Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program

Applications for Summer 2025 are now open through January 29, by 12:00 noon CST.

• VUSRP is a 10-week program that allows students to closely work with any full-time Vanderbilt faculty member.
• The main component of the program is the scholarly work done by the Vanderbilt undergraduate student (VUSRP student) in collaboration with their faculty mentor.
• VUSRP involves highly collaborative, full-time work.
  • Participants will engage in research with a VU faculty mentor on campus or in another research and/or field setting.
  • Participants are not permitted to take courses during the program.
  • Participants are expected to give top priority to the VUSRP research during the ten-weeks dedicated to the program.

• A $6000 stipend is awarded.
• Stipends are intended to cover necessities and room and board.

• Students who accept VUSRP stipends are required to:
  
  • attend a spring workshop to review program logistics.
  • complete 10 weeks of full-time research on campus or in another research and/or field setting with their faculty mentor over the summer
  • participate in a roundtable presentation toward the end of the 10-week period.
  • present at the fall or spring Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair. Poster printing costs for those who present at the Undergraduate Research Fair are covered by the Office of the Provost. Specific instructions for how to submit posters to be paid will be shared with students after they are awarded VUSRP or upon registration for the fair. Not following the instructions may result in your poster not being paid for through this fund.
• No courses can be taken that overlap with the ten-weeks of research.
  
• Students who accept VUSRP funding are encouraged to use the experience to satisfy their Immersion Vanderbilt requirement.
• Vanderbilt faculty may support no more than two applicants per cohort.
• Successful applications are the result of intentional and detailed research plans between a student and a faculty mentor. Students who are considering multiple research opportunities at the same time are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their potential mentors. Students may submit only one VUSRP application per cycle.

Students and faculty mentors in the summer cohort will receive information about summer workshops, roundtable presentations, and other programming as applicable via Vanderbilt email.