Research Funding Opportunities

Students engaged in research projects are encouraged to apply for funding to cover research and/or costs to travel to scientific meetings.

Undergraduate Research Grants
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) maintains a list of undergraduate research grants on their website at http://www.upenn.edu/curf/research/research_grants.htm. Of particular interest to students engaged in BBB sponsored research projects is the Vagelos Undergraduate Research Fund (http://www.upenn.edu/curf/research/grants/vagelos.htm).

Travel Grant Fund
The College has established an undergraduate travel grant fund to assist students in traveling to scientific meetings at which they intend to present their research. More details can be found on the College website at http://www.college.upenn.edu/curriculum/travel.html.

Summer Internship Program at Wyeth
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has partnered with BBB to offer a summer internship program for Penn undergraduates. Scientists at Wyeth laboratories in Princeton, New Jersey, are conducting basic and clinical neuroscience research relevant to a variety of CNS disorders and their therapeutic management. Students will be directly involved in this research enterprise by working with Wyeth scientists in areas such as schizophrenia, neuropharmacology or neurodegenerative disorders. Applications are solicited by BBB each Spring.

Summer Internships
Students may apply to a variety of programs which support undergraduate summer research. Lists of current opportunities can be found at http://www.upenn.edu/curf/research/research_summerprograms.htm.