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Check back at the beginning of spring semester for research opportunities with individual faculty.

The Mathematics and Statistics Department has established three summer research/reading fellowships.

Noether and Wieting Fellowships

The Emmy Noether Memorial Fellowship at Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³ was established by an anonymous Reed math alumnus interested in honoring an inspirational figure in the field of mathematics and creating opportunities for more mathematicians like her. It is designated for a continuing Reed student whose lived experience (e.g. gender, racial, ethnic) is underrepresented within mathematics. The fellowship offers a $5,280 stipend for an eight-week research or reading project conducted with a Reed Mathematics faculty member. 

The Professor Thomas Wieting Mathematics and Physics Student Fellowship Fund was established through donations in honor of Mathematics Professor Tom Wieting, who taught at Reed for more than 50 years and had interests in differential geometry, analysis, and mathematical physics. The fellowship offers a $5,280 stipend to a continuing Reed student for an eight-week research project in Mathematics and Statistics and/or Physics. The project does not have to take place at Reed, and additional funds are available for travel if that is necessary. Priority will be given to projects in the intersection of mathematics and physics.

Learn more about the Tom Wieting and .

are due on March 7, 2025. Email Kyle Ormsby if you have questions.

Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³ Science Research Fellowship

Funding is available from the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³ Science Research Fellowship (RCSRF) to facilitate and financially support summer research by teams of Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³ faculty and students.

Applications are due on March 5, 2025.

There are many research opportunities for undergraduates, most of them funded by the NSF (National Science Foundation). Many of these opportunities have deadlines that have already passed, but there are many that you can still apply for. Here are some links with lists of these opportunities:

In addition, we have received some announcements for some opportunities at other places. I'm including them here, but these are by no means the only opportunities available.

MSRI-UP

The is a comprehensive summer program designed for undergraduate students who have completed two years of university-level mathematics courses and would like to conduct research in the mathematical sciences. Due to funding restrictions, only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students are also eligible thanks to generous funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The program cannot accept foreign students regardless of funding.

Application window: 11/13/2024 - 03/01/2025 11:59 PM ET

Program period: June 2025-Jul 2025

SUMSA

The Summer Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Accelerator (SUMSA) is an eight week mathematics and statistics summer bootcamp for undergraduates at U.S. colleges and universities which will be hosted by IMSI on the campus of the University of Chicago. The aim of the program is to help prepare students for the rigors of graduate school in a mathematical science with lecture series and problems sessions taught by experienced postdocs and advanced graduate students from the University of Chicago. The primary focus of this bootcamp is basic coursework; in particular, the program is not an REU, which tends to be more project-oriented.

This program is open to students who will be rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors at U.S. colleges and universities and will be at least 18 years old at the time the program begins. Participants must be able to spend the full eight weeks in residence during the program.

Further information and the application are available on the . Applications are due by February 14, 2025.

IPAM

The (IPAM) is excited to share with you its upcoming 2025  (RIPS) summer research opportunity for undergraduate students! In this program, students work in teams on projects that are sponsored by an industrial partner. The projects cover a wide range of real-world topics, including big data, optimization, transportation, quantum computing, and biotech.

The application period for these programs will close on February 3, 2025. If any undergraduate students you know would be interested in a summer of solving real world problems in industry, please pass along this email about the RIPS program.    

Many companies hire undergraduate students during the summer for internships. Contact the Center for Life Beyond Reed for help with this.