BDP Summer Program Grant

BDP Summer Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Johns Hopkins University
Amount: US $6,000
Last Updated: December 24, 2025

Summary

The BDP Summer Program at Johns Hopkins University offers undergraduates the chance to engage in full-time research with Bloomberg Distinguished Professors for 10 weeks during the summer. This initiative supports over 80% of students who participate in research, providing essential mentorship and training in various academic fields. HOUR, established in 2017, administers the program, ensuring diverse student representation and enriching educational experiences through research opportunities.

Overview

About The Hopkins Office for Undergraduate Research (HOUR) builds upon Johns Hopkins University’s strengths and goals as America’s first research university by taking advantage of the thousands of faculty, staff, and graduate students involved in research and creative projects promoting a culture of research and scholarship that enriches the undergraduate experience. HOUR’s vision and the programs we support reflect these goals. Over 80% of Hopkins undergraduates participate in at least one research experience during their time at Hopkins. Students average 8-10 hours per week during the academic year participating in research opportunities and often give up breaks to work full time on these projects. HOUR was founded in 2017 under the guidance of Denis Wirtz, Vice Provost for Research with the support of past Provost Sunil Kumar and President Ron Daniels. In 2019, HOUR moved under the leadership of Farouk Dey, Vice Provost for Integrative Learning and Life Design (ILLD). This move has created a strong team of offices supporting Hopkins undergraduates as they design their lives: HOUR, the Global Education Office, the Life Design Lab, and University Experiential Learning. BDP Summer Program BDP Summer Program  offers Hopkins undergraduates the opportunity to work with one of our  Bloomberg Distinguished Professors (BDPs) full-time for 10 weeks over the summer. The participating professors and their affiliated labs, centers, or research groups will provide the projects, training and mentorship. HOUR administers the program, including distributing the fellowship to awardees.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. All registered Hopkins undergraduates in the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, the Peabody Institute, and the Whiting School of Engineering (freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors that are NOT graduating prior to May of the academic year of the award) in good academic standing (i.e. not on academic probation, suspension, or leave for any reason) are eligible.