Tufts’ Summer Scholars Program has been implemented to further encourage undergraduate research. The program supplies a summer stipend to students for staying at Tufts to pursue research. Research areas for the department can be found under Faculty and Staff.

The research experience serves several purposes. As a form of employment, the experience builds organizational, accountability, and time management skills that are attractive to future employers. In learning about the practice of research, the experience also prepares undergraduates for graduate research (should they choose to pursue advanced education). In this regard, the department’s willingness to accommodate undergraduate research is truly beneficial since top graduate programs desire and closely evaluate undergraduate research experience. Finally, as an educational tool, undergraduate research introduces students to advanced problem solving and provides an intellectual experience above and beyond the standard course-based education.