Deadline: 14-Jan-2026

The SFI Undergraduate Complexity Research (UCR) program is a 10-week residential experience in complexity science research. Each student develops a project in collaboration with their mentor(s); projects are selected and refined through discussions early in the program, based on ideas from students and SFI researchers. Students learn how to combine theory, methods, and data from the physical, natural, and social sciences to ask big questions about real-world complex systems using the rigorous methods employed at SFI. Through a series of seminars and workshops, students enhance their skills as researchers and prepare for the next steps in their academic and professional journeys. 

The UCR program is a full-time (work-day) commitment from 31st May to 8th August 2026. All participants are expected to attend the entire 10-week program in person.

Students receive a stipend of $7,000 over the course of the program. All UCRs are provided with housing and meals at no cost to them, as well as travel support to/from Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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