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!

Internal to USU
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Internship
STEM
Paid
STEM | Internal to USU | Internship | Paid
AI-Driven Embedded LED Animation System

AI-Driven Embedded LED Animation System

STEM | Internal to USU | Internship | Paid

STEM
Internal
Education
Arts
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Arts & Humanities | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Stem | Internal to USU
Becoming a Researcher: 7 Week Class

Becoming a Researcher: 7 Week Class

Arts & Humanities | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Stem | Internal to USU

Paid
Arts
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Internal
Scholarship
Statewide
Arts & Humanities | Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | Statewide
College of Arts & Sciences Differential Tuition and Travel Funds

College of Arts & Sciences Differential Tuition and Travel Funds

Arts & Humanities | Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | Statewide

Paid
Education
Internal
Scholarship
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Statewide
Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | Statewide
College of Education and Human Services Research Grant

College of Education and Human Services Research Grant

Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | Statewide

Presenting
Community Engaged
Internal to USU
Arts
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Education
Arts & Humanities | Community Engaged | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing
Communication Resilience Process Coding Opportunity

Communication Resilience Process Coding Opportunity

Arts & Humanities | Community Engaged | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing

Presenting
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Internal to USU
STEM
STEM | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing
Coyote Pair Bonding and Social Behavior Research

Coyote Pair Bonding and Social Behavior Research

STEM | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing

Scholarship
International
Summer
External
Community Engaged
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Community Engaged | External to USU | International | Scholarship | Summer
EUROscholars

EUROscholars

Community Engaged | External to USU | International | Scholarship | Summer

STEM
Statewide
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Scholarship
Internal
Paid
Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | Statewide | STEM
Engineering Undergraduate Research Scholars

Engineering Undergraduate Research Scholars

Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | Statewide | STEM

Statewide
Internal to USU
STEM
Community Engaged
Paid
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Internship
Presenting
Community Engaged | STEM | Internal to USU | Internship | Paid | Presenting & Publishing | Statewide
Entomology Research

Entomology Research

Community Engaged | STEM | Internal to USU | Internship | Paid | Presenting & Publishing | Statewide

Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Internal to USU
Education
Community Engaged
Paid
Presenting
Community Engaged | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Paid | Presenting & Publishing
Environment and Behavior Research Assistant

Environment and Behavior Research Assistant

Community Engaged | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Paid | Presenting & Publishing

External
Paid
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Scholarship
External to USU | Paid | Scholarship
Fulbright Scholar Program

Fulbright Scholar Program

External to USU | Paid | Scholarship

STEM
Scholarship
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Paid
External
External to USU | Paid | Scholarship | STEM
Goldwater Scholar Program

Goldwater Scholar Program

External to USU | Paid | Scholarship | STEM

Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Statewide
Paid
Presenting
Internal
Scholarship
Internal to USU | Paid | Presenting & Publishing | Scholarship | Statewide
Honors Research Fund

Honors Research Fund

Internal to USU | Paid | Presenting & Publishing | Scholarship | Statewide

Arts
Summer
Internal to USU
Presenting
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Education
STEM
Paid
Arts & Humanities | Education, Business & Social Sciences | STEM | Internal to USU | Paid | Presenting & Publishing | Summer
ILWA Summer Student Fellows Program

ILWA Summer Student Fellows Program

Arts & Humanities | Education, Business & Social Sciences | STEM | Internal to USU | Paid | Presenting & Publishing | Summer

Internship
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
volunteer
STEM
Internal
Presenting
Course Credit Available
External
STEM | External to USU | Internal to USU | Volunteer | Course Credit Available | Publication Opportunity | Internship
Introduction to Scientific Literature Review Process and Opportunity to Develop Project in Ecology

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

Paid
STEM
Summer
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
External
External to USU | Paid | STEM | Summer
NASA STEM Engagement

NASA STEM Engagement

External to USU | Paid | STEM | Summer

Paid
External
STEM
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
External to USU | Paid | STEM
NSF Funding Opportunities

NSF Funding Opportunities

External to USU | Paid | STEM

STEM
Paid
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Scholarship
Internship
External
External to USU | Internship | Paid | Scholarship | STEM | Summer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

External to USU | Internship | Paid | Scholarship | STEM | Summer

Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Education
Paid
External
Summer
Internship
Education, Business & Social Sciences | External to USU | Internship | Paid | Summer
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Education, Business & Social Sciences | External to USU | Internship | Paid | Summer

