undergraduates. Each student joins a world-class research group—headed by a Faculty member and carries out an original research project.

Program Details

• Program Type: Internships, Fellowships
• Students Eligible: Princeton undergrads
• Class Years Eligible:
  • First-year students
  • Sophomores
  • Juniors
• Description: Participants are immersed in a culture of close collaboration with other undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty, and thereby experience first-hand what it is like to be a scientist.
• Division: Natural Sciences
• Number of Projects / Participants in Previous Year: 60-70
• Number of Weeks: 8 weeks
• Application Deadline: Contact faculty adviser
• Research Type:
  • Applied
  • Basic
  • Computational
  • Data Analysis
  • Lab
  • Theoretical
• Type of Support: Paid
• Support Provided: Stipends for Princeton students

Additional Information

Other highlights of the program include:

• Research discussion groups (learn to analyze and present data)
• Faculty forum (attend weekly seminars given by Princeton Faculty)
• Poster session (present your research to respected scientists)
• Career forums (interact with former program participants)