International Research Experience in France

The International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is a 11-12 week program based in France. Participants will spend most of their time working with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, staff, and other undergraduates on a well-developed research project under the mentorship of an experienced faculty member sponsored by the University of Florida and is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The program provides:

• $6000 for food and incidentals
• Housing for free (provided by hosting site)
• $1000 travel allowance
• Up to $1000 are provided to travel to the National Meeting of the ACS in Spring 2025

Eligibility:

• Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident (DACA students can apply for the AgroParis and Reims sites).
• Must have previous research experience.
• Students with appropriate research interests in Chemistry, Biochemistry or other STEM areas are encouraged to apply.
• Pre-professional (Medical, Law, Dentistry, Veterinary) students are NOT encouraged to apply.

Who should apply: 

• Students with interest in any Chemistry related area.
• Students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply (first in the family college students, community college students, POC, non-traditional students)
• Applications submissions accepted through January 15^th, 2024.

Important Dates:

• Applications: (submissions accepted through January 15th 2024).
• Summer REU: May – August 2024 (actual travelling dates depend on each student schedule)
• Poster presentation – ACS National Meeting & Exposition Spring 2025.

For more information and the application form, please go to https://reu.chem.ufl.edu/the-program/

This program is funded by NSF-Award Number 2244028