Funding for undergraduate research projects is available by applying to the following programs: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, USC Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR) Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) University of Southern California Bridge Undergraduate Science Program Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Provost’s Fellowships Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Program Others National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Programs American Heart Association, Undergraduate Student Research Program Caltech Student-Faculty Programs DANTA Association for Conservation of the Tropics in Costa Rica Maderas Rainforest Conservancy, Costa Rica Mayo Graduate School, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program