The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) invites undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing careers in the life sciences to apply to the NSF REU Biological Discovery in Woods Hole Program.

Faculty with expertise in molecular and cell biology, neurobiology & behavior, physiology, developmental biology, and evolutionary biology will guide ten highly motivated undergraduate students in this National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSFREU) program.

Each undergraduate student will be placed in the laboratory of an MBL research scientist and fully participate in all laboratory exercises and activities. The program will provide a stipend and room and board for the duration of the program. Students from small colleges or from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

• Undergraduate student participants will be supported with National Science Foundation funds and must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions.
• Students who will have graduated from their institution prior to the summer program are not eligible to apply
• Students who are transferring from one institution to another and are enrolled at neither institution during the intervening summer, may participate.
• High school graduates who have not yet enrolled and students who have received their bachelor’s degree and are no longer enrolled as an undergraduate are not eligible.