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  National Awards, Conferences and Journals  
 

National Awards

Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
http://www.dreyfus.org/th.shtml

Opportunities for Students

National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU)
http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/

North Carolina State University, Office of Undergraduate Research: 

Summer Research Program:

http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/Studentsa/summer-research-programs.php

Tahoe-Baikal Institute's Summer Environmental Exchange Program
http://www.tahoebaikal.org/projects/exchange/
This is a 10-week international program for upper-division undergraduates to study environmental science and policy located at Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia and Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada. Application Deadline: February.

The American Physiological Society, Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships
http://www.the-aps.org/education/ugsrf/index.html

Conferences

State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium:

Annual November conference for students from the 111 institutions in North Carolina to present research/creative projecs; free and rotates location each year.

http://www.ncsu.edu/sncurcs/

 

Proceedings: Reinvention Center Conference: Undergraduate Research and Scholarship and the Mission of the Research University
November 14-15, 2002, College Park, MD

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
http://www.abrcms.org

Council on Undergraduate Research
http://www.cur.org

National Conferences on Undergraduate Research
http://www.ncur.org

Project Kaleidoscope
http://www.pkal.org

Sigma Xi Student Research Conference
http://www.sigmaxi.org/meetings/student

Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research
http://www.sccur.uci.edu

Terkla, D. G. & Topping, S. L. (2008).  Providing students with front line research experience.  Power Point Presentation.

Utah Conference of Undergraduate Research

http://www.ucur.org

 

Journals

Journals accepting submissions from all campuses:

Journal of Young Investigators
http://www.jyi.org
Online peer-reviewed national journal of undergraduate research.

Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal
http://www.curj.caltech.edu
Online journal accepting submissions from undergraduate students at all institutions.

American Institute of Physics, Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics
http://www.aip.org/education/sps/ultraviolet/jurp.htm

Department of Energy, Journal of Undergraduate Research
http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/JUR.html

Journals for students at specific campuses:

MIT Undergraduate Research Journal
http://web.mit.edu/murj/www/index6.html
Publishes articles by MIT students with the intent of educating a general MIT undergraduate audience about their peers' work.

North Carolina State University, Office of Undergraduate Research: 

Student journal: Undergraduate Research Journal-NCSU:

http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/urj/

University of Arkansas, College of Agriculture, DISCOVERY Undergraduate Research Journal
http://www.uark.edu/depts/agripub/Publications/Discovery/

University of Kentucky, Kaliedoscope: Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship
http://www.uky.edu/Kaleidoscope/

University of Rochester, Journal of Undergraduate Research
http://sa.rochester.edu/jur/

University of Utah, Undergraduate Research Abstracts
http://www.lib.utah.edu/epubs/undergrad/

 

 
  Programs on Specific Campuses  
 

Faculty Awards

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Campus Award for Excellence in Guiding Undergraduate Research
http://www.provost.uiuc.edu/departments/awards/guid.html

Programs in the Sciences

All Sciences

Stony Brook University, Project WISE: Women in Science & Technology
http://www.wise.sunysb.edu/
National Science Foundation RAIRE Award

Life Sciences

Georgetown University, Howard Hughes Program, Biology Department
http://www.georgetown.edu/departments/biology/hh/

Louisiana State University, Undergraduate Research in Biological Sciences
http://www.biology.lsu.edu/hhmiprog/undergrad/

Ohio State University, Undergraduate Research in the Biological Sciences
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/undergrad-research.php

Stony Brook University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Fellowships
http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/ligase/HHMI%20Undergrad/Howard%20Hughes.htm

Texas Tech University, Undergraduate Research in Biological Sciences
http://www.biol.ttu.edu/biol2003/?go=UndergradResearch

University of Alabama, Biology Honors Research Program
http://www.uab.edu/uabbio/honors.htm

University of Arizona, Undergraduate Biology Research program
http://www.blc.arizona.edu/ubrp/

