Undergraduate Researching Funding Opportunities

Summer Undergraduate Research Awards

• Amount: $4000
• Term: Summer
• Application due date: February 27, 2023
• Must enroll in 12-week summer SURA course to learn research communication

• Eligibility
  • Dietrich School Undergrad
  • Interested in joining a community of scholars
  • Interested in conducting self-directed research
  • Can secure a faculty mentor within the disciplinary area of the research topic
• Application Materials
  • Cover Page
  • Research Proposal (3-4 pages)
  • Community Statement
  • Letter of Support

University Honors College Brackenridge Fellowship

• Amount: $4000
• Term: Summer
• Application due date: March 2023

• Eligibility
  • Full time undergraduate students
  • Have identified a faculty mentor
  • Any major and year
• Application Materials
  • Academic Transcript
  • Project Proposal
  • Statement of Interest in the Community
  • Letter of Recommendation from Faculty or Research Mentor

Health Sciences Research Fellowship

• Amount: $4000
• Term: Summer
• Application due date: March 2023
• Research must be under the mentorship of faculty members in any of the six schools of the University of Pittsburgh Health Science
• Students will apply via the online Brackenridge Application and indicate their interest in being considered for the health science research fellowship

• Eligibility
  • Applicant must be a rising junior or senior
• Application Materials
  • Academic Transcript
  • Project Proposal
  • Statement of Interest in the Community
  • Letter of Recommendation from Faculty or Research Mentor

CNUP Summer Undergraduate Research Program

• Amount: $4000
• Term: Summer
• Application due date: January 27, 2023
• Program dates: May 30 - August 4
• Housing may or may not be provided

• Eligibility
  • Applicants must have completed their sophomore or junior year of undergraduate training before the start of the program
  • Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 (B) of higher
  • Must be currently enrolled full time
  • International applicants will be required to provide official authorization for Optional Practical Training (OPT) from their home institution, prior to their arrival in Pittsburgh
• Application Materials
  • Application form
  • College Transcript
  • Personal Statements
  • Letters of Recommendation

Curiosity Grants

• Amount: $500 - $1000
• Term: Fall/Spring
• Applications are accepted on a rolling bases from September - April
• Expenses the grants may cover
  • Conference fees
  • Tools and supplies
  • Survey incentives
  • Submission fees
• Eligibility
  • Dietrich School undergraduate
  • Need financial support to take independent research, scholarship, or creative idea to the next level
  • Can secure a faculty mentor within the disciplinary area of research topic

Frederick Honors College (FHC) Research Fellowship

• Amount: $1000
• Term: Fall/ Spring
• Application due date: November 14, 2022 for Spring Term
• Student must register for 1 credit of research and attend a weekly seminar

• Eligibility
  • Undergraduate students who have identified a research mentor
  • Any major, any year
• Application Materials
  • Project Proposal
  • Statement of Interest in the Community
  • Academic Transcript
  • Letter of Recommendation from Faculty or Research Mentor

Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Fellowship

• Amount: $800
• Term: Fall/ Spring
• Application due date: November 14, 2022 for Spring Term

• Eligibility
  • Undergraduate students who are sponsored by or working with a faculty member during the upcoming fall or spring term
  • Full time student
  • > 3.25 GPA
• Application Materials
  • Online Application Form
  • Project Description
  • Academic Record
  • Faculty Mentor Nomination Letter