2026 Summer Research Program Updates - STEM Fellowships
STEM Fellowships Information Session - tomorrow!
Wednesday, July 15, Noon–1 PM
Q-Center (MBH 168)
Learn about fellowships for STEM students and young alumni. This includes the Goldwater, NSF GRFP, UK fellowships and more. Fellowships support graduate study and post-graduate research. Pizza lunch provided—sign up in advance! Register for lunch.
Board Game Night
Tuesday, July 14, 6–9 PM - tonight 🎲
Q-Center (MBH 202)
Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to come and play. Bring your favorite games. Snacks provided! No registration necessary. Meet in the Q-Center.
Summer Research Symposium: Call for Participants
Thursday, July 30 from 2–4 pm
MBH Great Hall
More than 140 students are participating in faculty-mentored research projects this summer. We invite you to share your work with the Middlebury community through poster presentations at the Summer Research Symposium in McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Refreshments will be available. All are welcome to attend!
SRAs who would like to present need to submit their information by Tuesday, July 21. Please express your interest via this form.
Poster Printing: Presenters will be sent an email after the submission deadline with poster printing instructions.
Summer Research Survey Launches 7/28
We want to learn about your experience this summer. SRAs and faculty mentors will receive requests to participate on July 28. Responses are anonymous. Your feedback helps us improve summer research experiences for future SRAs!
Donor Thank You Letters Due 7/31
Many SRAs are supported by donated funds. Jason Mullin from College Advancement will reach out to some of you in July with requests for thank you letters to donors. Please look out for this email. Our summer research benefactors greatly appreciate hearing about your summer research experience! Letters are due Friday, July 31. Please send them as Word documents to Jason at jmullin@middlebury.edu.
More Summer Activities
Lunch and Learn
- STEM Lunch and Learn (Brown Bag) with Professors Greg Pask and Alex Bredar, every Thursday until August 13 at noon in MBH 216.
- Math and Stats Lunch and Learn on Tuesdays at noon. Contact Professor Becky Tang for details.
Q-Center Summer Events
(details on the Q-Center calendar)
- Juggling and Hacky Sack, July 22
- Puzzle Week, July 27–31
- Tiny and Big Bubbles, August 5
- Make Your Own Sundae, August 12
Fun Activities from the Center for Careers and Internships (CCI)
What’s up in Addison County
Fun Stuff To Do Burlington & Beyond
Outdoor Adventures
Have a Great Research Pic?
Please send photos with a caption and permissions to share to ur@middlebury.edu. We are posting photos of researchers in the field, lab, library, and classroom in our newsletters, the CTLR, and Instagram!
The Undergraduate Research Team
Lisa Gates, Heidi Greenwald, and Jill Strube
Got questions? ur@middlebury.edu