RET Application Form RET Application Summer 2026 In addition to this application, please ask your department head, supervisor, or other professional who knows you well to email their letter of recommendation to phoret@bu.edu. EligibilityCitizenship and Residency Status(Required) US Citizen US Permanent Resident Other Our 2026 REU opportunities are only available to US citizens and permanent residents. We hope to offer REU opportunities that are open to non-citizens in future years. Please stop your application here.Contact InformationFirst Name(Required) Last Name(Required) Email(Required) Cell Phone(Required) Your Home AddressStreet Address(Required) City(Required) State(Required) Zip Code(Required) How did you hear about our program?Your SchoolName of your High School or Community College(Required) School Street Address(Required) City(Required) State(Required) Zip Code(Required) Demographic InformationGender Identity(Required) Preferred Pronouns How do you identify yourself in terms of race and ethnicity? Please select all that apply.(Required) American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino/a/e Middle Eastern or North African Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White Prefer to self-describe Untitled Are you a US veteran or active member of the US military (including reserves)?(Required) Yes No Are you a first-generation college student? (Being first-gen means that your parents did not complete a 4-year college or university degree.)(Required) Yes No Research & TeachingWhich classes and grade levels do you currently teach?(Required)Please indicate your academic degrees and/or teaching certification.(Required)Please explain why you wish to participate in this RET program at Boston University. How will this RET experience support your teaching and benefit your students?(Required)Please describe the types of projects you are most interested in and how you see integrating those types of projects into your curriculum.(Required)Please describe your school's STEM goals and how you personally contribute to achieving these goals.(Required)Do you have previous research experience? If so, how has that experience influenced your teaching?(Required)Please list any skills you have that are relevant to research. Research skills are wide ranging and include programming languages, statistical analysis, device design, machine shop experience, 3D printing, cell culturing, microscopy, etc.(Required)Please identify research areas that interest you – for example, optics, biology and human health, biomechanics, biomaterials, robotics, tissue engineering, etc. Please feel free to mention specific projects or faculty mentors whose work interests you. This information can help us place you in a lab.(Required)Any other information that you would like us to know?Documents for UploadResume (optional)Max. file size: 100 MB.One Letter of Recommendation Requirement(Required) I understandWe will need to receive one letter of recommendation from your department head, supervisor, or other professional contact who knows you well and can speak to your academic and pedagogical strengths and motivations. We encourage you to invite your recommender to share specific information on how you would be successful in this research opportunity and in sharing new knowledge with your students. Please ask your recommender to email their Letter of Recommendation to: phoret@bu.edu. Your application is not complete until we receive this letter.