UD Summer Scholars Program
The
College of Arts and Sciences funds approximately 12 Summer Scholars
each year. Selected undergraduates,
generally sophomores and juniors, conduct in-depth research or
creative work with University faculty. Students in the Summer Scholars
Program work on their projects full-time for ten weeks in the summer.
Research and creative work is generally completed under the close
supervision of a faculty member. Each scholar receives a stipend of
$4,000. To apply, visit the Undergraduate Research Program's Summer Programs page.
The Summer Scholars program is made possible with generous funding from donors such as Tom Hofmann, a UD alumnus who established the Ethel & Donald Hofmann Scholar Award. This award encourages applications from historically underrepresented and first-generation students.
Empower Fellowship at Fox Chase Cancer Center
The CAS Student Success Center’s co-curricular coaching team has partnered with the Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) to offer University of Delaware undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in an 11-week paid, full-time summer research immersion program. Empower Fellows gain hands-on, mentored experience in a research lab at FCCC. They develop an appreciation for the relationship between basic and applied research, as well as how research directly impacts the cancer patient during and after treatment. Housing for Fox Chase Fellows is provided, in addition to a $4,500 stipend. Interested students are invited to learn more about this program by participating in a one-day visit to FCCC, which will include a meeting with graduate students and post-docs over lunch to discuss careers.
The application for the 2024 Empower Fellowship is now closed. Check back this fall for information about the summer 2025 program, including application details and information sessions. Visit UD's Undergraduate Research Program to learn more about this program and other summer research opportunities outside the University of Delaware.
Visit the Empower Fellowship page at Fox Chase Cancer Center
Read the UDaily stories about UD's partnership with FCCC.
2024 Empower Fellows at Fox Chase
Students in bold are returning fellows.
- Leah Alexander (Junior, Psychology and Neuroscience double Major)
- Anna Duffy (Junior, Biological Sciences)
- Eleanor Helm (Senior, Biological Sciences)
- Khushdeep Kaur (Sophomore, Neuroscience)
- Karen Melo-Rubio (Junior, Biological Sciences)
- Alexis Nsafoah (Sophomore, Medical Laboratory Science)
- Natalie Phillips (Freshman, Neuroscience)
- Jason Puza (Sophomore, Biological Sciences)
- Eden Reap (Senior, Biological Sciences)
- Lily Snouffer (Sophomore, Biological Sciences)
- Ovi Umoh (Junior, Neuroscience and Psychology double major)
- Samantha Williamson (Senior, Biological Sciences)
NSF/LSAMP Summer Research Program
As Philadelphia region members of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority
Participation (LSAMP), UD students are
invited to apply for the NSF/LSAMP Summer Research Program. This 10-week
summer experience is designed to provide an opportunity for students to
perform cutting-edge research in the STEM fields.
For details and application, visit the NSF/LSAMP Summer Research Program page at Penn Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.
Nemours Summer Undergraduate Research Program
The
Nemours Biomedical Research Department provides funding for
undergraduate students to work on research projects through a 10-week
summer program at four Nemours sites, including the Nemours Children’s
Hospital in Wilmington, DE.
For details and application, visit the Nemours Summer Undergraduate Research Program page at Nemours Children's Health.
David A. Plastino Scholars Program at UD
Through a gift from UD alumnus David A.
Plastino, the Plastino Scholars Program provides UD undergraduate students
an opportunity to pursue a project aligned with their passion that is
impactful in their own lives, and the lives of others. Approximately
four to six students are selected as Plastino Scholars to commit to the
pursuit of a truly unique, self-designed research and learning
experience.
For details and application, visit the Plastino Scholars page at the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Delaware.
