CEE Summer Undergraduate Research Program
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers an undergraduate research program through funding provided by Stanford’s Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. The summer program is offered in partnership with the Sustainability, Engineering and Science Undergraduate Research Program (SESUR). Students are supported with a $8,500 stipend for 10 weeks at full time effort with a supplemental stipend available based on financial need. The program supports full-time research appointments over the summer session and research awards will be based on a competitive application process.
Please review the SESUR Application Instructions page for deadlines, requirements, and a link to the application.
2026 Research Theme
The theme of this year's undergraduate research program is “Engineering for Sustainability” which can be broadly interpreted within all program areas of civil & environmental engineering and related fields (e.g., architecture, earth sciences, etc).
Research Projects
Summer research projects with CEE faculty are posted in December each year and Summer 2026 projects will be available here: https://sesur.stanford.edu/project-list Students should contact faculty or graduate student mentors to discuss their interest in their sponsored research project prior to submitting an application. Student application deadline : midnight on Thursday February 12, 2026.