STEM
Paid
Internal
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Internal to USU | Paid | STEM
Opportunity to learn and research nematode-plant-insect interactions
Community Engaged
STEM
Arts
Internal
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Internal to USU
Arts & Humanities | Community Engaged | STEM | Internal to USU
Political Science Data Analysis Opportunity

Political Science Data Analysis Opportunity

Arts & Humanities | Community Engaged | STEM | Internal to USU

Undergraduate Research Opportunity
External
Paid
External to USU | Paid
Pre-PhD Research Experiences
Arts
Presenting
STEM
Community Engaged
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Humanities
Arts & Humanities | Community Engaged | Education, Business & Social Science | STEM | Presenting & Publishing | External to USU
Present at the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters

Present at the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters

Arts & Humanities | Community Engaged | Education, Business & Social Science | STEM | Presenting & Publishing | External to USU

Arts
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
External
Arts & Humanities | Presenting & Publishing | External to USU
Publish in Artemisia

Publish in Artemisia

Arts & Humanities | Presenting & Publishing | External to USU

Arts
Community Engaged
Presenting
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Arts & Humanities | Community Engaged | Presenting & Publishing
Publish in Intermountain Histories

Publish in Intermountain Histories

Arts & Humanities | Community Engaged | Presenting & Publishing

Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Education
STEM
Arts
External
Presenting
Arts & Humanities | Education, Business & Social Sciences | STEM | External to USU | Presenting & Publishing
Publish in the Journal of Faculty-Student Undergraduate Research

Publish in the Journal of Faculty-Student Undergraduate Research

Arts & Humanities | Education, Business & Social Sciences | STEM | External to USU | Presenting & Publishing

Scholarship
Statewide
Internal
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
STEM
Paid
Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | STEM | Statewide
QANR Undergraduate Research Grants

QANR Undergraduate Research Grants

Internal to USU | Paid | Scholarship | STEM | Statewide

Community Engaged
Internal
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Presenting
Community Engaged | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing
Research Publication: Transforming Communities

Research Publication: Transforming Communities

Community Engaged | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing

Paid
STEM
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Internal
Internal to USU | STEM | Paid
Seedscape Ecology Opportunity

Seedscape Ecology Opportunity

Internal to USU | STEM | Paid

Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Scholarship
Summer
External
External to USU | Scholarship | Summer
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Field Scholarship
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
External
External to USU
Student Exchange at Research University
Internal
Scholarship
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Education
Internal to USU | Scholarship | Education, Business & Social Sciences
The Judi Houston Rangesan and Rangesan Narayanan Undergraduate Research Grant

The Judi Houston Rangesan and Rangesan Narayanan Undergraduate Research Grant

Internal to USU | Scholarship | Education, Business & Social Sciences

Presenting
Internal
Paid
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Statewide
Internal to USU | Paid | Presenting & Publishing | Statewide
USUSA Travel Funding

USUSA Travel Funding

Internal to USU | Paid | Presenting & Publishing | Statewide

International
Internal to USU
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Paid
STEM
STEM | Internal to USU | International | Paid
Undergraduate Research Lab Assistant – FTIR Spectroscopy

Undergraduate Research Lab Assistant – FTIR Spectroscopy

STEM | Internal to USU | International | Paid

Education
Internal
Scholarship
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Summer
Arts
Presenting
STEM
Arts & Humanities | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing | Scholarship | STEM | Summer
Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO)

Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO)

Arts & Humanities | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Presenting & Publishing | Scholarship | STEM | Summer

Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Presenting
External
Summer
External to USU | Presenting & Publishing | Summer
Undergraduate Researcher Microcredential

Undergraduate Researcher Microcredential

External to USU | Presenting & Publishing | Summer

Internal
Education
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Scholarship
External to USU | Research Conference | Presenting and Publishing
Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Annual Conference 2027

Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Annual Conference 2027

External to USU | Research Conference | Presenting and Publishing

Internal
Education
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Scholarship
Statewide | Research Conference | Presenting and Publishing
Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (UCUR)

Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (UCUR)

Statewide | Research Conference | Presenting and Publishing

Education
Community Engaged
Internal
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Summer
Community Engaged | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Summer
Volunteers Needed for the Prevent Alzheimer’s for Life Study (PALS) Health Fair

Volunteers Needed for the Prevent Alzheimer’s for Life Study (PALS) Health Fair

Community Engaged | Education, Business & Social Sciences | Internal to USU | Summer

STEM
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Community Engaged
Internal
Internal to USU | STEM
Volunteers for Science Unwrapped