Undergraduate Researching Funding Opportunities
Summer Term
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
Fall/ Spring Term
- 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