Resources for navigating grad school, post-bacc positions, writing a CV, scientific reporting, and more can be found here:

• The Psych Research List by Dr. Meltem Yucel

• Resources for undergrads and applying to grad school curated by the PINE Lab

Publishing as an undergrad:

• Undergraduates who conduct research projects under the mentorship of a faculty member at IU (whether that’s in a lab or for a class) can submit their work for publication in the IU Journal of Undergraduate Research

Many labs advertise paid research opportunities, summer internships, and PHD program recruitment through listservs (email lists). Some notable lists related to our research include:

• The Cognitive Development Society

• The Cognitive Science Society

• The International Society for Comparative Psychology

• Division Six of the American Psychological Association

Center For Possible Minds

• Dr. Erica Cartmill, along with collaborators, runs an annual summer program called The Diverse Intelligences Summer Initiative! (DISI)

at IU:

• STEM Summer Research Program

  • For IUB STEM student’s looking for a foray into research

  • A $2700 stipend and on campus housing is provided

• Indiana University REU Program in Animal Behavior

  • This NSF-sponsored program for undergrads is hosted by CISAB (Center for Integrative Study of Animal Behavior) at IU

  • A single occupancy room

  • A food stipend

  • Travel expenses

  • A stipend of about $7000 (Stipends depend upon available funds)

• STEM Summer Scholars Institute

  • For IU students and external students from Minority Serving Institutions to gain graduate level research experience

  • Stipend of up to $4000. Housing and meal’s also provided

Outside of IU, there are programs accepting students on a national level. Examples include:

• Harvard’s Laboratory for Developmental Studies

  • Guaranteed minimum stipend of $5000

• UC Berkeley Developmental Labs

  • Stipend ranging from $0-$3000

• Yale Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

  • $4000 stipend, along with housing and a $1000 food allowance

• University of Chicago Early Social Thinkers lab

  • $3000 stipend

• Michigan Summer Program in Cognition and Early Development

  • NSF-sponsored stipend