Santa Fe Institute is now accepting applications for the Undergraduate Complexity Research Programme 2026. Interested candidates are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Santa Fe Institute Undergraduate Complexity Research Programme
Opportunity Details
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.
Benefits of Santa Fe Institute Undergraduate Complexity Research Programme
The program covers:
- Travel support to/from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- $7,000 Stipend
- Free housing
- Meals.
Santa Fe Institute Undergraduate Complexity Research Programme Requirements
- International Applicants: Welcome from any country. Limited visa assistance is provided for international participants.
- Undergraduate Status: Must be actively enrolled (part-time or full-time) in an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree program.
- Return Requirement: Applicants must intend to return to at least one additional academic term of undergraduate study after the program ends in August.
- Ineligible: Students who will fully complete their undergraduate degree before the program ends.
- Eligible Students: Includes those from two-year and four-year institutions, and transfer students (even during the summer between schools).
- Dual-Degree Programs: Eligible if you will still be in the undergraduate portion and return to it for at least one term afterward.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
14 January, 2026
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