There are a variety of programs that are affiliated with the Math Alliance. Each of these programs welcome Math Alliance Scholars. Click here to see the annotated list of summer research programs.
Every summer, hundreds of students from across the country participate in mathematics and statistics Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) and similar programs. The benefits of participating in an REU are numerous. First and foremost, students have the opportunity to work closely with peers and faculty conducting original research in mathematics. In doing so, they develop a better understanding of what it means to do mathematics and to be a mathematician. REUs often provide students the opportunity to develop their written and oral communication skills by writing about and presenting their work to various audiences. In addition, REUs allow students to build lasting professional relationships—and many times friendships—with students and faculty outside their home institutions.
Many students who participate in REUs go on to graduate school and consider their REU experiences to be an invaluable part of their preparation for advanced study in mathematics. As an example, here are just a few comments from past participants in REUs:
- “The program helped me develop mathematical writing and speaking skills that I have found useful, especially now that I am in graduate school.”
- “This summer definitely helped me make some decisions about my future. I am now more motivated and have determined that I would like to go to graduate school and possibly on to a doctorate. I would then be the first in my family, and I feel like this goal is more achievable than I had viewed it in the past.”
- “[The GVSU REU] gave me a much better appreciation of how different parts of mathematics connect, as well as insight into the excitement of delving into a topic.”
Summer Programs for Undergraduates
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- Arizona State University Department of Mathematics- Quantitative Research in the Life and Social Sciences
- Auburn University- REU in Algebra and Discrete Mathematics
- Bethune-Cookman University- Mathematical Modeling in Environmental, Biological and Other Sciences
- Brown University- SUMMER@ICERM Computational Dynamics and Topology
- Bryn Mawr College- MathILy-EST (serious Mathematics Infused with Levity)
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona- Preparing Undergraduates through Mentoring toward PhD’s (PUMP)
- Central Washington University- Central Convergence Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CCREU)
- Clarkson University- MBioTS REU
- East Tennessee State University- SMART in Math
- Grand Valley State University Department of Mathematics- The REU Program in Mathematics
- Harvard School of Public Health- Summer Program in Quantitative Sciences
- Harvard School of Public Health- Summer Program in Epidemiology
- Harvey Mudd College EDGE Program- EDGE: A Mathematics Program for Women
- Indiana University- RUSIS Summer Program
- Iowa State University– Math REU
- James Madison University- Research Experience for Undergraduates
- Kansas State University- Summer Undergraduate Mathematics Research (SUMaR)
- The Leadership Alliance- Summer Research- Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)
- Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)- MSRI-UP Summer Program
- Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI)- Undergraduate Summer Research Program
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (QSURE)- Summer Internship
- Michigan State University- SURIEM REU Program
- North Carolina State University Department of Mathematics- Directed Research for Undergraduates in Math and Statistics
- Oregon State University- Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science REU
- Park City Mathematical Institute- Undergraduate Summer School
- Pomona College- PRiME- Pomona Research in Mathematics Experience
- Purdue University– Summer Institute for Sustainability & Climate Change
- Texas State University- REU in Algebra, Combinatorics, and Statistics
- Texas A&M University- Research Experiences for Undergraduates
- Texas Tech University- Mathematical, Statistical and Computational Methods for Problems in the Life Sciences
- University of Chicago- Mathematics REU
- University of Colorado Boulder- Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) program
- University of Iowa Departments of Biostatistics and Statistics- Iowa Summer Institute in Biostatistics (ISIB)
- University of Iowa Department of Computer Science- REU for Computing for Health and Well-being
- University of Notre Dame- Summer Research Opportunities
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)- REU Program on Applied Mathematics and Computational and Data Science
- University of Virginia- Department of Mathematics REU
- Valparaiso University- The Valparaiso Experience in Research by Undergraduate Mathematicians (VERUM)
- Virginia Tech- Collaborative Undergraduate Biostatistics Experience (CUBE)
- Williams College Department of Mathematics- SMALL Undergraduate Research Project
- Winthrop University- Mathematics REU Program
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute- Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics
Affiliated Programs
Purdue University- The Data Mine
Summer Programs for Graduates
Park City Math Institute- Graduate Summer School
University of Colorado Boulder- Homotopical Methods in Fixed Point Theory
Faculty Programs and Worksops
Park City Mathematical Institute- Undergraduate Faculty Program