In a partnership with five state institutions, including UD, Christiana Care and Nemours Children’s Hospital, selected undergraduate students will carry out independent research projects while supported full-time under a mentor to gain knowledge of research techniques and make unique scholarly or original impacts on the biomedical sciences.

Qualifications: Undergraduates who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Semester: Summer
Location: UD and other institutions within Delaware
Pay: $5,000—$6,000

A unique, hands-on, 10-week summer experiential learning environment under the guidance of extension agents or specialists. During this summer internship, students will follow Cooperative Extension's service learning model, implemented through one of Extension's four program areas: 4-H youth development, family and consumer sciences, lawn and garden and agriculture and natural resources. Summer scholar experiential learning may include designing and delivering educational programs, evaluating program impacts in the community, assisting with communications and more.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates
Semester: Summer
Location: Delaware
Pay: $4,500 stipend

The UD Government Relations Office, in partnership with the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), employs an Undergraduate Legislative Researcher. The researcher works closely with the director and office staff to provide direct, nonpartisan legislative monitoring and research assistance.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates
Semester: Winter and spring
Pay: Research scholarship of $4,500​​

IPA’s Public Administration Fellows work closely with faculty or professional staff members on complex public policy research and public service projects for state, county and local governments and nonprofit organizations. Research areas include civic education and engagement, conflict resolution, economic development, education policy, healthcare policy, land-use planning, transportation, infrastructure, and water resources.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates with a minimum 3.4 GPA
Semester: Year-round
Pay: $4,000 scholarships for 400 hours of research

The year-long program supports academically talented low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students toward pursuing advanced graduate degree through mentoring, simulated graduate school experiences and a 10-week summer research program.

Qualifications: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, completion of 60 college credits by May 31, minimum GPA of 2.75 (sophomore), 3.0 (junior), first-generation college student AND defined as low-income by the U.S. Dept. of Education, OR of a background underrepresented in graduate education.

Semester: Summer
Location: UD Campus
Pay: $3,500 Stipend plus on-campus housing and meal plan for the 10-week summer program

A collaboration between the Undergraduate Research Program (URP), Student Financial Services and faculty mentors allows eligible, early-career students to use federal work-study funds to gain research experiences at the University of Delaware.

Qualifications: Work-study eligible undergraduates
Semester: Fall and spring
Pay: $13.25/hour in fall 2024 and $15/hour in spring 2025

Research experiences with faculty mentors give talented undergraduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related majors a chance to see and take part in what is happening on the front lines of discovery.

Qualifications: Varies by program
Semester: Summer
Location: UD campus
Pay: $4,500–$6,000 stipend

The program is ideal for those who wish to undertake a smaller-scale research project, who have been working on projects during the academic year and would like to continue research in the summer, or who wish to begin projects that will continue during the next academic year.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates 
Semester: Summer
Location: UD campus
Pay: $300–$1,500 stipend

Conduct in-depth research or creative work with University faculty. Applicants must propose a research project of their own making. Students selected for the Summer Scholars Program work on their projects full-time for 10 weeks.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates
Semester: Summer
Location: UD campus
Pay: $4,000 stipend

Students conduct research with faculty and staff in one of the Biden School of Public Policy & Administration affiliated research centers—the Institute for Public Administration or the Center for Community Research and Service—on public policy issues such as community revitalization, economic development, education policy, health policy, housing and homelessness, land-use planning and more. The program runs for ten weeks for a total of 300 hours.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates with a minimum 3.0 GPA

Semester: Summer

Pay: Fellows take a required UAPP or UNIV course and receive a $4,500 fellowship

The program provides highly motivated undergraduates in any major with the opportunity to immerse themselves in research or a creative project based on race, antiracism or racial justice. Scholars spend 10 weeks during the summer pursuing their research or creative projects full-time.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates
Semester: Summer
Location: Delaware
Pay: $4,000 stipend

UD offers a variety of on campus-jobs that are based in service, research and academia with offices and departments across the University. Students are able to earn income, help to develop professional competencies and provide mentorship.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates
Semester: Year-round
Pay: Hourly pay set by UD office hiring student

DWRC internships provide a unique opportunity for undergraduate students, faculty and scientists to be directly involved in research and education that address the critical water resources issues of the day in Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic region. Students must establish a water research topic and project with the support of a faculty or scientist advisor.

Qualifications: Open to all undergraduates with a minimum 3.0 GPA
Semester: Fall and spring (combined)
Pay: Up to $4,000