University of Missouri, Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
http://www.lsurop.missouri.edu

University of New Mexico, Research Opportunities in Biology
http://biology.unm.edu/Biology/uresearch.html

University of Rhode Island, Coastal Fellows Program, Partnership for the Coastal Environment, College of Environment and Life Sciences
http://www.uri.edu/cels/coastalfellows/

Virginia Commonwealth University, Undergraduate Biomedical Research Program
http://www.vcu.edu/acadprog/research/

Computer Science

Washington University, Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computer Science
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/cs/cs/urop/

Engineering

Boston University, Freshman Research Opportunity Program
http://www.bu.edu/eng/ugrad/research/

Cornell University, Undergraduate Research Student Grant Program: http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/learning/undergrad-research/student-grant-program/index.cfm
Cornell University, Undergraduate Research Faculty Grant Program: http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/learning/undergrad-research/resources-faculty/index.cfm

Georgia Institute of Technology, Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Engineering
http://www.ece.gatech.edu/orgs/urop/main.html

University of Missouri, College of Engineering, Undergraduate Research Option
http://www.engineering.missouri.edu/undergrad-research.htm

University of New Mexico, PURSUE (NASA-funded Engineering projects)
http://www.eece.unm.edu/pursue/

University of South Carolina, Research Communications Studio
http://www.che.sc.edu/centers/RCS/rcsmain.htm

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Keck Graduate Institute, REU Program for Undergraduate Research in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
http:// www.kgi.edu/reu.htm

Physics and Astronomy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Haystack Observatory
http://web.haystack.mit.edu/education/education.html

Programs in other Disciplines

Humanities and Social Sciences

Ohio State University, Undergraduate Research, College of Humanities
http://humanities.osu.edu/studentinfo/undergrad/sahandbk/resopp.cfm

University at Buffalo, Community Linked Interdisciplinary Research
http://www.clir.buffalo.edu

Business

University of Michigan, BBA Senior Seminar
http://www.bus.umich.edu/Admissions/Bba/Curriculum/
http://www.bus.umich.edu/NewsRoom/BusinessSchoolPubs/DividendAlumniMagazine/

Campus-Wide Programs

Auburn University, Undergraduate Research Fellowships
http://www.auburn.edu/research/vpr/ugresearch/

Boston University, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
http://www.bu.edu/urop
Student Publications
http://www.bu.edu/urop/achievements/published.html

Brandeis University, Undergraduate Research Program (College of Arts and Sciences)
http://www.brandeis.edu/das/
Schiff Undergraduate Fellows Program
http://www.brandeis.edu/das/ufp/

Brigham Young University, Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA)
http://orca.byu.edu

Brown University, Royce Fellowship Program
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/Royce/
Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistantships
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/ug_res/UTRA.html

California Institute of Technology, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~surf/
Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowships
http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~murf/

Carnegie Mellon University, SURG (Small Undergraduate Research Grants) & Undergraduate Research Initiative
http://www.cmu.edu:80/adm/uri/

Case Western Reserve, Office of Undergraduate Studies
http://www.cwru.edu/provost/ugstudies/undstud.htm

Clemson University, Research Forum, Calhoun Honors College
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/CUHONORS/research/index.ht

Cornell University, Undergraduate Research
http://www.research.cornell.edu/undergrad/
Presidential Research Scholars
http://www.commitment.cornell.edu/cprs/
Cornell Undergraduate Research Board
http://www.rso.cornell.edu/curb

Duke University, Undergraduate Research Support Program
http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/urs/;
Duke University Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, a funding program that supports research opportunities to provide students interested in a scholarly career with a greater awareness of the challenges and opportunities of academic life:
http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/mmuf/;
Duke University Deans' Summer Research Fellowship:
http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/deansmr/

Emory University in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Undergraduate Research Scholars
http://www.gtec.gatech.edu/urs/ursinfo.html

