What is the Summer Research Program?
The University at Albany Summer Research Program (UASRP) offers enriching and valuable research experiences to qualified, underrepresented undergraduate students.
UASRP participants work under the direction and guidance of faculty members and researchers during an intensive, eight-week, residential program during UAlbany’s Summer Session.
The institutions and agencies we partner with include but are not limited to:
- UAlbany's Cancer Research Center
- UAlbany's RNA Institute
- Albany Medical College
- New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center
Students spend the summer working on a specific research assignment, while receiving hands-on training in academic research and scholarly writing. They also attend seminars, workshops, events and field trips.
All students receive a stipend and a certificate of completion. Participants must reside on campus during the program. UASRP covers housing and meal plan costs for the entire length of the program.
Participants will be asked to present their research at the University of Buffalo Annual McNair Summer Research Conference and at select conferences during the academic year.
Who is eligible?
Applicants must:
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Be a rising sophomore or junior at any college or university
- Have a 2.7 GPA or higher
- Be economically disadvantaged or belong to one or more of the following underrepresented groups:
- African American
- Hispanic/Latino
- American Indian/Alaskan Native
- Have a genuine interest in pursuing research and a graduate degree, particularly in a field related science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
Previous Participants' Colleges & Universities
You don’t need to be a UAlbany student to apply. Previous participants were students at the following institutions:
- American University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Claflin University
- The College of St. Rose
- Cornell University
- CUNY
- Dillard University
- Florida A&M University
- Fordham University
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Lincoln University
- Long Island University
- Howard University
- John Jay College
- Keane University
- Manhattanville College
- Mercy College
- Michigan State University
- Norfolk State College
- Onondaga Community College
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- St. Lawrence University
- St. Francis College
- Siena College
- SUNY Genesee
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- SUNY New Paltz
- SUNY Old Westbury
- SUNY Plattsburgh
- SUNY Potsdam
- SUNY Purchase
- SUNY Stony Brook
- Syracuse University
- University of Bridgeport
- Union College
- University at Albany
- University of Richmond
- Wells College
- Westchester Community College
How do I apply?
Applications for Summer 2025 are due by Saturday, February 1, 2025. The Summer 2025 program will run from June 8 to August 1, 2025.
apply
Step 1: Complete the application form
Applicants must first submit a completed UASRP Application Form.
The application will ask you to:
- Provide contact, demographic and academic information
- Submit a personal statement in response to a specific prompt
- Upload an unofficial transcript and résumé
- Acknowledge application and program requirements
Step 2: Coordinate two faculty evaluations
The application requires evaluations from two faculty members who can judge the applicant's professional and academic promise.
Please ask both of your faculty evaluators to complete our Faculty Evaluation Form.
Step 3: Send us an official transcript
Applicants must submit official transcripts from their current university or college and, if applicable, from any other institution of higher education they have attended.
Please arrange for your Registrar's Office to send us your official academic transcript. Transcripts should be sent electronically to [email protected] or via mail:
Office of Access & Academic Enrichment
University Library, Room 94
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
Please do not send transcripts to UAlbany’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
If your institution's Registrar’s Office mails or gives the transcript directly to you, do not open the envelope. The transcript must arrive unopened to be considered official.
Note: UAlbany students are not required to submit an official transcript, unless they have attended another institution.
Questions?
Please contact Director Mayra E. Santiago.