Abu Dhabi, UAE: NYU Abu Dhabi has opened applications for its Summer Research Program, offering undergraduate students from NYU New York, NYU Shanghai, and UAE-based universities the opportunity to participate in faculty-led research projects on campus during summer 2026.

The eight-week, in-person program provides students with hands-on research experience in a collaborative academic environment, bringing together participants from different institutions to exchange ideas and perspectives while contributing to active research at NYUAD.

“Programs like this are essential to building strong research communities,” said Director of Visiting Students Program and Student Research at NYUAD Farhana Goha. “They allow visiting students to meaningfully engage in research while benefiting from the diverse academic and cultural perspectives that define NYU Abu Dhabi.”

Applications close on February 27, 2026, at 5pm GST. All summer 2026 positions will take place in person at the NYU Abu Dhabi campus. For more information, please visit this page.

NYU Abu Dhabi is ranked number one in the UAE for publications in the world’s top science journals (Nature Index). The University has established more than 90 faculty labs and projects, producing over 9,500 internationally recognized research publications. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the world’s top 31 universities, making NYUAD the highest globally ranked university in the UAE.

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NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 31 universities in the world, making NYU Abu Dhabi the highest globally ranked university in the UAE. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s high-achieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together, NYU's campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.