The following is a list of external opportunities that we find our students may benefit from:

Please note that these opportunities have varying requirements, deadlines, and prestige. It is the responsibility of the student to find opportunities that best fit the student’s interests, career goals, and finances. The Undergraduate Research Program is not responsible for these opportunities.

Additionally, please note that several of the fellowships listed below will require the University’s approval to apply. Students should follow links on the fellowships’ websites to find UD’s contact for these fellowships.

Scholarships/Fellowships

• Four year funding for a woman in the sciences: http://www.scienceambassadorscholarship.org/ 
• A ton of scholarships/fellowships, sortable by reason for applying, year of study, academic field, or identity: http://onf.fsu.edu/Fellowships
• Glamour’s Top 10 College Women scholarship (closed for 2016-2017, check back for 2017-2018): http://www.glamour.com/inspired/glamour-top-10-college-women
• Scholarships for German-speaking students: https://www.daad.org/scholarship
• Boren scholarships for students interested in foreign service:http://www.borenawards.org/
• Fulbright Summer Insitutes: http://www.fulbright.org.uk/fulbright-awards/exchanges-to-the-uk/undergradu…
• Rhodes Scholar: http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
• Fulbright: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/component/school/6867?view=school
• Truman Scholar, for students interested in public service: https://www.truman.gov/candidates/how-become-truman-scholar/
• Udall Scholar, for commitment to Native Americans/the environment: http://www.udall.gov/ourprograms/scholarship/scholarship.aspx
• The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program for students interested in foreign service: http://www.twc.edu/thomas-r-pickering-foreign-affairs-fellowship-program
• Gilman Scholarship for study abroad: http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman-scholarship-program#.V_aA_PkrLcs
• Tutition support and paid summer internships with NOAA: http://www.noaa.gov/office-education/hollings-scholarship

Summer Opportunities

• REUs, funded summer research in the sciences at other universities, with a stipend, housing, travel, and food usually included: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/
• SROP, like REUs but with grad school prep at the Big 10 alliance of schools: https://www.btaa.org/students/srop/introduction
• 6 week summer program for students interested in US foreign affairs: http://www.rangelprogram.org/?session.areaid=2&contentid=684&typeid…
• STEM Summer Research Programs http://www.jyi.org/summer-research-programs/
• Biomedical Research and Internship Opportunities https://www.urp.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Internship-Opportunities-2015.pdf
• Summer ORISE Fellowship Opportunities at FDA  https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/details/1683. If you have questions, send an email to FDArpp@orau.org. Please include the reference code for this opportunity in your email (FDA-NCTR-2016-0036) or contact ORAU Project Manager, Katherine Dickson, at (865) 574-3911 or Katherine.Dickinson@orau.org.
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). http://www.gradbiomed.pitt.edu/node/268

General

• Database of funding opportunities and researcher profiles. Anyone with a @udel.edu email can sign up from an on-campus computer, then use that profile off campus. http://pivot.cos.com/
• ORCID, a unique ID number for researchers: http://orcid.org/
• National Biology Honors Society, with research grants for members http://www.tribeta.org/
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities research opportunities http://www.orau.org/science-education/internships-scholarships-fellowships/…
• University of California, Irvine’s Database of Off-Campus Opportunities https://urop.due.uci.edu/urop/off_campus/off_campus_web_list.asp

UD Specific

• Library workshops http://udel.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/
• Research guides http://guides.lib.udel.edu/

Citation Management

• Mendeley https://www.mendeley.com/
• Zotero https://www.zotero.org/
• RefWorks www.refworks.com/

Journals that publish undergraduate research

Word of caution – Generally speaking, undergrads should not pay to be published, and should look for opportunities with journals that are as widely read as possible, or that give them the opportunity to work with schools that they are considering for graduate school. Students MUST consult with their research advisor/supervising professor before submitting research for publication.