Many of the schools participating in the NSF-SBES alliance offer summer research opportunities for undergradutes. Taking advantage of such programs can make you a more attractive candidate for graduate school. Use the links below to explore these programs and obtain more information.
University of California, Berkeley
Summer Research Opportunity Program
program coordinator: Gloria Chun
socscigrad@berkeley.edu
Participating Departments:
Anthropology
Economics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Northwestern University
SROP
program coordinator: Cheryl Judice
c-judice@northwestern.edu
Participating Departments:
Anthropology
Human Development and Social Policy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Ohio State University
OSU SROP
program coordinator: Patrice Dickerson
Dickerson.144@osu.edu
Participating Departments:
The CIC SROP
Pennsylvania State University
CIC Summer Research Opportunity Program
program coordinator: Lee Carpenter
src5@psu.edu
Participating Departments:
Biobehavioral Health
Education School Psychology Special Education
Geography
Human Development and Family Studies
Temple University
Temple University AGEP-SROP
program coordinator: Zebulon Kendrick
zkend@temple.edu
Participating Departments:
Anthropology
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Texas A&M University
Research Experience for Undergraduates
program coordinator: Kamesha Spates
kspates@hotmail.com
Participating Departments:
Sociology
The Graduate Center, CUNY
CUNY Pipeline Program
program coordinator: Chantale Damas
cdamas@gc.cuny.edu
Participating Departments:
Students majoring in Humanities, Social, Behavioral & Economic Science and STEM
University of California, Los Angeles
Summer Program of Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
program coordinator: Mark Kamimura-Jiménez
mkamimura@gdnet.ucla.edu
Participating Departments:
Department participation depends on proposed research projects and faculty interests. All departments are eligible to participate if a match is available.
University of Miami
NSF/SBE Summer Research Experience
program coordinator: Bill Tallman
btall@miami.edu
Participating Departments:
Economics
Geography & Regional Studies
Psychology
Sociology
University of Michigan
Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)
program coordinator: Robin Rennie
rennie@umich.edu
Participating Departments:
Anthropology
Economics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Urban and Regional Planning
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Summer Pre Graduate Research Experience (SPGRE)
program coordinator: Kathy Wood
kathy_wood@unc.edu
Participating Departments:
Anthropology
Economics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Policy
Sociology
Odum Institute for Research in Social Science
University of Southern California
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
program coordinator: Dean Campbell
cecildec@usc.edu
Participating Departments:
Office of the Provost
(open to all majors—USC students only)
