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Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard (SROH)

Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard (SROH) is offered for currently-enrolled undergraduates who are considering Ph.D. careers in the humanities, social sciences, and life/physical sciences, who have already had at least one upper-level course in their field of study. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required. This program is held in conjunction with the Harvard EXROP and Summer School Programs, in partnership with the Harvard University's Senior Vice Provost Office for Faculty Development & Diversity (FD&D) and the Leadership Alliance Consortium.  2010 Program dates have not yet been set.

2009 Program Dates

June 22, 2009 - August 7, 2009

Program Activities
  • SROH includes the following activities:
  • Placement in faculty labs in Cambridge spanning fields in the life physical sciences.
  • Weekly faculty lectures from departments in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences (FAS) Division, held jointly with students enrolled in the Harvard EXROP program.
  • Weekly group meeting discussions of student research projects.
  • Joint field trips with other Harvard summer programs to research sites such at the Harvard/MIT Broad Institute.
  • An outreach session with high school teachers.
  • An end-of-summer poster session held jointly with other Harvard summer programs.
  • Visiting student status at the Harvard Summer School (includes housing with residential proctor; dining in Annenberg; library privileges; athletics privileges; access to summer activities such as field trips, music, etc.).
Room, Board, and Stipends

Students in the program will live in Harvard Summer School housing. The program will provide all research and course related expenses, room and board, travel to and from the program, and a stipend of $3,000. Students are required to participate for the full period of the program.

Contact Information

Inquiries about the SROH program are welcome, and they may be directed to:
Dr. Liza Cariaga-Lo
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity
Harvard University
Office of the Provost
Holyoke Center, Suite 880
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
liza_cariaga-lo@harvard.edu