Research Resources

What interests you? The world is full of things to explore. There's probably a problem or topic just waiting for you.

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The first step in the undergraduate research process, typically, is to find a faculty member whose team or lab you can work with and contribute to. After finding a mentor, work with them to propose a project and design your methodology. Once you have an idea of what your project will be, writing a brief abstract will help to describe your project and your goals to others for funding and conference applications.

Having a good idea is only one part of the equation in research. Having the funds to carry out the work is another very important element of the equation. Here are resources to help you get started.

General Listings & Databases

Webguru: Guide for Undergraduate Research
Dartmouth College’s List of Undergraduate Grants
Sigma Xi: Grant-in-Aid of Research
AAMC’s List of Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Institute for Broadening Participation – Pathways to science
UCI Irvine: off campus research opportunities for undergraduates (all disciplines)
U.C. Santa Cruz: Other Research Opportunities for Undergraduates

American Society of Plant Biologists Program
- ASPB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships Discipline: Biology, Ecology, Environmental Sciences Deadline: February
Council on Undergraduate Research Program
- CUR Biology Student Travel Awards Discipline: Biology Deadline: September and January

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Program
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Discipline: Physics, Astronomy, Applied and Material Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering Deadline: February
National institutes of Health (NIH) Program
- Undergraduate Scholarship Program Discipline: Health-related Deadline: February

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