Every year, more than 100 Union students participate in College-sponsored summer research programs. Of these, over half are funded internally for summer research with a Union College faculty member through the Union College Summer Research Fellowship, the Summer Scholars Program, and departmental funds. Others were supported through individual grants to faculty members or departments, or foundation support. Past funding sources include:
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- KECK Geology Consortium
- NASA New York Space Grant
- Research Corporation
- Department of Energy
- Dreyfus Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- Arthur Vining Davis
- Mellon Foundation
- Air Force Office for Scientific Research
- Kelly Adirondack Center