Step 1. Connect with the Office

Elective Research Advising

• Meet with our Undergraduate Research Leader, a peer mentor, at any point in your undergraduate research career. Visit to learn more.
• 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 staff or peer-mentor.

Attend a Funding Friday.

• Funding 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.

Attend the IRB Lab

• IRB Lab offers peer-mentoring and OUR staff support on how to get started with applying for Institutional Review Board approval. Drop-in during the workshop hours to receive support on your applications.

Step 2. Find Opportunities

Attend a Research Tour

• Sign Up for a Tour: Discover innovative work being done in fields like theater, social work, geology, engineering, and more.

Search for opportunities

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

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.

Connect with a University of Utah Professor

• Learn more about finding 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 Email List