Harvard University, Undergraduate Research
http://www.seo.harvard.edu/research/
Harvard College Research Program
http://www.seo.harvard.edu/resprog/hcrp.html

Johns Hopkins, Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards
http://www.jhu.edu/~pura/
Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellowships
http://www.jhu.edu/ksas/website/aboutksas/publications/update/winter01/a2/index.html Undergraduate Research Opportunities Database
https://eon.jhu.edu/

Lehigh University, Ventures Program
http://www2.lehigh.edu/page.asp?page=ventures

Louisiana State University, Chancellor's Future Leaders in Research
http://www.lsu.edu/chancellor/research.htm

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Undergraduate Research Opportunities
http://web.mit.edu/UROP/
Independent Activities Period
http://web.mit.edu/IAP/
The Edgerton Center
http://web.mit.edu/Edgerton/
Haystack Observatory Educational Resources
http://web.haystack.mit.edu/education/education.html

Murray State University, Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity Office
http://campus.murraystate.edu/services/ursa/index.html

New York University, Undergraduate Research
http://www.nyu.edu/cas/Academic/UGResearch.html

North Carolina A&T State University, Center for Integration of Research and Learning
http://www.physics.ncat.edu/~michael/asn/reu/index.html

North Carolina State University, Office of Undergraduate Research:  http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/

Student journal: Undergraduate Research Journal-NCSU:

http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/urj/

Research Grant Support:

http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/Studentsa/undergrad-research-awards.php

Summer Research Program:

http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/Studentsa/summer-research-programs.php

Fellowship Advising:

http://www.ncsu.edu/fao/live/index.php?affil=1

Northwestern University, Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
http://www.northwestern.edu/undergrad-research/

Ohio State University, Undergraduate Research Program for Women and Minorities
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/diversity/UgRsrchCFP.html

Oregon State University, Undergraduate Research Opportunities
http://oregonstate.edu/research/URISCOpps.html
International Undergraduate Research Program
http://oregonstate.edu/international/oie/iurp.htm

Princeton University, Funding for thesis research expenses and other fellowship opportunities
http://www.princeton.edu/~odoc/

RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Undergraduate Research Program
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/urp/

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates
http://aresty.rutgers.edu

Stanford University, Undergraduate Research Programs
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/urp/

Stony Brook University, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
http://www.sunysb.edu/ureca/

Texas A&M University, Undergraduate Research Fellows
http://honors.tamu.edu/Honors/Community/Fellows/fellows.aspx

University of California at Berkeley, Office of Undergraduate Research, Undergraduate Research at Berkeley
http://research.berkeley.edu/
Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program
http://research.berkeley.edu/urap/

University of California at Irvine, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
http://www.urop.uci.edu/

University of California at Los Angeles, Undergraduate Research Centers
http://www.college.ucla.edu/ugresearch/index.html

University of California at San Diego, Academic Enrichment Programs
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/aep/

University of California at Santa Barbara, Academic Research Consortium (ARC) Program
http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/arc/

University of Chicago, College Research Opportunities Program (CROP)
http://www2.college.uchicago.edu/crop/crop.html

University of Cincinnati, Undergraduate Research Grants
http://www.honors.uc.edu/current/urg.html

University of Colorado, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
http://www.colorado.edu/Research/UROP/

University of Connecticut, Undergraduate Research Office
http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/

University of Delaware, Undergraduate Research Program
http://www.urp.udel.edu/
Center for International Studies
http://international.udel.edu/

University of Florida, University Scholars Program
http://www.scholars.ufl.edu/

University of Georgia, Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities
http://www.uga.edu/honors/curo/

University of Houston, University Scholars Program
http://www.uh.edu/provost/stu/scholarship.html

University of Kentucky, Undergraduate Research Awards
http://www.uky.edu/UGS/awards.html

University of Maryland, Undergraduate Research Assistant Program
http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu/URAP/URAP.htm
Senior Summer Scholars Program
http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu/SSS/SSS.htm

