A&S Undergraduate Research

The 2024 A&S Summer Undergraduate Research Award application has closed.

Summer 2025 Application information

Opens: December 9, 2024

Deadline: February 14, 2025

See below for 2025 award process information.

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For questions regarding SU, please email janice.geurin-leslie@uky.edu 

Application preview:

Please upload a PDF of your research proposal. The research proposal should be 250-500 words and include:

  • A title;
  • Background information about your project;
  • A question/hypothesis or main goal that your summer project will address;
  • A description of your proposed study that includes specific goals, methods, and expected outcomes.

Application Questions:

  • In one paragraph, explain how you have prepared for this research project.
  • In one paragraph, how will participation in this SURA program help you achieve your career goals?
  • Is there any additional information you would like to provide?

 

Award Information:

Individual student awards of $5,000 will be granted for students to participate in faculty-sponsored research this summer. Research programs are determined in consultation with a faculty mentor, but typically involve 20 hours per week for 10 weeks, or something similar.

 

Students should consult with a faculty member to write a 1-2 page research proposal (250 -500 words); please bear in mind that the review committee consists of faculty members from a range of disciplines, so proposals should be written for a general audience.

 

Once the application is submitted, the mentor will receive an email request for a letter of recommendation. Students will be notified early-March about their applications. 

 

Eligibility guidelines: The Office of Undergraduate Research https://our.uky.edu/ requests that, during their time at UK, individual undergraduate researchers receive no more than one academic-year research award, one travel award, and one summer research award. Previous winners of SURA (SURF) and CURE are not eligible.

Students and mentors must have a completed Forager One Profile. https://our.uky.edu/ForagerOne

 

Please contact Dr. Mark Meier as-research@uky.edu for further information.

 

 

Independent Study / Independent Research

Talk to a faculty member, or contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies in your department to enroll in a credit-bearing 395 course in your discipline during the Fall or Spring semesters.

 

Other Opportunities