Explore Departmental Funding
Undergraduate Research in Stanford Departments, Programs and Research Centers
Many Stanford departments and programs sponsor an undergraduate research program that provides financial support for students to work with Stanford professors on faculty-designed research projects. Programs generally take place over the summer, but many support research during the regular academic year as well.
For any Departmental Program, students must apply directly to departments and programs, rather than through VPUE. For summer programs, deadlines are often in the Winter Quarter. Program deadlines and specifics are available at the links below or via contacting the department or program directly.
Can't find a relevant department listed below? Reach out to the Student Services Officers in your department of interest to learn about ongoing research.
20-21 Programs funded by the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education
- Aeronautics & Astronautics (contact Jenny Scholes)
- American Studies (contact Amy Potemski)
- Anesthesiology - Division of Pain Medicine (contact Corinne Jung)
- Anesthesiology - Pain and Perioperative Medicine (contact Norma Leavitt)
- Archaeology Center (contact Olivia Bethel)
- Bill Lane Center for the American West (contact Iris Hui)
- Bioengineering
- Biology
- Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA)
- Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)
- Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis (CESTA)
- Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS)
- Center on Poverty and Inequality (CPI) (contact inequality@stanford.edu)
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (contact Alexandria Boehm)
- Clayman Institute for Gender Research (contact Shivani Mehta)
- Communication - Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL) (contact Tobin Asher)
- Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CSRE)
- Computer Science - Computer Undergrad Research Internships Science (CURIS)
- Developmental Biology
- Economics (contact Joanne DeMarchena)
- Electrical Engineering (contact reu@ee.stanford.edu)
- Haas Center for Public Service
- Human Biology
- Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA)
- International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM)
- International Relations
- King Center on Global Development
- Linguistics
- Management Science and Engineering
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute (contact Tenisha Hart Armstrong)
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering (Contact Michelle Lucas Rice)
- Philosophy (contact Cyril Millendez)
- Physics
- Political Science
- Precourt Institute for Energy (SUPER)
- Psychology
- Public Policy (contact Sahar Hashemian)
- Radiology (Canary Center)
- Radiology (Radiological Sciences Laboratory - RSL)
- School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences (SESUR)
- Sociology
- Stanford Humanities Center
- Stanford Solar Car Project
- Statistics (contact Mason Perez)
- Symbolic Systems (contact Lisa Woodcock)
- Theater & Performance Studies (TAPS) (contact Rush Rehm)
- Urban Studies
- VMWare Women's Leadership Innovation Lab (contact Karen How)
- Woods Institute for the Environment (MUIR) (contact Brian Sharbono)
- Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute - Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Opportunity (NeURO)
Need help with your independent project?
All students should schedule a meeting with their Undergraduate Advising Director (UAD) as they write their proposal. UADs are well-versed with all VPUE Undergraduate Research grants.
For further assistance, email: vpue-research@stanford.edu