University of Massachusetts, Commonwealth College, Culminating Experience
http://www.comcol.umass.edu/currentstudents/research/index.asp
Undergraduate Research Conference
http://www.comcol.umass.edu/conference/

University of Michigan, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
http://www.umich.edu/~urop/

University of Minnesota, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
http://www.urop.umn.edu/

University of Nebraska, Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research Experiences
http://www.unl.edu/ucare/

University of New Hampshire, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
http://www.unh.edu/urop
International Research Opportunities Program
http://www.unh.edu/urop/discoverirop.html

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Office of Undergraduate Research
http://www.unc.edu/depts/our/index.html
Burch Field Research Seminars
http://www.unc.edu/depts/honors/burchfield/intro.html

University of Pennsylvania, Undergraduate Research at Penn
http://www.college.upenn.edu/curriculum/research.html
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF)
http://www.upenn.edu/curf/
Summer College Research Grants
http://www.upenn.edu/curf/research/crg.html

University of Pittsburgh, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
http://www.pitt.edu/~urop/

University of Rochester, Office for Undergraduate Research
http://urc.rochester.edu/
Quest Courses
http://www.rochester.edu/College/CCAS/quest.html
Senior Scholars
http://www.rochester.edu/College/study-abroad/senior/index.html

University of South Dakota, Undergraduate Research Council
http://www.usd.edu/ugrc/

University of South Florida, Undergraduate Research Scholars
http://web.usf.edu/~ugradrch/program.htm

University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
http://ugresearch.utk.edu/
Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
http://www.acad.utk.edu/honors/research.htm

University of Texas at Austin
Office of Undergraduate Research: http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/ugr
Bridging Disciplines Programs, Connecting Experiences incorporating undergraduate research as part of interdisciplinary certificate programs: http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/bdp
Population Research Center's Undergraduate Training Programs and Resources: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/prc/training_and_fellowships/undergrad/

University of Utah, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
http://www.ugs.utah.edu/services/urop/urop.htm
Journal of Undergraduate Research Abstracts
http://www.lib.utah.edu/epubs/undergrad/index.html

University of Virginia, Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/cue/harrison.php

University of Washington, Undergraduate Research Program
http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Undergraduate Research Scholars Program
http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/urs/

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Undergraduate Research Opportunity
http://www.uwm.edu/letsci/edison/urop/

Utah State University, Undergraduate Research Programs

http://research.usu.edu/undergrad/

Undergraduate Research Week

http://researchweek.usu.edu/htm/undergraduate

Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research

http://www.ucur.org

Virginia Tech, Undergraduate Research Opportunities
http://filebox.vt.edu/admin/provost/success/URO.html

 

 
  Articles  
 

Evaluation of Undergraduate Research

The American Physiological Society, Planning an Effective Program Evaluation
http://www.the-aps.org/education/promote/promote.html

Foertsch, J.A., Alexander, B. and Penberthy, D.L. (1997). "Evaluation of the
UW-Madison's Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: Final Report,"
Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison, LEAD Center.

Hathaway, R.S. et al.(2002). "The Relationship of Undergraduate Research Participation to Graduate and Professional Education Pursuit: An Empirical Study." Journal of College Student Development 43 (5): 614-631.

Kardash, C.M. (2000). "Evaluation of an Undergraduate Research Experience:
Perceptions of Undergraduate Interns and Their Faculty Mentors," Journal of Educational Psychology 92: 191-201.

Nagda, B.A. et al. (1998). "Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Partnerships Affect Student Retention." The Review of Higher Education 22 (1): 55-72.

Rauckhorst, WH (2001). "Measuring the Impact of the Undergraduate Research
Experience on Student Intellectual Development," Project Kaleidoscope
Summer Institute, Snowbird, UT.

