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Undergraduate Opportunities

University of Michigan Physics offers graduate and undergraduate, internal and external research opportunities. Explore the links on the right to learn more. 

Additional Resources for Funding Opportunities

• Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)*
• Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program*
• LS&A Scholarships*
• U-M Office of Financial Aid*

Summer Research Opportunities

• American Physical Society (APS) scholarship page
• Department of Energy (DOE) Internships  
• Fermilab Internships
• IGERT listing of programs
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Fellowships
• NSF directory of REU sites
• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland (CERN REU)
• The Nucleus list of summer programs

The University of Michigan is one of the largest research universities in the world. With more than 60 faculty members and an annual research budget of about $14.8 million a year, a wide range of exciting research projects are being pursued. Most physics undergraduates supplement their classroom education by taking part in these research projects.

This participation can happen in several ways:

• Through the University’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROP)* program
• As an independent study (Physics 415) project
• As a paid research assistant
• As a summer REU student* at another research institution
• As part of a senior thesis project (Physics 496/497 or the honors version 498/499)

For more information about how to get started in undergraduate research, please talk with a Physics faculty advisor.