Undergraduate Research Opportunities in the Doerr School of Sustainability
The summer undergraduate research programs in SDSS provide undergraduates with opportunities to work on a faculty-mentored research project for 10 weeks over the summer quarter. We have several different summer programs for Stanford students that all offer educational and community building experiences that engage across programs. These programs are:
- MUIR - for environmental projects from all Stanford faculty (app (to be submitted by the faculty mentor) and project list coming soon)
- SESUR - for all SDSS faculty in all departments, including CEE (app and project list coming soon)
- SUPER - for energy projects from all Stanford faculty (app and project list coming soon)
To apply for any of our summer research programs, you must develop a project proposal with a faculty member (and likely a graduate student or postdoc) who will serve as additional research mentor(s). Faculty have submitted exciting projects available this coming summer and you can view these summer project teasers on each program's website (linked above). You can also reach out to faculty in the Doerr School of Sustainability or with other Schools/Departments across campus (for MUIR and SUPER) who you would like to work with to discuss possible research projects for the summer.
Each program has their own application. For more information on each of the programs and how to apply, please visit our joint website which will direct you to each respective program.
To learn more, join us at our in-person info sessions on:
- Thursday, 12/4/25, from 12-1pm in Y2E2 299, or
- Thursday, 1/15/26, from 3:30-4:30pm in Huang 305
- Hands-on and engaging research experience with a Stanford faculty member
- Cohort-building activities such as weekly seminars and field trips
- Opportunity to present your research at the SDSS Undergraduate Research Symposium in October
- Must be enrolled as an undergraduate in the following Fall 2026 Quarter. Co-term students are eligible if they confer their undergraduate degree in Fall 2026. Student eligibility can be found on VPUE's Departmental Grant website.
- The MUIR and SESUR program require a 1-unit course in the spring quarter (ESS 108 and SUSTAIN 100, respectively) to prepare for the research experience.
