Summer 2026 Research Experiences for Undergraduates
With the goal of connecting great students with exceptional opportunities, we are independently providing this broad, national, community-sourced directory for everyone to use. This resource helps students find opportunities that fit their identities and schedules.
We encourage you to share and circulate the link to your students for this community sourced directory. This is a best-effort by the Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University.
here is the summer 2026 directory
You can view v02 with 157 entries posted Jan 10 at -NU-Directory_REU_Summer2026
Come back soon as we update the listing regularly through Jan-Feb and even into March. The versions will increment quickly.
You are able to sort the directory using the column-sort-functions. This will help you find programs with earlier or later start dates. Or, you may need a type of accessibility. Note that there are columns for citizenship requirements, so that US / international / DACA students can find suitable programs. There is also a column on the total number of students who will be selected for each program.
ADD all your summer programs! - or Send Updates
All Summer programs are welcome, irrespective of duration, format, funding source. There are a growing number of 1-3 week workshops or bootcamps that may fit some students' needs better than the full 8-9-10 week long summer programs.
If you are a program leader and would like your information added to the directory, please fill out our survey - Program Entry - Summer 2026 UgradResearch
NOTE that entries are not rolled over from previous years. We request that you resubmit (here is the form for updating program information from last year - here is the form for updating.
If you have updates or corrections after your submission, please email ElizabethAaseng2027@u.northwestern.edu or P-Beddows@northwestern.edu