Office of Undergraduate Research
The Office of Undergraduate Research provides advising and award funding to hundreds of students each year; a majority of these students are engaged in independent research and creative projects where they learn project management skills that will support their post-college aspirations.
Fall Quarter Finding a Research Mentor Workshops
Our weekly Finding a Research Mentor Workshops (FARM) are appropriate for any student interested in getting started in research. Research mentors are essential for all research journeys – whether you are exploring how research occurs in certain fields, searching for available opportunities, or seeking expert advice on your own project. In our workshop, we’ll engage in activities to help you strengthen the skill of discovering and contacting research mentors. Hosted once per week, it should be easy to find one to fit your schedule! Visit the FARM webpage to RSVP.
Academic Year Undergraduate Research Grant
AYURGs provide up to $1,000 to pay for your research expenses to do an independent academic or creative project, in all fields of study, under faculty supervision. The project must be connected to an independent study or thesis seminar for at least one quarter during the academic year. There are five deadlines throughout the Fall and Winter Quarters, so you can have the opportunity to revise and resubmit your proposal! Make an advising appointment or visit the AYURG webpage to learn more.
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Develop your interests, learn how to find faculty mentors, and learn how to read primary literature, discover funding opportunities for a variety of class levels, interests, identities, and timelines, access support for finding mentors and labs, developing your grant application, exploring research fields, and more, receive one-on-one support from an advisor for any point along your research journey.
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Gaby Nyambura WCAS'24 - SURG
Meet Gaby Nyambura, a senior majoring in Cognitive Science and Communication Studies and minoring in Psychology. Funded through an SURG, Gaby studied Chicago Catholics who attend Mass in Latin, exploring why they are a part of the community, how they think about various church teachings and contemporary issues, and how they think families and society should be structured.
Sam Nielsen WCAS'24 - SURG
Meet Sam Nielsen (he/him), a senior majoring in Physics. Funded through an SURG, he examined the pattern left behind when a suspension of particles in water evaporates to explore the role of particle shape in the drying suspensions.
Laila Simone Robinson SoC'24 - ULG
Ishmael Bonsu Nyame NUQ'24 - ULG
Teagan LeVar WCAS'24 - SURG
Olivia Pierce Bienen'24 - SURG
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Northwestern University Undergraduate Research Grants
Northwestern’s Associate Provost for Academic Education administers Undergraduate Research Grants that are open to undergraduate students throughout the university.
ACADEMIC YEAR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS provide up to $1,000 to pay for research expenses toward an independent academic or creative project in any field. The project must be connected to an independent study or thesis seminar.
SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS provide a $3,500 stipend to cover living and research expenses for eight weeks of full-time independent academic and creative work, in all fields of study, under faculty supervision .
UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE GRANTS provide up to $5,000 (up to 75% of total expenses) towards the cost of i ntensive summer language study either in the US or abroad .
ARE YOU UNDERTAKING RESEARCH FOR THE FIRST TIME AND NEED SOME HELP?
The UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROGRAM pairs inexperienced students with faculty who are in need of assistance on their own research projects.
The ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES WORKSHOP helps students how to figure out what research looks like in their discipline, brainstorm and develop their own ideas, and then either write a solid proposal for the Summer URG or for working with a faculty mentor on a Summer URAP .
The PEER RESEARCH MENTOR PROGRAM connects students undertaking research for the first time with a community of their peers and a mentor .
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PRESENTING YOUR RESEARCH?
CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANTS fund 50% of your expenses (up to $500) to present your research or original creative work at a conference.
Apply to the UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & ARTS EXPOSITION , the annual forum for original research and creative work by Northwestern undergraduates, where prizes are awarded for the best poster, oral presentation, and creative arts entry.
For additional information, see the Office of Undergraduate Research website .
For departmental advice, please contact Prof. Francesca Tataranni .
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