ASURE

Dartmouth's Academic Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ASURE) provides summer research experience to undergraduates. Focusing on academic research, networking, and mentoring, ASURE prepares students for future graduate research training. ASURE is open to all non-Dartmouth students.

Program Structure

The program is approximately eight weeks long, starting mid-June. In addition to providing valuable lab experience, ASURE will provide:

Ethics seminars
GRE prep
Lab training
Opportunities to present work/poster sessions

Fields of Research

We offer research opportunities in the following areas:

Biochemistry and Cell Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology Program
Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology Program
Chemistry
Cognitive Neuroscience: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Ecology Evolution Ecosystems and Society (EEES)
Engineering
Experimental and Molecular Medicine (PEMM): Program includes Biomedical Physiology and Immunotherapy, Cancer Biology, Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, and Neuroscience
Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Mathematics
Microbiology and Immunology: Molecular and Cellular Biology Program
Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB): Program includes Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biological Sciences, Molecular and Systems Biology, and Microbiology and Immunology.
Molecular and Systems Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology Program
Physics and Astronomy
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Quantitative Biomedical Sciences

Application Details

Due to ongoing travel restrictions and concerns around COVID-19, the 2021 ASURE program will be running on a virtual platform from June 24 through August 19.