Ward, C., Bennett, J.S., and Bauer, K. "Content Analysis of Undergraduate Research Student Evaluations." Unpublished report. http://www.udel.edu/RAIRE/Content.pdf

Zydney, A., Bennett, J.S., Shahid, A., and Bauer, K. (2002) "Impact of Undergraduate Research Experience in Engineering." Journal of Engineering Education 19 (2): 151- 157.

Zydney, A., Bennett, J.S., Shahid, A., and Bauer, K. (2002). "Faculty Perspectives Regarding the Undergraduate Research Experience in Science and Engineering." Journal of Engineering Education 19 (3): 291-297.

Mentoring

Bender, C. "Advance Science - Mentor an Undergraduate!" The Pharmacologist 42 (3), 141-145. 2000.
http://www.aspet.org/public/educ_resources/mentoring_an_undergraduate.pdf

Frierson, H.T.,Jr., ed. Examining Protégé-Mentor Experiences. Stamford, CT: JAI Press, 1998.

Frierson, H.T.,Jr., ed. Mentoring and Diversity in Higher Education. Stamford, CT: JAI Press, 1997.

Gonzalez, Cristina. "Undergraduate Research, Graduate Mentoring, and the University's Mission." Science 293 (August 31, 2001).
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/vol293/issue5535/index.shtml#researcharticles.

Other Topics

Allen, R.C. "Why Professors Should Learn to be Fund Raisers." The Chronicle of Higher Education. B4-5. November 13, 1998.

Barthalmus, George T., and Klimas, Jennifer. "Building Undergraduate Research Partnerships: Engaging Education, Government and Industry," Reinvention Center Conference (Nov. 2006): http://www.reinventioncenter.miami.edu/conference2006/proceedings.htm

"Forecast in the Lab? Chance of Rain..." Quantum, College of Engineering Newsletter, Boston University. Spring 2000.
http://www.bu.edu/eng/magazine/spring2000/contents/feature050.shtml

Hammer, S. "Enhancing Biological Understanding Through Undergraduate Field Research." The Journal of General Education 50 (3), 192-201. 2001.

Nikolova Eddins, S.G. and Williams, D.F. "Research-Based Learning for Undergraduates: A Model Merger of Research and Undergraduate Education." Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 8 (3), 77-94. 1997.

Nikolova Eddins, S.G. and Williams, D.F. "Strategies for Sustainable Integration of Research Activities With an Established Curriculum." Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 8 (3), 95-108. 1997.

"Report on Integrating Research and Education" A Special Edition of Report on Research. The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ. 14 (2). Spring 1998.

Strassberger, J. "Embracing Undergraduate Research: It's a National Trend." AAHE (American Association for Higher Education) Bulletin 47 (8), 3-5. May 1995.

 

 
  Online Newsletters  
 

GURRU mail list: Group on Undergraduate Research at the Research Universities. To share information and ideas about undergraduate research opportunities, discuss issues affecting undergraduate research, and program development. To subscribe send an e-mail to majordomo@its.caltech.edu, leave the subject field blank, and in the body area type: subscribe gurru --your address-- . Don't include your signature file or any other extra text.


 
  Web Sites and Survey Sources  
 

Undergraduate Research, The George Washington University: Promote undergraduate student research and scholarship in order to enhance their educational experiences. http://www.gwu.edu/~research/undergraduateresearch/

This site is through Clemson University and represents an undergraduate, multi-university research colloquium designed to support undergraduate research projects in the natural/life sciences.http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/SCLife/HHMI%20UR/undergraduate.htm

PEARL Project. http://www.unl.edu/ous/pearl/pearl.shtml

Tufts Summer Scholars website (n.d.). http://summerscholars.programs.tufts.edu/

The UCARE Program.  www.unl.edu/ucare

 
  Exemplary Programs and Practices  
 

North Carolina State University, Office of Undergraduate Research:  http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/

