Science Terps have the best of both worlds.
» ON CAMPUS
Students have opportunities to do undergraduate research in world-class laboratories under the mentorship of renowned faculty researchers.
» BEYOND MARYLAND
Students are only a short commute from one of the nation’s largest concentrations of biotech firms, federal research labs, and research hospitals.
Research internships and clinical internships are the most common among chemistry, biochemistry, and biological sciences majors, but students also find opportunities to apply their classroom learning to industry, science education, and community service. Most students do more than one internship during their undergraduate years.
Get Started with OUR
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) website offers a premiere toolkit for students to prepare for, obtain, and succeed in undergraduate research experiences.
Want to meet with someone in person? OUR’s team also hosts office hours, where they can discuss strategies for locating and applying to research opportunities, amongst other related topics. Learn more here.
Introducing BSOP
The program manages the Biological Sciences Opportunity Portal (BSOP): a centralized database for students to find and explore research, internship, and scholarship opportunities in the Biological Sciences—both at UMD and beyond.
Academic Research Credit
Biological Sciences students who are completing undergraduate research can request to apply their experience as academic research credit.
To learn how this is done, go to this webpage.
