
For Students
NJIT research enterprise provides undergraduate and graduate students an outstanding academic and research experience through various externally and internally funded research programs, centers of excellence and collaborative interdisciplinary initiatives.
These programs provide opportunities for students to learn necessary and important research skills and to innovate in order to take a leadership role in society.
Undergraduate Research Programs
Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) programs give students a chance to flourish in various ways. Students learn how to do research, but also how to pick projects that will improve a societal problem and enhance the quality of life for a community of people. These programs are designed to help students develop the vision to contend with global challenges. More information on the URI website.
Graduate Research Programs
Doctoral and Master’s graduate students are an integral part of NJIT research enterprise. Graduate students work at faculty research laboratories and centers through 19 doctoral and 56 Master’s degree programs. NJIT faculty grants and contracts directly fund graduate students providing outstanding opportunities for basic, applied and translational research and technology development.
Students may contact Principal Investigators and Directors of research centers and laboratories for exploring the availability of research opportunities in specific areas. Please see Centers and Laboratories website for additional information on research opportunities.
High School STEM Research Programs
NJIT offers excellent opportunities for professional and career development in STEM areas to undergraduate, as well high school students, through Provost Summer Research and faculty-centered grants and research centers. NJIT is committed to providing opportunities for hands-on research participation for high school students under the guidance of a faculty advisor with close mentoring through NJIT undergraduate and graduate students.
The high school summer research internship program requires a commitment of 6 weeks from June 26th, 2023 to August 3rd, 2023. The highly competitive program is designed to inspire the students to appreciate the value of discovery and innovation with the ultimate objective of encouraging them to pursue a career in science and lifelong learning. At the end of their internships, students will submit a research report outlining their results and present a electronic poster at the annual Summer Research Symposium describing their project and outcomes to faculty and their peers.
2023 UPDATE: Applications for Summer 2024 will be available in late December or early January.
(IMPORTANT: Please submit this google form BEFORE you have any supporting documents emailed to us.)Summer 2024 submission information will be posted in early January 2024.
For eligibility, required documents and important dates, please review the 2023 HSSRI Application Guidelines here.
IMPORTANT: Please download and complete the linked forms below as they must to be uploaded to your Google Form Application before you can submit.
- 2023 HSSRI Application form
- 2023 HSSRI Internet Release form
- 2023 HSSRI Medical and Emergency Information & Liability Waiver form
Please email hssri@njit.edu with questions.
Center for Pre-College Programs
For more information about NJIT's extracurricular STEM programs for students in grades 4 -12, please visit our Center for Pre-College Programs.
Note: The Center for Pre-College Programs does not oversee the Summer Provost High School Internship Program nor will they be able to provide program or application materials.
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Class of 2020

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