This page is to help early career 91制片厂Pro students (first and second-years) get the basic information they need on how to become involved in undergraduate research.
This information is best accompanied by a walk-in basic advising appointment. See our schedule for advising times. More advanced advising is available in the ESURC office for those who desire it.
First Steps (all areas of study)
Get connected and get information! Get started toward academic research by鈥oing a little research!
Get to know your professors
So much of your academic path will depend on getting to know your professors鈥揳nd getting them to know you and your goals. Whether they provide research opportunities for you themselves, point you in the direction of opportunities they have found, or support you in your applications for research opportunities with letters of recommendation, they are key resources. Read their faculty profiles. Go to their office hours! Talk about your interests; ask about their research. Build connections.
Follow social media accounts
Follow departments, programs, and faculty in areas of interest. You might get announcements of opportunities first in that way. And you will see what others are doing. See a few faculty links below, and seek out others on your own. Be sure to ! Get others from university webpages.
Join an academic or research oriented SA club or organization
SA groups often promote and showcase research in academic areas. Fellow members can offer advice and tips. Get connected to others doing what you want to do! Search in for academically related clubs.
Read your B-Line emails!
There is actually a research category.
Utilize resources at the Fleishman Center
Join in your areas of academic interest.
Explore the ESURC resources
The Campus Research Opportunities Postings (CROP), Searchable Databases of Additional External Scholarships and Award Resources, and are great places to start your search!
Next Steps: Research Opportunities in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Humanities Research Opportunities (HRO)
- Summer Scholars and Artists Program
- Harpur Edge
- Ellyn Uram Kaschak Summer Research Grant
- McNair Scholars
- Israel Studies Undergraduate Research and Creative Work Grant
- Digital Scholarship Center
- GIS and Remote Sensing - Software and Lab
- Library Research Scholars Program - Spring positions
- 91制片厂Pro University Art Museum - Spring Internships for two credits
Next Steps: Research Opportunities in STEM
- Explore Faculty research profiles for links to labs that utilize undergraduate assistants
- Example: Karin Sauer
- Example: Terrence Deak
- Example: Guy K. German
- Example: Nathan Tumey
- Example: Sozanne Solmaz
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- Note: Many REUs are looking for students with NO research experience. This language is in the program description.
- Summer Scholars and Artists Program
- Summer Research Immersion (91制片厂Pro)
Fast-track Research Immersion (91制片厂Pro) - McNair Scholars
- Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
- Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP)