Overview of Agriculture In Changing Climate REEU program for Summer 2025

Gain Research and Extension Experience in Plant and Soil Sciences

This 10-week USDA-funded summer program provides you the opportunity to contribute to scientific discovery (do research) and produce effective communication for agricultural end users (stakeholder outreach and extension). Mentored research projects tackle significant questions in plant biology and soil science using techniques that range from molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology to organismal and population approaches.

Key Dates

  • Priority application due date: March 10, 2025
    • Early applications are encouraged, with rolling review and early action in February.
    • Applications received after March 10 may still be reviewed if there is space available.
  • Program begins: Tuesday, May 27 (late start with prorated support is available for students on quarters)
  • Summer Symposium and last day: August 1, 2025

Financial Support

  • $4,700 stipend (for full 10 week participation)
  • PLUS: On campus housing (or a stipend up to $1,800 for off campus housing)

Program Features and Activities

  1. Previous experience is not required and labs tailor opportunities to your interests and experiences. We include undergraduate students at all grade levels from varied institutions and with ranging personal and scientific backgrounds.
  2. Program leaders will talk with you to identify your specific interests and lab placements. Eight faculty from the Institute of Biological Chemistry and the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences mentor trainees: Laura Bartley, Phil Bates, Kim Campbell, Mark Lange, Karen Sanguinet, Andrei Smertenko, Camille Steber, and Tarah Sullivan.
  3. Program includes field trips to farms, field days, and agricultural biotechnology firms.
  4. Stakeholder outreach projects, mentored by WSU experts, lead to team-based outreach presentations that will improve your science communication and leadership skills.
  5. We join summer researchers from a wide variety of WSU summer programs in weekly professional development workshops and a WSU-wide summer research symposium.

Apply Today!

Link to Application

QR code to WSU REEU program application survey

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Funded By:

Improving Crop Resiliency: Agriculture in Changing Climate. Award #2021-68018-34617

Collaborating Institutions:

  • Central Washington University
  • Eastern Washington University
  • Gonzaga University
  • Lewis and Clark State College
  • Western Washington University
  • Whitman College
  • Whitworth College