Research Opportunities

The Chemers Neustein Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program is designed to provide undergraduate college students majoring in the life or physical sciences, an opportunity to conduct laboratory research at The Rockefeller University.

Columbia University's Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training Program (BEST) is designed to introduce undergraduates from underrepresented ethnic groups to biostatistics, cardiovascular, and pulmonary disease research.

The joint Materials Research Center program at Columbia University and City College of NY provides an opportunity to participate in an interdisciplinary research program. Summer The available research areas: Synthesis, Characterization, and Theory of Molecular Cluster Materials | Synthesis, Characterization, and Theory of 2D Materials and Heterostructures.

The Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology & Medicine (CBM) and the Office of Science Education & Training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center invite computer science and applied math students interested in pursuing a career at the intersection of computer science and biomedicine.

CUNY Summer Undergraduate Research Program (CSURP) is a ten-week, STEM undergraduate research and professional development experience. Students in the program will gain transformational, multidisciplinary experiences and professional tools that will enable them to pursue graduate degrees and careers in STEM.

Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program introduces students to research under the guidance of research mentors at Caltech and JPL.

Bernard S. and Sophie G. Gould MIT Summer Research Program in Biology (BSG-MSRP-Bio) is a research training program for sophomore and junior science majors who have an interest in a research career..

The Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) works closely with VINSE faculty on research projects in areas of nanoscale science and engineering. The program provides students with hands on interdisciplinary research experience in an environment where biologists, chemists, engineers, and physicists collaboratively solve problems and create new scientific understanding.

Yale BioMed Amgen Scholars Program is a research training program in biomedical science for undergraduate students who are interested in obtaining a PhD or MD-PhD in the biomedical sciences.

The NSF S-STEM Scholarship at York College, CUNY is a grant-funded program sponsored by the National Science Foundation that will award scholarships to academically talented students with demonstrated financial need.

The project, entitled "Providing Scholarships and Interdisciplinary Cohort Experiences to Increase Retention and Graduation of STEM Undergraduates in Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics", will also provide a range of curricular and co-curricular interventions to increase retention and graduation rates and facilitate the pursuit of graduate degrees and careers in STEM.

Eligible students must major in Chemistry (BA/BS), Computer Science (BS), Mathematics (BA/BS) or Physics (BS), meet academic benchmarks, and demonstrate unmet financial need beyond available government assistance.

A U.S. Department of Education’s Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) grant was awarded to the City University of New York at York College in the Fall of 2022. The goal of MSEIP is "to increase participation, retention, and graduation rates of underrepresented, particularly women, in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields". To support this effort the program entitled “Developing STEM Workforce through Career Advisement and Research Engagement” or STEM-CARE was developed here at York College. STEM-CARE aims to provide 27 qualified degree majors from the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Biology and Earth and Physical Sciences, career advisement, research or on-field training opportunities, academic enrichment activities, and some financial assistance to assure their success and facilitate their transition into a STEM career.

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The York STEM Academy is a grant-funded program sponsored by the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program at the US Department of Education. The Academy is a two-year program designed to provide academic support and professional development to students pursuing bachelor’s degrees in Science, Technology, and Math.