Current Research Opportunities
Undergraduate researchers can search through the posts below to find new opportunities that fit their experience and needs. This is not a comprehensive list of available research opportunities. If you are interested in getting involved in research, and none of these opportunities are a good fit, check out Research Development opportunities or fill out a Find a Mentor Form. This will help you contact us so we can help you find an opportunity that is right for you.
If you are a faculty or graduate student mentor, and would like to add your research opportunity to this list, please fill out this opportunity submission form.
Opportunities
To view one of the following opportunities, click on the title. It will pull up the opportunity description and contact information. Postings are organized alphabetically, not by date, so make sure to browse all opportunities!
Becoming a Researcher: 7 Week Class
Arts & Humanities | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Stem | Internal to USU
College of Arts & Sciences Differential Tuition and Travel Funds
Arts & Humanities | Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | Statewide
College of Education and Human Services Research Grant
Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | Statewide
EUROscholars
Community Engaged | External to USU | International | Scholarship | Summer
Engineering Undergraduate Research Scholars
Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | Statewide | STEM
Field Data Collector - Visitor Experience Study
Community Engaged | STEM | Internal to USU | Paid
Fulbright Scholar Program
External to USU | Paid | Scholarship
Goldwater Scholar Program
External to USU | Paid | Scholarship | STEM
Honors Research Fund
Internal to USU | Paid | Presenting & Publishing | Scholarship | Statewide
Introduction to Scientific Literature Review Process and Opportunity to Develop Project in Ecology
STEM | External to USU | Internal to USU | Volunteer | Course Credit Available | Publication Opportunity | Internship
NASA STEM Engagement
External to USU | Paid | STEM | Summer
NSF Funding Opportunities
External to USU | Paid | STEM
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
External to USU | Internship | Paid | Scholarship | STEM | Summer
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Education, Business & Social Sciences | External to USU | Internship | Paid | Summer
Opportunity to learn and research nematode-plant-insect interactions
Internal to USU | Paid | STEM
Pre-PhD Research Experiences
External to USU | Paid
Publish in Intermountain Histories
Arts & Humanities | Community Engaged | Presenting & Publishing
QANR Undergraduate Research Grants
Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | STEM | Statewide
Research Publication: Transforming Communities
Community Engaged | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing
Seedscape Ecology Opportunity
Internal to USU | STEM | Paid
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Field Scholarship
External to USU | Scholarship | Summer
Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) Scholarships
Community Engaged | Stem | Internal to USU | Scholarship
Student Exchange at Research University
External to USU
The Judi Houston Rangesan and Rangesan Narayanan Undergraduate Research Grant
Internal to USU | Scholarship | Education, Business & Social Sciences
USUSA Travel Funding
Internal to USU | Paid | Presenting & Publishing | Statewide
Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO)
Arts & Humanities | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing | Scholarship | STEM | Summer
Undergraduate Researcher Microcredential
External to USU | Presenting & Publishing | Summer
Unmanned System Mission Planning
This research project is focused on unmanned vehicle coordination. From path planning to task allocation, the goal of this research is to create plans for unmanned systems to collaboratively work in uncertain and contested environments. Newer students wit...
Utah Conference on Community Engagement - 2026
Arts & Humanities | Community Engaged | Education, Business & Social Sciences | STEM | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing | Statewide
Volunteers for Science Unwrapped
Internal to USU | STEM