Summer Research Opportunities at LSU
Welcome to your summer of research! Check out the list of LSU summer research opportunities and activities below.
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 the Office of Undergraduate Research.
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.
| Activity | Date | Time | Location | Cost | Details |
| All-Programs Orientation | Tuesday, May 27 | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | TBA | Free | Open to all summer research students Agenda: - Welcome! - Research Ethics workshop - Lab Safety workshop |
| Welcome Dinner | Tuesday, May 27 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Student Union Ballroom 250 | $30 per attendee | PIs/Program directors can register their students and other guests by filling out the registration form linked above |
| Workshops | Every Tuesday between May 27 - July 29 | 9:30 - 10:30 am | Locations vary: see workshop link for details | Free | Open to all View the workshop schedule |
| LSU Science Cafe | Last Tuesday of every month - May 27 - June 24 - July 29 |
Doors open at 5:00 pm; event begins at 6:00 pm | Varsity Theatre | Free | Open to all. Registration is encouraged by not required. Visit their website for more details |
| LSU Museum of Art tour and talk | TBA | TBA | TBA | Free | Sign up required |
| Ropes Course at the UREC | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Sign up required |
| Video Game Night | TBA | TBA | TBA | Free | Open to all |
| Journal Reading Club | TBA | TBA | TBA | Free | Sign up required |
| Summer Undergraduate Research Forum | Friday, August 1 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | Patrick F. Taylor Hall | $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 |
|---|---|
| LSU Project Grants | LSU Office of Undergraduate Research |
| Special Collections Project Grants | LSU Office of Undergraduate Research & Special Collections Library |
| Museum of Art Summer Project | LSU Office of Undergraduate Research & Museum of Art |
| LSU Gulf Scholars Program | Gulf Scholars Program |
| McNair Scholars | Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Program |
| ASPIRE program | College of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Beckman Scholars Program | College of Science |
| Undergraduate Research Grants | College of Agriculture |
| Coastal Ecosystem Design Studio - Summer Internships | Coastal Sustainability Studio |
| Louisiana Space & Sea Grant Opportunities (LaSSO) for Undergraduate Research Program | LaSPACE |
| LaSPACE Undergraduate Research Assistantship (LURA) | LaSPACE |
| MissDelta REU | MissDelta |
| Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA) REU | LAMDA |
| Program | Host |
|---|---|
| CCT - REU | Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) |
| Chemical Engineering - REU | Department of Chemical Engineering |
| LBRN - REU | Louisiana Biomedical Research Network |
| LUMCON - REU | Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCOM) |
| Physics & Astronomy - REU | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Smart Polymer Composite Materials & Structures - REU | Department of Chemistry |
| Coastal Ecosystem Design Studio - Summer Internships | Coastal Sustainability Studio |
| MissDelta REU | MissDelta |
| Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA) REU | LAMDA |
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.
Helpful links
For questions or concerns, please contact us at lsuour@lsu.edu