LSU Summer Undergraduate Research
Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities at LSU
Welcome to your summer of research! 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, or PI, to our summer activities and resources. Take a look at the schedule below for the upcoming summer and mark your calendars!
If you are the main 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 Interest Form.
Summer 2024 activities schedule
| 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 with this link. |
| Orientation | Tuesday, May 28th | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | TBD | free | Open to all summer research students |
| Workshops | Every Tuesday between May 28th and August 2nd | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
TBD (a zoom link will be available to students who cannot attend in-person) |
free | Open to all. Click here for workshop schedule |
| Astronomy Night | TBD | 6:00 - 9:00 PM | 130 Nicholson Hall | free | Astronomy viewing with Dr.Matthew Penny in the Landolt Astronomical Observatory |
| 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. Click here for more details. |
| Intramural kickball game | TBD | 8:00 - 10:00 AM | Field Complex | free | Open to all summer undergraduate research students. Sign-up will be emailed to students in programs registered with LSU Discover. |
| Video Game Night | TBD | 5:00 - 9:00 PM | See weekly email for details | free | Open to all summer undergraduate research students. See weekly email for details |
| Summer Undergraduate Research Forum | Friday, August 2nd | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Student Union Ballroom | $30 registration fee | By invitation only. PIs and Program Directors who would like their students to be invited to participate should fill out the Interest Form before July 1st |
Summer Undergraduate Research Programs at LSU
| Program | Host | Open to |
Summer Research Programs at LSU for LSU students
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| LSU Discover Project Grants | LSU Discover | LSU undergraduates |
| Special Collections Project Grants | LSU Discover & Special Collections Library | LSU undergraduates |
| LSU Gulf Scholars Summer Impact Projects | Gulf Scholars Program | LSU undergraduates |
| McNair Scholars | Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Program | LSU undergraduates |
| MARC program | Maximizing Access to Research Careers Program | LSU undergraduates |
| ASPIRE program | College of Humanities & Social Sciences | LSU undergraduates |
| Beckman Scholars Program | College of Science | LSU undergraduates |
| Undergraduate Research Grants | College of Agriculture | LSU undergraduates |
| Coastal Ecosystem Design Studio - Summer Internships | Coastal Sustainability Studio | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
| Louisiana Space & Sea Grant Opportunities (LaSSO) for Undergraduate Research Program | LaSPACE | LSU undergraduates |
| LaSPACE Undergraduate Research Assistantship (LURA) | LaSPACE | LSU undergraduates |
| MissDelta REU | MissDelta | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
Summer Research Programs at LSU open to guest students |
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| CCT - REU | Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
| Chemical Engineering - REU | Department of Chemical Engineering | Guest students from outside LSU |
| LBRN - REU | Louisiana Biomedical Research Network | Students attending a Louisiana college or university |
| LUMCON - REU | Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCOM) | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
| Physics & Astronomy - REU | Department of Physics & Astronomy | Guest students from outside LSU |
| Smart Polymer Composite Materials & Structures - REU | Department of Chemistry | Guest students from outside LSU |
| Coastal Ecosystem Design Studio - Summer Internships | Coastal Sustainability Studio | LSU students and guest students from outside LSU |
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.
Click here to go to the webpage for the LSU Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF)
Helpful links
For questions or concerns, please contact us at lsudiscover@lsu.edu