Summer Research and Design Experience for Undergraduates with SCI Program

The Veterans Research Foundation of Pittsburgh (VRFP), in partnership with the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation and the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL), are pleased to announce a 10-week summer research internship for individuals with SCI.

Many undergraduate engineering students seek opportunities where they can make a meaningful, positive difference and serve others in a way that truly affects lives. For individuals with SCI who share this desire, full participation in STEM fields is often limited. The Research and Design Experience for Undergraduates with SCI (Program) at the VRFP (http://vrfpittsburgh.org/) will provide opportunities and mentors in Rehabilitation Engineering (RE) that will serve as a catalyst for future growth and success in STEM programs of study and careers.

The primary objective of the program is to provide students with SCI an exemplary mentoring and resourceful environment that highlights opportunities in STEM. The program will enroll six (6) highly motivated undergraduate students with SCI majoring in diversified areas of engineering, computer science or related fields, such as rehabilitation science, who attend universities and colleges that do not offer a structured Rehabilitation Engineering (RE) undergraduate research opportunity.

For more information, and to access the program application, please visit: vrfpittsburgh.org/about-us