The SRI is a 10-week program for Barnard students who want to conduct scientific research during the summer. You can work with faculty at Barnard or elsewhere in the city. The SRI will provide a common experience for all students. It will also provide you the option of living in Barnard’s subsidized summer housing. Your research experience will be supplemented with academic and skill-building experiences, lectures, social events and a capstone poster event at the summer’s end.
View a collection of videos to learn about some of the Summer 2016 research projects.
To get involved in the SRI, do three things:
1. Locate a research mentor who is willing to let you work full-time in his/her lab over the summer, and provide you with a substantive research experience. If your research mentor is not a Barnard faculty member, then you will also need to identify an internal research mentor (i.e., Barnard science faculty member) who will oversee your project and help you secure a summer stipend.
2. Click on the science department below in which you are already a major (or intend to major), and follow the instructions provided.
3. Work with your Barnard research mentor to identify a source of funding for your summer stipend. It must be at least $4,000.
Note: the College may not be able to provide support for all students. Accordingly, acceptance into the SRI is not guaranteed. You will hear about funding decisions by early April.