Student Research Opportunities

Independent Research for Credit

One possibility for participation in undergraduate research is through an Independent Study, in which the student obtains course credit for a one or two-semester long project that is performed in a sponsoring professor's laboratory. The exact nature of the project, which typically involves the continuation of on-going research, is outlined in consultation with the sponsoring professor.

Enrollment in Independent Study requires that a professor agree to sponsor you, and the department in which you chose to carry out your research must agree that your record supports the probability of a successful independent study experience. Therefore, you must begin to plan your independent study during pre-registration for the semester in which you wish to begin it.

To obtain further information about the opportunities for independent research as well as the specific research interests of potential professor sponsors in a specific department, check out the links below:

• Independent Research in the Biology
• Independent Research in the Chemistry
• Independent Research in the Biological Foundaion of Behavior

Summer Research Opportunities

The Hackman Summer Scholars Program provides student summer stipends for faculty mentored research projects. Read more about this and other research grants.