LSU Summer Undergraduate Research
Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities at LSU
Welcome to your summer of research! Undergraduate students participating in research with faculty at any of the schools within the LSU system are welcome to take part in the summer activities offered by our office. This webpage serves as a point of reference for you and your LSU faculty mentor, PI, or program director to our summer activities and resources. Take a look at the schedule below for the upcoming summer and mark your calendars.
If you are a staff or faculty contact (PI, faculty mentor, director, program coordinator, etc.) and would like your student(s) to be invited to these events, please click here to complete our Program Registration Form.
Summer 2024 activities schedule
| Activity | Date | Time | Location | Cost |
Details |
| Welcome Dinner | Monday, May 27th | 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Student Union Atchafalaya room 339 | $30 per attendee | Open to REU students. PIs/Program directors can register their students by filling out the Program Registration Form linked above |
| All-Programs Orientation | Tuesday, May 28th | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Coates 143 | free |
Open to all summer research students Agenda:
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| Workshops | Every Tuesday between May 28th and August 2nd | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Locations vary; see workshop link for details |
free | Open to all. Click here for workshop schedule |
| LSU Science Cafe | Last Tuesday of each month | Doors open at 5:00; event begins at 6:00 PM | Varsity Theatre | free | Open to all. Registration is encouraged but not required. Click here for more details. |
| Intramural game | TBD | TBD | Field Complex | free | Open to all summer undergraduate research students. Sign-up will be emailed to students in programs registered with LSU Discover. |
| Summer Undergraduate Research Forum | Friday, August 2nd | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | TBD | $30 registration fee | By invitation only. The SURF application will be emailed to all students registered with our office by their research mentors/PIs/Program Directors. |
Summer Undergraduate Research Programs at LSU
| Program | Host | Open to |
Summer Research Programs at LSU for LSU students
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| LSU Discover Project Grants | LSU Discover | LSU undergraduates |
| Special Collections Project Grants | LSU Discover & Special Collections Library | LSU undergraduates |
| LSU Gulf Scholars Summer Impact Projects | Gulf Scholars Program | LSU undergraduates |
| McNair Scholars | Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Program | LSU undergraduates |
| MARC program | Maximizing Access to Research Careers Program | LSU undergraduates |
| ASPIRE program | College of Humanities & Social Sciences | LSU undergraduates |
| Beckman Scholars Program | College of Science | LSU undergraduates |
| Undergraduate Research Grants | College of Agriculture | LSU undergraduates |
| Coastal Ecosystem Design Studio - Summer Internships | Coastal Sustainability Studio | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
| Louisiana Space & Sea Grant Opportunities (LaSSO) for Undergraduate Research Program | LaSPACE | LSU undergraduates |
| LaSPACE Undergraduate Research Assistantship (LURA) | LaSPACE | LSU undergraduates |
| MissDelta REU | MissDelta | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
| Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA) REU LAMDA |
LAMDA | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
Summer Research Programs at LSU open to guest students |
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| CCT - REU | Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
| Chemical Engineering - REU | Department of Chemical Engineering | Guest students from outside LSU |
| LBRN - REU | Louisiana Biomedical Research Network | Students attending a Louisiana college or university |
| LUMCON - REU | Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCOM) | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
| Physics & Astronomy - REU | Department of Physics & Astronomy | Guest students from outside LSU |
| Smart Polymer Composite Materials & Structures - REU | Department of Chemistry | Guest students from outside LSU |
| Coastal Ecosystem Design Studio - Summer Internships | Coastal Sustainability Studio | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
| MissDelta REU | MissDelta | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
| Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA) REU LAMDA |
LAMDA | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF)
At the end of each summer, LSU hosts SURF, a forum for summer undergraduate research students to present their research and creative works.
Click here to go to the webpage for the LSU Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF)
Helpful links
For questions or concerns, please contact us at lsudiscover@lsu.edu