Step 1. OUR Advising & Peer Mentoring

Make an appointment with the OUR Research Advisor or a peer-mentor.

• Meet with our Undergraduate Research Advisor at any point in your undergraduate research career. Use bookings to schedule now.
• Need help coming up with an idea for a project, identifying potential faculty mentors, communicating with mentors, advice about applying for an opportunity, or preparing for a presentation on your research? Meet an OUR advisor or peer-mentor.

Attend a Funding Friday.

• Fund Fridays offer peer-mentoring and OUR staff support on how to get started with applying for OUR funds. Drop-in during the workshop hours to receive support on your applications.
• Details of Funding Fridays coming soon!

Step 2. Find Opportunities

Apply for Research Funding with The Office of Undergraduate Research

• Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Every Semester.
• Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Student deadline in January.
• Travel & Small Grants -  Monthly.

Search for opportunities

• • Search Undergraduate Research Opportunities: Explore our list of research opportunities specifically for undergraduates here at the U!

Connect with a University of Utah Professor

• Learn more about finding a faculty mentor.
• Make an appointment with the Undergraduate Research Advisor for further advice on connecting with a faculty mentor!

Step 3. Build Skills & Knowledge

• Attend a workshop with the OUR Undergraduate Research Education Series.
• Check out the work of other undergraduate researchers by attending the Undergraduate Research Symposium or the Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research.
• Applying for research where you work with human subjects or need Institutional Review Board approvals? Drop into the OUR IRB Lab.

Step 4. Stay Up-to-Date

Join our Student Listserv

Digital Resources and How-to Guides

• Five Top Strategies for Becoming a More Effective Researcher
• Mentoring Up: Learning to Manage Your Mentoring Relationships
• Mentoring up: Twelve tips for successfully employing a mentee-driven approach to mentoring relationships
• Grant Writing Workshops
• LabArchives resources from Marriott Library
• Marriott Library Undergraduate Resources for Research
• General Information about Research Posters
• Conducting field research with your mentor? Follow the U’s Risk and Insurance Services Field Trip Guidelines (requires U login to access).
• Tips for doing remote research