Undergraduate and High School Student Opportunities

We are lucky to work with a lot of talented and hardworking undergraduates and high school students doing research during the semester or summer periods.

Applications are welcomed from students in any year, and at any institution, who have an interest in plant physiology, crop phenotyping, genetics, genomics, biochemistry, image analysis, statistics or associated fields.

Submit a brief CV, statement of interest, and names of 2 teachers/professors that can provide letters of reference to gegcadmin@igb.illinois.edu

We also have an excellent track record of mentoring students with fellowships from the following programs:

American Society of Plant Biologists Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Research Internship in Sustainable Bioenergy (RISE)

Digital Agriculture Research Experience for Undergraduates (CDA REU)

Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)

UIUC students can also earn academic credit for research through the following rubrics:

Independent Research Project in Integrative Biology (IB 390 & 490)

Independent Research Project in Crop Sciences (CPSC 395 & 396)

Interested individuals should contact Dr. Leakey

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