Student journal: Undergraduate Research Journal-NCSU:

http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/urj/

Research Grant Support:

http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/Studentsa/undergrad-research-awards.php

Summer Research Program:

http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/Studentsa/summer-research-programs.php

Fellowship Advising:

http://www.ncsu.edu/fao/live/index.php?affil=1

Short Course Modules to Prepare for Undergraduate Research:

http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/studentsops/on-line-short-courses-module.php

Assessment Plan:

http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/activities.php

The Graduate Research Consultants (GRC) program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Graduate students guide undergraduates within the lecture course as they undertake an individual or small group research project. http://www.unc.edu/depts/our/GRCprogram.html

The Library Award for Undergraduate Research, University of Washington: http://www.lib.washington.edu/researchaward/

The Library Prize for Undergraduate Research, University of California, Berkeley: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/researchprize/index.html

The Mellon Library/Faculty Fellowship on Undergraduate Research, University of California, Berkeley: Encourages faculty to integrate research skills into the classroom and the curriculum. http://library.berkeley.edu/MellonInstitute/Mellon_Partners.htm. For a photo and video archive of this program visit http://library.berkeley.edu/MellonInstitute/photos.html

"NAKED Lunch: New Adventures in Knowledge, Expression and Discovery"
http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/nakedlunch/
The N.A.K.E.D. Lunch is a weekly, informal presentation series created for undergraduates (though all are welcome) introducing current research and creative work by faculty, students, visiting scholars, community members and artists.

NSF Undergraduate Research Center in Chemistry at Purdue University:
http://www.caspie.org

Pedagogy of Place, Doe Library, University of California, Berkeley: Provides an excellent example of how funds can be used to renovate space to attract potential funders and to support programs for undergraduate research http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2002/08/21_nudoe.html

Research Opportunities Program, University of Toronto: Provides an opportunity for second-year students in Arts and Science to work in the research project of a professor in return for course credit. http://www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/current/rop/index.shtml

The Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Emory (SURE): Allows undergraduate students to conduct supervised research with a faculty mentor. Students receive training in the research methods applicable to their research plan, analyze their data and give written and oral presentations of their results: http://www.cse.emory.edu/sciencenet/undergrad/SURE/SURE.html

Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities at the University of Washington: http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/sinst/index.html; http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/sinst/pubs/2002/index.html; http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/sinst/pubs/2003/index.html; http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/sinst/inst/2004/index.html. See also Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington: http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/

Undergraduate Research Consortium, University of North Carolina: Supports and promotes high-quality undergraduate research, creative work, and inquiry-based learning in all fields of study with faculty and other mentors. http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/aa/departments/research/initiatives/urc.htm;
State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium: http://www.ncsu.edu/sncurcs/

The Undergraduate Research Office, Carnegie Mellon University: Recognizes undergraduate students conducting research projects and provides funding for such projects and the presentation of findings at academic conferences. http://www.cmu.edu/uro/

The Undergraduate Research Office, University of Connecticut: Provides a broad range of enrichment activities designed to make research and creative activity available to all undergraduate students. http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, University of Califorina, Irvine: Encourages and facilitates research and creative activities by undergraduates from all schools and academic disciplines. http://www.urop.uci.edu/; Undergraduate Research Journal:http://www.urop.uci.edu/journal.html; Undergraduate Research Symposium in which hundreds of undergraduates present their research results or creative activites in a professional setting: http://www.urop.uci.edu/symposium.html

The Undergraduate Research Program, University of Delaware: Offers students apprenticeships with faculty mentors and gives them a chance to see and take part in what is happening on the front lines of discovery at UD: http://www.urp.udel.edu/

 

 
  Tools  
 

Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experience, Access and Knowledge (EUREKA), The University of Texas at Austin: A searchable web site with faculty research information and resources for undergraduates.
https://www.utexas.edu/research/eureka/

 

 
  Organization  
 

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR): supports and promotes undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship. http://www.cur.org

 

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