Other research opportunities
If you want to make a research part of your undergraduate experience, you've come to the right university. Our faculty - your professors - are engaged in research that extends from solar flares to deep ocean trenches, from the Civil War history to the future of the American family, from global climate change to genome studies. Their work sheds light on old questions and opens up new branches of knowledge. It takes them around the state, across the nation, and around the world.
And they want you to join them.
Explore research opportunities
- At UNH
- Beyond UNH
- Study abroad programs with a research focus
- Field studies programs with field work/research focus
Research Opportunities at UNH
A great place to begin your exploration of the research centers at UNH is the home page for the Office of the Vice President of Sponsored Research. There you will find links to the major research institutes and centers at UNH: www.unh.edu/orps/.
The McNair Graduate Opportunity Program supports undergraduates who wish to pursue research under the supervision of a faculty mentor, and to prepare for the challenges of applying to graduate school, passing exams, and finding financial support. It serves low-income students, first-generation university students, and those from racial or ethnic backgrounds traditionally under-represented in academia. www.unh.edu/mcnair.
The Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), operated jointly by UNH and Cornell University, offers marine biology, ecology, animal behavior, and archaeology courses on Appledore Island in the Gulf of Maine.
Classes range from introductory-level marine ecology and field biology, to specialized topics such as marine vertebrates, climatology, field ornithology, sustainability, and forensics. All SML classes are intensive, hands-on, and field-oriented; faculty and students come from institutions across the US and around the world.
Shoals courses carry UNH credit, fulfill requirements in a number of UNH majors, and may be designated as Honors. Substantial financial aid is available for UNH students. See http://marine.unh.edu/sml for more information. Information is also available from the main SML office (shoals-lab@cornell.edu), or from Associate Director Jessica Bolker (jbolker@cisunix.unh.edu).
SML offers three types of paid summer research internships: sustainable engineering, seabird conservation, and RIFS (Research in Field Science). A total of 13 internship places are available, and preference is given to applications from UNH and Cornell. Island work internships are also available. Application deadlines vary by program and are in February and March.
Additional information can be found at the following links:
Internships
http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_students_internships.html
Credit courses
http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_students_creditcourses.html
Financial aid for credit courses
http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_students_feesandaid.html
Research and Discover: Join some of the nation's top scientists at the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space this summer for a paid internship through the UNH-Goddard Joint Center for the Earth Sciences: www.eos.sr.unh.edu/ResearchAndDiscover/.
The New Hampshire Space Grant Consortium is a collaboration of the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College. Through Space Grant, UNH undergraduates pursuing degrees in the earth sciences, engineering, physics and astronomy, natural resources, computer science, molecular biology, and education can apply for research internships: www.nhsgc.sr.unh.edu/.
Research opportunities beyond UNH
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): The NEH offers summer internships in Washington, D.C. Undergraduates entering their junior or senior year are eligible to apply Interns receive $4,000 for 10 weeks of work. Past interns have written articles for Humanities, the NEH magazine, researched emerging fields in the humanities, and developed web-based tools for gathering humanities-related information. Check it out: www.neh.gov/interns/guidelines.html.
UC Irvine Research List: The University of California at Irvine's UROP program maintains an excellent list of research opportunities for undergraduates. Log on to www.urop.uci.edu/ and click on "Off campus Research Opportunities."
The Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOAR) at the University of Colorado engages ethnically diverse students in careers dedicated to the atmospheric and related sciences. It includes a ten-week summer component at the national Center for Atmospheric Research and other laboratories. www.ucar.edu/soars.
Study abroad programs with a research focus
School for International Training Brattleboro, Vermont
www.sit.edu/studyabroad/index.html
Lexia InternationalHanover, New Hampshire
www.lexiaintl.org
Field studies programs with field work/research focus
School for Field Studies
www.fieldstudies.org
Round River Conservation
www.roundriver.org