LSU Summer Undergraduate Research
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.
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 Undergraduate Research Programs at LSU:
| Program | Host |
|---|---|
| LSU Discover Project Grants | LSU Discover |
| Special Collections Project Grants | LSU Discover & Special Collections Library |
| LSU Gulf Scholars Program | Gulf Scholars Program |
| McNair Scholars | Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Program |
| MARC program | Maximizing Access to Research Careers 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 |
MissDelta REU
Physics & Astronomy REU
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.
| 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: - Welcome - Research Ethics presentation - Lab Safety presentation |
| Workshops | Every Tuesday between May 28th and August 2nd | 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 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. Visit their website for more details. |
| Ropes Course at the UREC | Saturday, June 29th | info to be sent to registered students | info to be sent to registered students | info to be sent to registered students | Sign up for the ropes course has closed |
| Video Game Night | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | free | no sign up required; just show up |
| Summer Undergraduate Research Forum | Friday, August 2nd | 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. |
Helpful links
For questions or concerns, please contact us at lsudiscover@lsu.edu