Research Funding Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
Explore undergraduate research funding opportunities related to your major. All programs are offered in connection with the University of Idaho College of Engineering.
Beckman Scholars Program
Awarded to support undergraduate students in biological engineering.
Award Amount: Up to $21,000
Duration: 15 months
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Cooperative Education Program (Co-op)
Get paid up to $20,000 for a six-month session working for companies such as Micron, HP, BorgWarner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in-between your junior and senior years.
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Duration: 6 months
Fenway Group Partnership
Get paid to work with Starbucks, CenturyLink, Southwest, Verizon and Kraft. This 2-year program guarantees employment for all participants after graduation, and students can work while attending class.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 2 years
Idaho National Laboratory Undergraduate Internships
Earn a nationally competitive wage during a 10- to 16-week internship at the nation’s leading center for nuclear energy research and development. For students pursuing STEM fields.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 10-16 weeks
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
Funded through the Department of Energy, this student training and outreach program teaches students how to assess and make recommendations toward energy savings, waste reduction and productivity on an industrial site. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering and computer science disciplines.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
Mentor-directed, career-related internship summer internship programs that contribute to NASA’s mission. Sessions are held in fall, spring and summer and are open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 3 months
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Industry Interns
This 10-week summer experience broadens student experience in industry laboratories, local biotechnology companies, or hospital facilities by working with expert professionals.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 10 weeks
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Summer Fellows
Get paid $6,000 over the summer to work in a biomedical laboratory, doing guided study and attending professional development and scientific seminar presentations.
Award Amount: $6,000
Duration: 10 weeks
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Receive a $4,000 student fellowship and $1,000 stipend to work on faculty-mentored projects full-time in any field of study.
Award Amount: $5000
Duration: 10 weeks
DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE Germany) Programs
RISE Germany offers undergraduate students the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
Cooperative Education Program (Co-op)
Get paid up to $20,000 for a six-month session working for companies such as Micron, HP, BorgWarner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in-between your junior and senior years.
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Duration: 6 months
Fenway Group Partnership
Get paid to work with Starbucks, CenturyLink, Southwest, Verizon and Kraft. This 2-year program guarantees employment for all participants after graduation, and students can work while attending class.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 2 years
Idaho National Laboratory Undergraduate Internships
Earn a nationally competitive wage during a 10- to 16-week internship at the nation’s leading center for nuclear energy research and development. For students pursuing STEM fields.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 10-16 weeks
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
Funded through the Department of Energy, this student training and outreach program teaches students how to assess and make recommendations toward energy savings, waste reduction and productivity on an industrial site. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering and computer science disciplines.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
Mentor-directed, career-related internship summer internship programs that contribute to NASA’s mission. Sessions are held in fall, spring and summer and are open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 3 months
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Receive a $4,000 student fellowship and $1,000 stipend to work on faculty-mentored projects full-time in any field of study.
Award Amount: $5000
Duration: 10 weeks
DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE Germany) Programs
RISE Germany offers undergraduate students the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
Wallace Scholars Program
The Wallace Scholars assistantship will be awarded to support U of I Civil & Environmental Engineering students interested in pursuing water and wastewater treatment.
Award Amount: variable; currently a maximum of $4,750 for one student
Duration: 1 Year
National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology
Conduct research with faculty in one of the region’s leading transportation institutes, reducing the environmental impacts of transportation-related operations and improving the durability and sustainability of the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
Cooperative Education Program (Co-op)
Get paid up to $20,000 for a six-month session working for companies such as Micron, HP, BorgWarner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in-between your junior and senior years.
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Duration: 6 months
Fenway Group Partnership
Get paid to work with Starbucks, CenturyLink, Southwest, Verizon and Kraft. This 2-year program guarantees employment for all participants after graduation, and students can work while attending class.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 2 years
Idaho National Laboratory Undergraduate Internships
Earn a nationally competitive wage during a 10- to 16-week internship at the nation’s leading center for nuclear energy research and development. For students pursuing STEM fields.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 10-16 weeks
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
Funded through the Department of Energy, this student training and outreach program teaches students how to assess and make recommendations toward energy savings, waste reduction and productivity on an industrial site. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering and computer science disciplines.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
Mentor-directed, career-related internship summer internship programs that contribute to NASA’s mission. Sessions are held in fall, spring and summer and are open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 3 months
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Receive a $4,000 student fellowship and $1,000 stipend to work on faculty-mentored projects full-time in any field of study.
