Summer Programs
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Marine and Estuarine Science
June-August
About: Undergraduates interested in marine and estuarine sciences attend seminars, workshops and field trips, and receive instruction about scientific ethics, library resources for research, experimental design, and data analysis. The internship culminates in a student presentation of their research results. The internship pays a stipend to each student over the course of the summer, and housing and meals are provided. Students must attend the entire 10-week session to receive the stipend.
Funding: The program is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Contacts: Dr. Paulinus Chigbu | Professor, Director of the NOAA LMRCSC, Director of the REU Program | Department of Natural Sciences | Phone: 410.621.3034 | Email: pchigbu@umes.edu.
Dr. Margaret Sexton | REU Program Coordinator | Department of Natural Sciences | Phone: 410.621.1049 | Email: masexton@umes.edu
Geoscience Bridge Program
June-August
About: The Geosciences Bridge Program offers a 6-week paid internship for high school students planning to pursue careers in the geosciences. The program includes lectures, field trips, hands-on activities, two for-credit college courses, housing, meals, travel to and from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), and a stipend.
Funding: The program is funded by the NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC).
Contacts: Dr. Paulinus Chigbu | Professor, Director of the NOAA LMRCSC, Director of the REU Program |Department of Natural Sciences | Phone: 410.621.3034 | Email: pchigbu@umes.edu.
Dr. Ali Ishaque | Professor, Environmental Toxicology |Department of Natural Sciences | Phone: 410.651.6050 | Email: abishaque@umes.edu.
Project SEED (Socially Engaged Entrepreneur Development) Program
June-August
About: UMES and the American Chemical Society (ACS) partnered to offer local, ambitious high school students the opportunity to work in an academic, industrial or government research laboratory for eight weeks during the summer. The program exposes youth to science through learning and discovery, while allowing them to earn income and enjoy nurturing and supportive relationships within the scientific community. If a SEED student then chooses UMES, they are eligible for an ACS Project SEED scholarship.
Funding: The project is funded in part by the American Chemical Society.
Contact: Dr. Victoria Volkis | Professor of Chemistry |Department of Natural Sciences | Phone: 410.651.7739 | Email: vvolkis@umes.edu.
UMES AFRI-EWD-REEU Summer Internship
May-August
About: This program shows undergraduate students majoring in chemistry, biology, environmental science and technology how their majors can be applied to agriculture and food science. Applicants for the summer program must be full-time, non-UMES undergraduate students. Interns receive a stipend and room and board.
Funding: The program is funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Contact: Dr. Victoria Volkis | professor of chemistry | Department of Natural Sciences | Phone: 410.651.7739 | Email: vvolkis@umes.edu.
USDA-AFRI-EWD-FANE — ASTEMA — Advancing STEM in Agriculture
About: This paid internship includes a year-long online program and a summer research camp. It is open to students who will be 11th and 12 graders in 2024-25 academic year interested in STEM applications in agriculture. Participants will paid a $1,000 stipend after completion of a full academic year of online program and a three-week travel camp in July and August.
Funding: This program is funded by USDA and Jookender.
Contact: Dr. Victoria Volkis | Professor of Chemistry |Department of Natural Sciences | Phone: 410.651.7739 | Email: vvolkis@umes.edu.
