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UM-CERN Summer REU Application

The program is administered by the University of Michigan Department of Physics, with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The program is only open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents. US students studying in other countries are also eligible to apply. Women and minority students are encouraged to apply. 

To be eligible for this REU program you:

• 1. must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident 

  2. must be currently enrolled in a degree program leading to a bachelor's degree at a recognized institution (either in the U.S. or abroad). High school graduates who have not yet enrolled and students who have received their bachelor's degrees or will receive their bachelor's degree before the program starts are not eligible. Only students who can retain the undergraduate status during the whole program period are eligible to our program. 

  3. must be a major in physics, engineering, or computer science. 

  4. most students admitted to the program are between their third and fourth year of undergraduate education. 

In addition, CERN has the following requirements to qualify for a place in the Summer Programme:

1. You are a Bachelor or Master student (not PhD) in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics and should have completed, by the European Summer 2026, at least three years of full-time studies at university level.

2.  You will remain registered as a student during your stay at CERN. If you expect to graduate during European summer 2026 (as of May), you are also eligible to apply.

3.  You have not worked at CERN before with any other status (Technical Student, Trainee, User or other status) for more than 3 months and you have not been previously a Summer Student at CERN.

4.  You have a good knowledge of English; knowledge of French would be an advantage.

In order to complete this application you will need the following information. Please collect it before you start your application process, as applications cannot be saved and returned to later.

• 1. Personal contact information 

  2. Educational history 

  3. Work and/or research experience (Resume/CV) 

  4. Computer experience 

  5. Names and emails of 2 letter writers who will be submitting letters of recommendation. They will receive an email confirmation after we have processed their letter. 

  6. Your top two research area preferences at CERN  You can find a list of experiments at: https://home.cern/science/experiments

  7. A paragraph of 500 words or less explaining why you would like to participate in research at CERN this summer 

  8. Unofficial transcript 

Our program organizers are responsible for selecting students from the U.S.A, and later we will send the application materials of these selected students to CERN. You do not need to submit your applications through CERN. 

Questions? Please have a look at our FAQ page and e-mail um-cern-reu@umich.edu

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