Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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There are a number of programs that offer research opportunities for students:

• Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) creates research partnerships between first and second year students, and faculty, research scientists, and staff from across the University of Michigan community.
• Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities
• UMMS Graduate Student Biomedical Research Program
• Additional University of Michigan Pre-College, Undergraduate and Graduate Summer Research Programs

Whether or not you qualify for work study, you can contact the Office of Financial Aid to inquire about research positions.

If you have a specific area of interest, you can use our Michigan Experts search tool to find U-M researchers who have published work on that topic by doing a keyword search. Once you have found someone who appears to be a good match, you can find their contact information in MCommunity, the U-M online directory.

For part-time work, visit the University of Michigan jobs website.

For volunteer work, you can use our Michigan Experts search tool to find U-M researchers who have published work on a specific topic by doing a keyword search. Once you have found someone who appears to be a good match for your interests, you can find their contact information in MCommunity, the U-M online directory. If the researcher agrees to consider you as a volunteer, connect with Michigan Medicine Volunteer Services to complete your application.

The website for finding research positions, along with all employment opportunities, at the University of Michigan is careers.umich.edu.

U-M’s Youth Hub website describes a number of summer programs for high school and middle school students.

Unfortunately, we don’t have an organized program for foreign scholars who wish to participate in research at the University of Michigan.

If you have a specific area of interest, you can use our Michigan Experts search tool to find U-M researchers who have published work on that topic by doing a keyword search. Once you have found someone who appears to be a good match, you can find their contact information in MCommunity, the U-M online directory.

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The Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) provides information for study volunteers at their UMHealthResearch.org website.

You can also visit researchmatch.org for other opportunities.

Yes. You can use our Michigan Experts search tool to find U-M researchers who have published research on a particular disease or condition. You can do a keyword search which will return the names of researchers who have published in that field. You can then find their contact information in MCommunity, the U-M online directory.

Please email the Office of Medical Student Education at [email protected].