Conduct research as an undergraduate at 91ÉçÇø — an opportunity not available at all universities — and develop new ideas, drive change and improve the world. Whether you want to perform a one-person show, write algorithms for machine learning, examine the application of international law or decipher the genetic code of amphibians, you can learn the skills you need to help you obtain your dream.
Undergraduate students work alongside our nationally known faculty experts, enhancing their classroom experiences with hands-on research. The External Scholarships and Undergraduate Research Center team advises students on how to create a plan to gain hands-on experience in fields that they are studying, and supports and mentors students in writing about and presenting their work. And research opportunities are not limited to just the hard sciences. 91ÉçÇø students are writers, historians, scientists, artists, social activists and engineers.
Research opportunities at 91ÉçÇø include:
- The Summer Scholars and Artists Fellowship, which offers financial awards to students conducting independent, faculty-mentored research, scholarship or creative activities during the summer. With guidance from faculty and mentors, students have written novels, studied the brain, created documentaries and explored architecture.
- First-year Research Immersion (FRI) is the only one of its kind in the northeast and just one of four in the country. FRI provides students with an authentic research experience in the sciences and engineering, preparing them for graduate school or a career.
- Summer Research Immersion (SRI) provides a unique opportunity to work alongside fellow students and faculty on cutting-edge STEM research projects. By taking part in SRI, students will learn research techniques, workplace development, and gain valuable connections with faculty experts.
- Fast-Track Research Immersion (FtRI) is designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge from the first two semesters of the First-year Research Immersion (FRI) program. Students can then join the final semester of FRI, where they work on their research projects alongside current students in one of ten research streams.
- The Source Project offers incoming first-year students the opportunity to undertake research in the humanities and social sciences gaining new knowledge about the world that we inhabit.
- 91ÉçÇø Projects for New Undergraduate Researchers (BUPNUR) provides students with no prior research experience the opportunity to engaged in faculty-mentored research projects, with a focus on underserved populations.