Opportunities and Grants
Opportunities and Grants
Current Opportunities
- Barnard Biology opportunities and events list (link).
- If you are a Barnard student and would like to join the email list, email the biology department. Here is a link to the "Contact Us" page.
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Columbia's Undergraduate Research Opportunities page (link).
Summer Research Institute (SRI)
The Summer Research Institute (SRI) facilitates funding and supportive programming for faculty-mentored student research conducted by current Barnard students at the College, Columbia University, and around New York City. This 10-week program provides training and opportunities to build empirical and analytical skills, faculty lectures, alumnae panel discussions, social events, and more. All students selected to participate in SRI have access to subsidized on-campus housing. The summer concludes with a capstone poster session, where students present the progress of their research.
Questions? Email sri@barnard.edu.
This document addresses common questions and provides in depth information about SRI.
This provides a tentative timeline for the SRI summer program, including deadlines and other important dates.
This includes a list of Barnard Biology SRI mentors
This includes a list of biology research mentors and their institutional affiliations.
This is a slides presentation from a past workshop.
This includes lists of PIs inside and outside Barnard and poster titles.
Barnard Biology Summer Research Grants
The biology department provides small grants for summer research to current and prospective biology majors based on yearly availability. These grants are intended to support research experiences outside of New York City that are not typically funded through the Summer Research Institute (SRI). Summer grant recipients are expected to write three blog posts about their experience over the course of the summer.
Learn more about the research grants, funding eligibility, and application requirements.
Read about the experiences of past summer grant recipients.
Beckman Scholars Program
The Beckman Scholars Program is open to students who are mentored by select faculty in Biology, Chemistry, or Neuroscience & Behavior (see program mentors). Students must commit to an appropriate academic major. We anticipate supporting two outstanding students each year.
We encourage interested students, especially sophomores, to explore the Beckman Scholars Program. Scholars and mentors participate in a 15-month research experience that extends over two summers and the intervening academic year. Scholars are provided continuous and generous stipend support during summers, and support for supplies, equipment, and publication costs, and travel to conferences. Faculty mentors furnish hands-on guidance throughout.
Eligibility: Full-time Barnard students with a declared major in biology, chemistry, or neuroscience & behavior. Students planning to graduate are NOT eligible for awards during the cycle beginning in the same year.
For more information, visit the Beckman Scholars webpage (link).
External Summer Research Programs
Columbia University offers the following summer programs which are open to Barnard students.
During the 10-week Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program, students work full time on independent research projects under the guidance of a research scientist. Students meet weekly to deliver or listen to a research presentation. Amgen Scholars are required to write an original research article and present their findings orally to their peers. All Amgen Scholars participate in the Amgen Scholars National Symposium in California. To be eligible for this program, you must be a US citizen or permanent resident and a current sophomore, junior, or non-graduating senior. No previous research experience is necessary and you do not need to be a biology major to apply.
The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Summer Intern Programs for Undergraduates are 10-week undergraduate research programs in all areas of earth, atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental sciences. Eligible students should have an interest in conducting research in the Earth or ocean sciences. The program is open to US citizens or permanent residents completing their junior or sophomore year with majors in earth science, environmental science, chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, or engineering. The program site lists preferred course prerequisites.
Grants & Funding
Beyond Barnard financially supports students who are selected to attend or present at professional conferences.
For more information about student conference travel funding, click here.
Beyond Barnard provides information on internship funding resources and competitive research fellowships.
This program provides financial support for internships. Fellows must be from underrepresented communities.
Learn more about the Con Edison Fellows Program at this link.
Since 1922, the Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) program has provided undergraduate and graduate students with valuable educational experiences. By encouraging close working relationships between students and mentors, the program promotes scientific excellence and achievement through hands-on learning.
Some Biology faculty have research grants (such as NIH grants) that provide summer stipends for Barnard students. If you conduct research in a professor's lab, please ask them about opportunities available to you.
FAQ
Though many of our majors pursue research opportunities with faculty in our department, below you will find other Barnard Departments and NYC institutions where Barnard Biology Majors have conducted research:
Barnard College
Columbia University
- Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (E3B)
- Biological Sciences
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- The Lamont-Doherty Observatory
- The Earth Institute