Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board
Health Professions Opportunity Grant (HPOG)
HPOG provides an opportunity for low income individuals to obtain an education and training in high-demand healthcare careers.
https://training.gptchb.org/mod/page/view.php?id=61
University of South Dakota
CURCS (Council for Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship)
U Discover: Undergraduate summer research experience for USD undergraduates ($3000 stipend + $400
for research expenses or travel).
https://portal.usd.edu/academics/cage/undergraduate-research.cfm?casLogin=1
SPURA (Summer Program for Undergraduate Research in Addiction)
Summer undergraduate research experience run by the USD Center for Brain and Behavior Research
(CBBRe).
http://www.usd.edu/cbbre/spura
Dept. Chemistry Northern Plains REU*
Summer undergraduate research experience run by USD Chemistry Department
http://www.usd.edu/arts-and-sciences/chemistry/reu
USD Sustainability REU
Sustainable River (Biology, Earth Science, and Sustainability faculty)
http://sites.usd.edu/sustainableriver/
USD Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network B.R.I.N.
Local/Regional Opportunities
Undergraduate Research at Sanford Research
http://www.sanfordresearch.org/education/undergraduates/spur/
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
http://www.sanfordresearch.org/education/undergraduates/sure/
Research Initiatives for Students Enhancement—Undergraduate Program (RISE-UP)
https://www.kennedykrieger.org/training/programs/center-for-diversity-in-public-health-leadership-
National Resources
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site
Lists all REU sites currently active and can be search by research area and/or by state.
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/
NIDA Summer Research Internship Program
Participate in research internships with NIDA’s distinguished scientists at universities across the
United States.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/offices/office-nida-director-od/office-diversity-health-disparities-odhd/o