56
Number of Applications Submitted for Funding
$71,137
Expenditures Reported to ORED on Undergraduate Research Funding
22 Number of Departments Represented
40 Number of Applications Approved for Funding
69
65 Number of Scholarly Materials Generated as a Result of Funding
78 Number of Undergraduate Students Impacted by Funding
Critical Thinking
Communication
Career & Graduate Development
Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information.
Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.
The process of finding your footing in your professional life. This process involves assessing where you are now compared to where you want to be and creating a plan to get there.
Equity & Inclusion
Professionalism
Leadership
Self & Academic Growth
Teamwork
Technical Skills & Data Analysis
The Research Process
Demonstrate the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to equitably engage and include people from different local and global cultures. Engage in anti-oppressive practices that actively challenge the systems, structures, and policies of racism and inequity.
Knowing work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace.
Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
A process of developing new skills, attitudes, actions, or reactions that can have a positive impact on your life and increase your overall well-being and an increase in student learning.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities.
The specialized knowledge and expertise required to perform specific tasks and use specific tools and programs in real world situations. The process of systematically applying statistical and/or logical techniques to describe and illustrate, condense and recap, and evaluate data.
Consists of a series of systematic procedures that a researcher must go through in order to generate knowledge that will be considered valuable by the project and focus on the relevant topic.
Critical Thinking
Communication
“[Student]... demonstrated critical thinking and the basic knowledge in engineering analysis...” -Report #268
"Many skills can be developed and honed during undergraduate research, including critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, time management, and technical skills relevant to the field of study.” -Report #266
Career & Graduate Development “...this experience has helped shape these students into more competitive graduate students...” -Report #248
Equity & Inclusion
Professionalism
Leadership
Self & Academic Growth
Teamwork
Technical Skills & Data Analysis
The Research Process
“[Student] experienced how to work in a group with vastly different experiences while showing respect and appropriate interest about those experiences and everyone’s respective culture.” -Report #234
‘The growth in their professional skills, coupled with noticeable enhancements in their research and presentation abilities, underscores the transformative power of research engagement.” -Report #212
“[Student] became the leader of my lab and she helped train other students in using EEG [electroencephalogram]”. -Report #217
“They remarked at how the city provided inspiration at ‘every turn’ and the visits to museums and galleries expanded their appreciation for contemporary art.” -Report #220
“The undergraduate student has been collaborating with his graduate mentors, benefitting from their guidance and timely assistance. The synergy between different academic levels not only fosters a rich learning environment but also accelerates the progress and quality of research.”Report #252
"...working on this project has greatly enhanced [the student’s] geospatial data analysis skills...” -Report #224
"Field evaluation, lab assessments, analysis and writing, presenting findings at several conferences.” -Report #246
2023-2024 (due 9/15/24)
50 applications 49 approved for funding
$80,000 made available
2024-2025 (awarded 6/1/25, due 9/15/25)
applications
approved for funding
$80,000 made available 87 applications
2024-2025 (awarded 6/1/25, due 9/15/26)
approved for funding
$60,500 made available