Campus-Based Summer Positions

Many opportunities for research and creative endeavors are available on the CWRU campus every summer for both CWRU and non-CWRU students. Students take the opportunity to carry out independent projects full-time under the supervision of a faculty mentor, often in conjunction with their senior capstone projects. In addition, professors often recruit students to participate in their research projects. Below is a list of summer programs and opportunities on campus and in its immediate vicinity. 

Information and deadlines for Summer 2026 is currently being updated - check back soon for more updates!

Make special note of the application deadlines, many of which are early in the spring semester (between mid-January and mid-March).


Program
Deadline 
Advanced Platform Technology Center Summer Internship  January 31, 2026
Cancer-Focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR)  January 16, 2026
Cleveland KUH Summer Research Fellowship (Kidney, Urological, blood disorders, and more.  Based at CSU; has CWRU researchers.) March 15, 2025

ENGAGE (School of Medicine/ National Center for Regenerative Medicine)

 January 30, 2025

Experiential Learning Fellowship in Anthropology (Anthropology majors only)

Feb. 15, 2025
Hanson Summer Research Scholar Program (Biochemistry) Feb. 16, 2026
Heart, Lung and Blood Minority Research Training Program  March 15, 2025
Prevention Resource Center for Healthy Neighborhoods Internship Program - Summer and Semester Opportunities  TBD

The Rocks (Francis J. and Earla E. Rocks Experiential Learning Fellowship Endowment Fund)
For students seeking a major or minors in any of the following academic departments: art history and art, classics, English, modern languages and literatures, music, or theater and dance.

 March 27, 2026
SURP – Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Pharmacology

January 15, 2025

The Traub (George S. Traub Memorial Undergraduate Research Fund)
For students who are pursuing declared majors offered by the College of Arts and Sciences related to the history, politics, public policy, or economics of the Northern Ohio region.
 March 27, 2026
The Wellman Hill Political Science Internship

January 30, 2026

Wharton Summer Student Research (Department of Nutrition - CWRU Nutrition Students Only) February 14, 2025

Opportunities in Cleveland and affiliated programs