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• Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP @ UI) - Undergrad Applications

  Oct 3, 2017 9:00 am

  Application to URAP @ UI, our undergraduate research apprenticeship program, is now open. Deadline for applications is Monday, October 30, 2017.

• Deadline Approaching - Applications to Undergraduate Research Symposium 2018

  Oct 2, 2017 10:00 am

  The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is still accepting submissions for the 2018 Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS), set for Thursday, April 19. The URS is the signature event of Undergraduate Research Week (April 15-21), and brings together students, faculty, and staff from all disciplines on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, as well as corporate partners and sponsors, to learn more about undergraduate research and its potential to change the world.

  For more information on Undergraduate Research Week, the URS, and OUR programs, please visit our website at: http://undergradresearch.illinois.edu/symposium.html

  Deadline for submitting an application to the URS is Friday, February 16, 2018, at 11:59 pm. The application can be found at http://go.illinois.edu/urs

  Questions may be addressed to ugresearch@illinois.edu; please put “URS Application” in the subject line.

• Now accepting submissions for Undergraduate Research Symposium 2018

  Oct 2, 2017 10:00 am

  The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is now accepting submissions for the 2018 Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS), set for Thursday, April 19. The URS is the signature event of Undergraduate Research Week (April 15-21), and brings together students, faculty, and staff from all disciplines on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, as well as corporate partners and sponsors, to learn more about undergraduate research and its potential to change the world.

  For more information on Undergraduate Research Week, the URS, and OUR programs, please visit our website at: http://undergradresearch.illinois.edu/researchweek.html

  Deadline for submitting an application to the URS is Friday, February 16, 2018, at 11:59 pm. The application can be found at http://go.illinois.edu/urs

  Questions may be addressed to ugresearch@illinois.edu; please put “URS Application” in the subject line.

• RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES: Health and Social Media Group

  Sep 11, 2017 1:15 pm

  There are currently two research opportunities available from the Social Action Lab. This research group uses a cross-disciplinary, cutting-edge approach to understand the mechanisms that explain thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors. Further details can be found here.

• Undergraduate Research Support Grant Fall 2017 applications now being accepted

  Sep 4, 2017 9:00 am

  The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is now accepting applications for the Research Support Grant (RSG). This grant provides students from all disciplines with the funds necessary to conduct research or creative projects during the academic year both on and off campus (including summer terms). Awards will be up to $2,000 and are meant to cover research travel costs, living expenses incurred during academic breaks (i.e., winter break and summer terms, NOT regular semester living expenses), and materials or other ancillary costs.  We hope that this competition will both broaden and deepen the types of research being conducted by undergraduate students on campus, and that the recipients are able to use this opportunity as a way of engaging with their fields.

  For details, eligibility requirements, and link to the application please visit: http://go.illinois.edu/OUR_RSG

  Deadline for applications will be Thursday, October 19, at 11:59 p.m.

   

  Questions may be addressed to ugresearch@illinois.edu

• Fall 2017 Drop-In Hours for Office of Undergraduate Research

  Aug 28, 2017 9:00 am

• Getting Started in Undergraduate Research Workshops - Fall 2017 Calendar

  Aug 25, 2017 9:00 am

  The Office of Undergraduate Research announces its Fall 2017 calendar for the Getting Started in Research Workshop (GSIRW). These workshops provide an overview of the various forms of undergraduate research that take place on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, and guide students to develop a plan of action to locate relevant research opportunities on campus and discuss ways to contact faculty research mentors.

• Undergraduate Research Opportunity on the Genomics of Pathogenic Fungi

  Aug 23, 2017 9:00 am

  An undergraduate research opportunity is available to study genomes of pathogenic fungi. The project runs for the 2018 calendar year, including summer. Students with sophomore or junior standing for 2018 are eligible for the project. Pre-dental students are especially encouraged to apply. Full details about the project and application information are available at http://vetmed.illinois.edu/fungal-genomes. 

• Beckman Program Provides Undergrads with Research Experience, Professional Development

  Aug 14, 2017 9:30 am

  This summer, 10 undergraduate students performed research at the forefront of advanced imaging and microscopy technologies through the “Discoveries in Bioimaging” Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). Funded by the National Science Foundation, the 10-week program, which ended Aug. 4, allowed the students to experience life as a graduate student.

• 2017 Undergraduate Research Week Award Winners!

  May 19, 2017 11:45 pm

  Congratulations to our 2017 Undergraduate Research Week award winners!