Award Amount: $5000
Duration: 10 weeks
DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE Germany) Programs
RISE Germany offers undergraduate students the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service
Upper division undergraduate computer science and computer engineering recipients receive a $27,000 stipend. All tuition and degree-related fees are paid through this National Science Foundation grant.
Award Amount: $27,000
Duration: 12 months
Cooperative Education Program (Co-op)
Get paid up to $20,000 for a six-month session working for companies such as Micron, HP, BorgWarner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in-between your junior and senior years.
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Duration: 6 months
Fenway Group Partnership
Get paid to work with Starbucks, CenturyLink, Southwest, Verizon and Kraft. This 2-year program guarantees employment for all participants after graduation, and students can work while attending class.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 2 years
Idaho National Laboratory Undergraduate Internships
Earn a nationally competitive wage during a 10- to 16-week internship at the nation’s leading center for nuclear energy research and development. For students pursuing STEM fields.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 10-16 weeks
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
Funded through the Department of Energy, this student training and outreach program teaches students how to assess and make recommendations toward energy savings, waste reduction and productivity on an industrial site. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering and computer science disciplines.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
Mentor-directed, career-related internship summer internship programs that contribute to NASA’s mission. Sessions are held in fall, spring and summer and are open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 3 months
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Receive a $4,000 student fellowship and $1,000 stipend to work on faculty-mentored projects full-time in any field of study.
Award Amount: $5000
Duration: 10 weeks
DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE Germany) Programs
RISE Germany offers undergraduate students the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service
Upper division undergraduate computer science and computer engineering recipients receive a $27,000 stipend. All tuition and degree-related fees are paid through this National Science Foundation grant.
Award Amount: $27,000
Duration: 12 months
Stone Scholars Program
The Stone Scholars assistantship will be awarded annually to support students enrolled in the Computer Science program at the University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene Center.
Award Amount: variable; currently a maximum of $4,750 for one student; up to five student recipients may receive Stone Scholars awards.
Duration: 1 Year
Polymorphic Games Studio
A multidisciplinary team of programmers, artists, writers, musicians, marketers, and biologists focused on evolutionary video game design. Programmers are hired during the summer session.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
Cooperative Education Program (Co-op)
Get paid up to $20,000 for a six-month session working for companies such as Micron, HP, BorgWarner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in-between your junior and senior years.
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Duration: 6 months
Fenway Group Partnership
Get paid to work with Starbucks, CenturyLink, Southwest, Verizon and Kraft. This 2-year program guarantees employment for all participants after graduation, and students can work while attending class.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 2 years
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Receive a $4,000 student fellowship and $1,000 stipend to work on faculty-mentored projects full-time in any field of study.
Award Amount: $5000
Duration: 10 weeks
NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
Mentor-directed, career-related internship summer internship programs that contribute to NASA’s mission. Sessions are held in fall, spring and summer and are open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 3 months
Idaho National Laboratory Undergraduate Internships
Earn a nationally competitive wage during a 10- to 16-week internship at the nation’s leading center for nuclear energy research and development. For students pursuing STEM fields.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 10-16 weeks
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
Funded through the Department of Energy, this student training and outreach program teaches students how to assess and make recommendations toward energy savings, waste reduction and productivity on an industrial site. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering and computer science disciplines.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Industry Interns
This 10-week summer experience broadens student experience in industry laboratories, local biotechnology companies, or hospital facilities by working with expert professionals.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 10 weeks
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Summer Fellows
Get paid $6,000 over the summer to work in a biomedical laboratory, doing guided study and attending professional development and scientific seminar presentations.
