The following are sources of funding for independent research projects
Funding available to undergraduates.
UW Undergraduate Research Program: http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/urs/research/index.html
UW Letter and Science Honors Program: http://www.honors.ls.wisc.edu/SiteContent.aspx?prev=1&id=46
Wisconsin Space Grant: http://www.uwgb.edu/wsgc/
Student Awards Program in Fuel Cycle Research: http://www.fuelcycleinnovations.org/
Funding for graduate student projects:
WARF Discovery Challenge: http://www.warf.org/about/index.jsp?cid=61&scid=129
Internships
NSF https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/
DOE http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/
APL http://www.jhuapl.edu/employment/summer/
http://www.jhuapl.edu/education/diversity/gem.asp
Faculty development:
UW Baldwin Awards: http://www.provost.wisc.edu/baldwin.htm