For Faculty
To support existing undergraduates in your research group:
Funding:
Funding links
We maintain a list of databases and available research funding for undergraduates.
Many federal program grants encourage faculty to include participation of undergraduates as part of their research. Our office provides assistance to faculty who would like to incorporate existing undergraduate initiatives into their grant proposals in the form of:
1) discussions of ways faculty research can be integrated into existing undergraduate research initiatives (like the Freshman Research Initiative) and available resources that can be leveraged in a program grant,
2) letters of support detailing existing resources including, student recruitment and PR, long term college-wide assessment of student research success, and seminars, workshops and publication forums for undergraduates.
We provide additional support for faculty interested in applying for NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) type grants which involve summer research by visiting students. The College of Natural Sciences participates in a Summer Research Collaborative that arranges common housing, special fellow status for visiting undergraduates, a Welcome Reception, and social and educational activities throughout the summer. A letter of support or a paragraph to include within a proposal are available upon request
If you'd like assistance including college support for undergraduate research and the resources we offer, (recruitment, assessment, collaboration), as a part of a grant proposal you're writing, please contact Dr. Sarah Simmons.
Proposal writing - students
Students can receive help with proposals through by calling 232-9358, or they can visit the Undergraduate Writing Center and ask for an appointment with a science writing consultant.
Conferences:
Funding
The Undergraduate Research Fellowship (up to $1,000) can be used to fund student travel to research conferences
Poster preparation and printing
Posters for undergraduates presenting at conferences can be printed free of charge.
Click here for the details on poster preparation and printing
List of Conferences
American Astronomical Society Meetings
American Chemical -Society Meetings
American Society for Microbiology Meetings
American Society for Plant Biologists Meetings
Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research
Sigma Xi 2006 Meeting
Publishing:
Research Forum and Symposium
Every year over 100 UT undergraduate students representing the diversity of fields in the college present the results of their research experiences during the Undergraduate Research Forum on the UT campus.
The College of Natural Sciences provides a series of workshops during the spring semester to prepare students to produce and present a research poster
Undergraduate Research Journal
The Undergraduate Research Journal is a student-edited, multi-disciplinary journal of undergraduate research at the University of Texas at Austin.
UT Libraries offer a range of orientation and instruction services including course-related library seminars, consultation services for faculty, online tutorials, resources for teaching librarians and drop-in classes.
A university wide electronic portfolio system designed to help students integrate their research, academic, internship and volunteer opportunities. Students are able to include all of their educational experiences and are encouraged to connect their experiences and maintain a current integration statement about how they all fit together. This is a collaborative effort between the URP and Connexus (Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Office.
Graduate School Preparation
WINS Workshops - Journey to Academia
Learn about career opportunities in academia as well as the best means of preparing for and pursuing these positions.
Graduate School workshops for grad school grants
The graduate school offeres workshops that focus on grant writing to support academic work and strategies for funding work with community partners.
Personal Statement review - UWC
The Undergraduate Writing Center provides individual, professional advice on all aspects of writing to UT undergraduates on a drop-in basis or by appointment.
Summer Research
Spring URF (Undergraduate Research Fellowships)
The Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award (up to $1,000) can also be used to fund summer research.
REU Site Program
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation.
Assistance for Graduate Students who mentor undergraduates
DIIA - ASPECTS program
ASPECTS encourages ongoing pedagogical, personal and professional development throughout your career as a graduate student instructor.
Mentor matching -WINS
Open Mentoring exists to encourage, guide, advise, and support all mentors in the College of Natural Sciences and to provide role models of successful students, instructors, and researchers.
Grant writing workshops Graduate School
The graduate school offeres workshops that focus on grant writing to support academic work and strategies for funding work with community partners.
Sending your students abroad with collaborators:
College Resources - International Science Opportunities
Center for Global Educational Opportunities (C-GEO)- Campus wide office for resources and information about international study
To find new undergraduate researchers:
Post a project on EUREKA!™
Click here, then on "Update your Account" and add a project.
Mailing List
Send a posting to the undergraduate-research mailing list
Talk at a SURGe Meeting
SURGe Website
Contact Delia Brownson
Ways to incorporate undergraduate research and research based-learning into your laboratory and teaching:
Emphasize Research in Your Teaching
Proposal for Course(s) on Research Skills
The College of Natural Sciences is working to recognize courses that provide its students with exposure to skills, information and resources related to research. Students would be required to take one, or two, of these courses as part of their degree plan. A multi-disciplinary committee has put together a preliminary proposal, available here.
"Boyer Report"
The Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University REINVENTING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities (1998)
Outline summary
Actual report
Reinvention Center
The Reinvention Center at Stony Brook is a national center focusing on undergraduate education at research universities. The Center was born of the excitement and intense national and international interest generated by the Boyer Commission Report. http://www.sunysb.edu/Reinventioncenter/
Update your Eureka!™ Profile
A university-wide web resource designed to facilitate faculty research communication across colleges and undergraduate participation in research and innovation.
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