Federal Funding for Undergraduate Research
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Program (recurring) |
Agency |
What it funds (how undergrads are featured) |
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Research Enhancement Awards (R15 / AREA/REAP) |
NIH |
Small-scale research projects; NIH states purposes include “Expose students to research.” |
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) – Sites & Supplements |
NSF |
Foundation-wide program that supports active participation in research by undergraduate students (Sites + Supplements). |
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Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) & ROA-PUI |
NSF |
Research funding mechanisms designed to facilitate research at predominantly undergraduate institutions (commonly built around undergrad participation). |
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Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program |
NSF |
Scholarship/program model for STEM undergrads and professionals to become K–12 STEM teachers (often includes research/evidence-building in teacher prep pathways). |
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Research & Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) (program area priority within AFRI EWD) |
USDA (NIFA) |
NIFA describes REEU as providing practical experience for undergraduates in agricultural research/education/extension. |
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/nifa-reinforces-agricultural-food-education-pipeline |
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National Space Grant College & Fellowship Program (Space Grant) |
NASA |
State-based consortia funding STEM workforce development that commonly includes undergraduate research, internships, fellowships (program described on NASA site). |
https://www.nasa.gov/stem-content/national-space-grant-college-and-fellowship-program/ |
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Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) |
DOE (Office of Science) |
Paid undergraduate research internships at DOE national labs (not a university grant mechanism, but a core federal undergrad research program). |
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Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship |
NOAA |
Scholarship + paid summer internship at NOAA facilities; includes presenting research and professional development. |
https://noaa.dev.woc.noaa.gov/office-education/hollings-scholarship |
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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) |
NIST (DOC) |
Undergraduate research fellowship (summer research experience at NIST). |
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Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) |
DoD |
University instrumentation awards that strengthen research infrastructure (often used to expand hands-on student research opportunities, including undergrads). |
https://www.onr.navy.mil/education-outreach/sponsored-research/university-research-initiatives/durip |
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SMART Scholarship-for-Service |
DoD |
Scholarship + service pathway for STEM students (commonly includes DoD lab work/internship experiences; not a research grant, but a major DoD undergrad pipeline). |
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Undergraduate NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants (T34) |
NIH |
Institutional training mechanism explicitly labeled for undergraduate research training. |
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Undergraduate NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants (TL4) |
NIH |
Another NIH undergraduate institutional research training mechanism. |
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Education Projects (R25) (often used for summer research education experiences incl. undergrads) |
NIH |
NIH’s R25 is the umbrella activity code for education projects; institutes use it for programs that can include college undergraduates (e.g., summer research education experiences). |
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Interdisciplinary Research Training Award (T90/R90, RL9) |
NIH |
NIH training mechanisms that can include undergraduate levels (institutional interdisciplinary training programs). |