Want to:
Increase your GPA?
Improve your college career?
Prepare yourself for life AFTER college?
Utah State’s unique research program is devoted to making all of that happen. Read below to learn all the ways that research can benefit YOU.
WHAT can Undergraduate Research do for me?
- A faculty mentor in their field who can help answer questions
- Practice in critical thinking and data management
- Insight into their particular research interest area
- Support through the Office of Research
- Access to trainings and workshops on professional development topics
- Development of skills in communication, technical writing, and team work
- Guidance on how to develop a research question
- Get hands-on, direct experience in your field, before getting your bachelor’s degree
- Meet professionals in your field at conferences and networking events
- Learn how to use discipline-specific software and management sites
- Build up your resumes and CVs
To learn more about how to leverage these experiences, check out USU Career Services.
You will find them at:
- Professional conferences
- Undergraduate Research Conferences and Symposia
- Faculty Mentorship
- Graduate Student Mentorship
- University networking events
In addition to this, the Office of Research at USU provides many different resources for researchers, such as funding and workshop opportunities. To learn more about this, check out our Resources or Funding sections.
WHO is Undergraduate Research for?
No matter your MAJOR...
Undergraduates from every college on campus are involved in research- including the College of Arts & Sciences. In fact, these diverse groups create fresh perspectives on age-old problems, resulting in some of the most innovative research on campus!
No matter your FINANCIAL SITUATION...
Our office exists to help you find opportunities that fit your particular situation. If you need a source of income, but you would also love to be involved in research, we can do our best to help make that work. In 2019 we debuted a collaboration with Career Services called Research Opportunities through Work Study (ROWS). Students who qualify for Federal Work Study can be paired with paid research assistantships. If this is an opportunity that is interesting to you, please check out our ROWS site. We also have a ton of other great ways to find funding to conduct research.
No matter your GPA...
We have no GPA requirements for undergraduate research. Involvement in research is not an exclusive club only reserved for Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Anyone is capable of involvement. Our office can help you find a research position that is supportive, helpful, and most importantly, right for YOU. If you are interested in learning more about how we match students up with the best research opportunities for them, please check out our getting started resources.
Research is for YOU!
HOW can I participate in Undergraduate Research?
- $1000 per year
- Mentorship through university faculty
- VIP status to attend special research events and graduate-level training opportunities
- And so much more!
- Ten weeks of active, engaging research with faculty mentors
- Special training and workshops
- Prep for success in competitive applications such as graduate schools and national fellowships
- Year-long, independent student research projects
- $1000 scholarship
- Up to an ADDITIONAL $1000 for research costs
- Competitive applications
Applications are submitted the semester before you would like to receive funding.
- $200 for a regional conference
- $300 for a national conference
- $400 for an international conference
These funds must be matched by another university unit, such as a PI, a department, or a college.
Undergraduate Research IN ACTION
