<p>It’s not actually a program (although SBU has a couple of research summer programs but the deadline is passed for those). Students at my school look at the websites of Stony Brook professors, find a bunch who interest them, and send out emails. Here’s a good read on the subject: [Science</a> Buddies: How to Find a Mentor](<a href=“http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/top_science-fair_mentors.shtml]Science”>Science Buddies: How to Find a Mentor)</p>