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Summer Scholar Research Projects

Projects

Check out the 2026 projects below

The Summer Scholar Research Program at Cornell AgriTech offers hands-on experience in field and laboratory research methods, computational sciences, robotics & engineering, and food & beverage entrepreneurship.

Read through the projects in each of the five programs to get an idea of what types of research past students completed while in the program. 

Applicants are permitted to rank their top three projects within a single application.  No need to complete an application for each project. 

Praying Mantis
Entomology Projects
Pink apples on a tree
Horticulture & Plant Breeding Projects
A green grape with a white substance on it
Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology Projects
Cathy Young talking with a man inside a food incubator.
Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship and Business Development
USDA grapes
USDA Plant Genetics Research Unit Projects
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Food Science Projects