# Research

**Source**: https://csadvising.seas.harvard.edu/research/
**Parent**: https://csadvising.seas.harvard.edu/firstyear/

## Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Research may be part of your coursework or as as part of individual
research opportunities working with professors.

Learn about Harvard CS Faculty’s research by looking at the following **Google spreadsheet** on [Faculty Research Interests and Office Hours](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_m7gaMvaCkUFaLJwnsi3EJVhDcyAL3e69dZw1eWQV4/edit?usp=sharing). In addition to information about their research, it lists their office hours. Be sure to look at the **info paragraph** column to get a sense of what is the background needed to get involved with each particular research group.

Also considering taking a **graduate course** or **advanced undergraduate course** as a way to gain deeper knowledge in an area you are interested in. Many undergraduates take graduate courses, and many of these graduate courses involve reading research papers and engaging in a research project. This provides a great way to get involved in research within the context of a course, often in a small class setting.

SEAS offers events related to undergraduate research. You can learn more on [The SEAS Undergrad Research Canvas](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/81103).

We also recommend you check out the [Computer Science colloquium](https://www.seas.harvard.edu/computer-science/colloquia) to get a sense for what’s going on in the world of Computer Science Research.

Another way to get involved with research is to do a  or .

### Other useful resources

- [Harvard College Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships](https://uraf.harvard.edu/)\
  Many opportunities for funding student research, including PRISE, Herchel Smith, and the Harvard College Research Program (HCRP).
- [SEAS-wide info on undergraduate research and FAQ](https://www.seas.harvard.edu/computer-science/undergraduate-program/research-opportunities)
- [SEAS Undergrad Research Canvas Page (events and information)](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/81103)
- [Active Learning Labs](https://www.seas.harvard.edu/active-learning-labs "Teaching Labs")
- [Student Employment Office: Research Opportunities](https://seo.harvard.edu/research-opportunities)
- [Harvard Innovation Labs](https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/)
- [Remote Research Resources](https://remotereadyresearch.uraf.harvard.edu/home)

### How to get a research-based summer internship/job

**REU Programs (Research Experience for Undergraduates funded by
NSF):**

- <http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp>

**Non-REU Programs:**

- [Lincoln Labs/MIT](https://www.ll.mit.edu/careers/student-opportunities/summer-research-program)
- [DAAD RISE (Germany)](https://www.daad.de/rise/en/)
- [AT&T Research Internships](http://www.research.att.com/evergreen/working_with_us/internships.html?fbid=rxK_opYomwB)
- [DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships](http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/)
- [DOE Scholars Program](http://orise.orau.gov/doescholars/index.html)
- [Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships](https://sfp.caltech.edu/programs/surf)
- [Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships, funded by NIST](https://www.nist.gov/surf)
- [NCAR Computational Science](http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/siparcs)
- [National Security Agency](https://www.nsa.gov/careers/opportunities_4_u/students/undergraduate/index.shtml)
- [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory](https://internships.llnl.gov/)
- [Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data Project](http://privacytools.seas.harvard.edu/participate/positions)
- [The Mind Project](https://www.mind.brain.harvard.edu/projects)
- [Radcliffe Research Partnernships](https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/opportunities-for-students/radcliffe-research-partnerships)

### Funding

Harvard College offers a variety of research funding opportunities which are administered by the [Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships](https://uraf.harvard.edu/). In particular, we’d like to point out PRISE via the [Summer Residential Research Programs](https://uraf.harvard.edu/summer-residential-research-programs) and the Harvard College Research Program (HCRP) via [Independent Research Funding](https://uraf.harvard.edu/research-funding).

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence offers two undergraduate research programs for Harvard College undergraduates: a term-time program (KURE) and a 10-week summer program (KRANIUM). Please [see their website](https://www.harvard.edu/kempner-institute/opportunities/undergraduate-research-opportunities/) for more information.

Though uncommon, sometimes faculty members may be able to pay for students to work during the semester. Please be aware, though, that [Harvard does not allow students to receive academic credit for work for which they were compensated](https://infoforfaculty.fas.harvard.edu/book/instructional-support-staff).

Harvard offers a [Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program](https://www.seas.harvard.edu/k-12-community-programs/reu) for students to spend their summer performing research. Other universities also participate in REU programs for those who would like to do research elsewhere, as discussed above.

*Travel Funding for Workshops, conferences, coding bootcamps, and other courses.*

- Always apply for grants from the hosting organization and check with your research advisor regarding any available funding for research-related presentations. Failing those options, the CS Area does have a small budget to support undergraduate student conference travel to present their research, please check with the DUS team.
- [The Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships offers funding for conferences](https://uraf.harvard.edu/uraf-opportunities/uraf-conference-funding). The URAF conference funding program supports Harvard College undergraduate students in presenting their original, independent research (poster or paper) at an academic conference. Awards are available year-round with a rolling deadline to apply for funding. Undergraduate students from all concentrations are encouraged to apply.
- If your research also falls under Life and/or Physical Sciences and your lab is difficult to get to, then you might be eligible for [transportation funding to get to your lab](https://lifesciences.fas.harvard.edu/research-transportation).

### See also

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