Award Amount: $6,000
Duration: 10 weeks
DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE Germany) Programs
RISE Germany offers undergraduate students the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
Cooperative Education Program (Co-op)
Get paid up to $20,000 for a six-month session working for companies such as Micron, HP, BorgWarner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in-between your junior and senior years.
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Duration: 6 months
Fenway Group Partnership
Get paid to work with Starbucks, CenturyLink, Southwest, Verizon and Kraft. This 2-year program guarantees employment for all participants after graduation, and students can work while attending class.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 2 years
Idaho National Laboratory Undergraduate Internships
Earn a nationally competitive wage during a 10- to 16-week internship at the nation’s leading center for nuclear energy research and development. For students pursuing STEM fields.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 10-16 weeks
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
Funded through the Department of Energy, this student training and outreach program teaches students how to assess and make recommendations toward energy savings, waste reduction and productivity on an industrial site. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering and computer science disciplines.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
Mentor-directed, career-related internship summer internship programs that contribute to NASA’s mission. Sessions are held in fall, spring and summer and are open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 3 months
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Receive a $4,000 student fellowship and $1,000 stipend to work on faculty-mentored projects full-time in any field of study.
Award Amount: $5000
Duration: 10 weeks
DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE Germany) Programs
RISE Germany offers undergraduate students the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
Cooperative Education Program (Co-op)
Get paid up to $20,000 for a six-month session working for companies such as Micron, HP, BorgWarner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in-between your junior and senior years.
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Duration: 6 months
Fenway Group Partnership
Get paid to work with Starbucks, CenturyLink, Southwest, Verizon and Kraft. This 2-year program guarantees employment for all participants after graduation, and students can work while attending class.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 2 years
Idaho National Laboratory Undergraduate Internships
Earn a nationally competitive wage during a 10- to 16-week internship at the nation’s leading center for nuclear energy research and development. For students pursuing STEM fields.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 10-16 weeks
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
Funded through the Department of Energy, this student training and outreach program teaches students how to assess and make recommendations toward energy savings, waste reduction and productivity on an industrial site. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering and computer science disciplines.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
Mentor-directed, career-related internship summer internship programs that contribute to NASA’s mission. Sessions are held in fall, spring and summer and are open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 3 months
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Receive a $4,000 student fellowship and $1,000 stipend to work on faculty-mentored projects full-time in any field of study.
Award Amount: $5000
Duration: 10 weeks
DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE Germany) Programs
RISE Germany offers undergraduate students the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
Jacobsen Scholars Program
The Richard T and Bonnie L. Jacobsen Engineering Assistantship will be awarded to support undergraduate engineering students who are engaged in research as participants of the college’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program. In honor of Dr. Jacobsen’s engineering discipline, preference will be given to Mechanical Engineering students.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 1 year
Cooperative Education Program (Co-op)
Get paid up to $20,000 for a six-month session working for companies such as Micron, HP, BorgWarner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in-between your junior and senior years.
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Duration: 6 months
Fenway Group Partnership
Get paid to work with Starbucks, CenturyLink, Southwest, Verizon and Kraft. This 2-year program guarantees employment for all participants after graduation, and students can work while attending class.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 2 years
Idaho National Laboratory Undergraduate Internships
Earn a nationally competitive wage during a 10- to 16-week internship at the nation’s leading center for nuclear energy research and development. For students pursuing STEM fields.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 10-16 weeks
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
Funded through the Department of Energy, this student training and outreach program teaches students how to assess and make recommendations toward energy savings, waste reduction and productivity on an industrial site. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering and computer science disciplines.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable
NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
Mentor-directed, career-related internship summer internship programs that contribute to NASA’s mission. Sessions are held in fall, spring and summer and are open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: 3 months
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Receive a $4,000 student fellowship and $1,000 stipend to work on faculty-mentored projects full-time in any field of study.
Award Amount: $5000
Duration: 10 weeks
DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE Germany) Programs
RISE Germany offers undergraduate students the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.
Award Amount: variable
Duration: variable