BEAM Independent Study (Research for Course Credit)

Program Elements:

• UMass (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell) undergraduate students conduct research in UMass Chan laboratories
• 9 hrs/week on-site work (UMass Amherst students have access to an intercampus shuttle)
• Students become proficient in specific scientific techniques and receive academic (technical elective) credit for their research effort

Approach:

• Students are matched to faculty based on their scientific interests and prior laboratory experience
• The faculty mentor is expected to engage students with experiential training on a specific analytical or wet lab skill set
• The student is expected to engage in research activities and collect data as directed by the faculty mentor. This may include traditional lab work, data analysis, and/or literature review
• Semester experiment culminates in a final written report

 Eligibility:

• Undergraduate students (rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors) from a UMass campus and pursuing Biomedical Engineering curricula 
• Course schedule must be conducive to spending one day per week on-site in Worcester

Students, are you interested in this opportunity?  Please check back in mid-November for details about how to apply 

Faculty, do you have scientific projects and would like to mentor a student?  Spring 2026 project submissions will be accepted through November 14, 2025.  Submit your project details here!