Current Student Opportunities
Empowering Creativity, Celebrating Achievement
Welcome students! The Undergraduate Research, Arts and Design Network is dedicated to bringing you more opportunities to create and showcase amazing scholarly work. Check back often to learn about exciting programs, courses and other opportunities.
UROC Intend to Present
Submissions due 2/24/25
Have you been involved in research and creating new knowledge? Do you want to build strong presentation skills? Then we want you to present at UNM's annual UROC (Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference) on 4/11/25! We are currently accepting submissions that let us know you intend to present by 2/24/25. Reach out to uresearch@unm.edu if you have any questions.
Clinical & Translational Research Experience (CT-REx)
Applications due February 28, 2025
UNM’s Clinical & Translational Research Experience (CT-REx) Program is a career preparation program for undergraduate students who are interested in exploring careers as clinical research professionals. Clinical research professionals (CRPs) support academic medical research and include job titles such as research coordinators and data management specialists. CT-REx trainees participate in a 8-week summer program, 40 hours per week, from June 2 - July 25, 2025. The program provides skill-based training, mentorship, and hands-on learning in the key areas of research:
Lab work
Data management
Participant interaction
Program evaluation
Trainees receive housing on UNM campus and a stipend of $5,000.
PREP@UNM for Spring 2025 graduates
Best consideration date, March 1, 2025
PREP@UNM is an NIH-funded postbaccalaureate training program designed to enhance the ability of individuals in the biomedical sciences to gain entry to and succeed in nationally-recognized PhD programs and research careers. PREP is intended for individuals who have recently received a Bachelors degree, have little laboratory experience, and/or will be changing research fields between their BS and PhD courses. Please see our website, or contact Program Manager James Erdmann, or Program Director Kelly Miller for more information and application instructions.
2025 Nebraska Summer Research Program
Applications due March 1, 2025
The Nebraska Summer Research Program (SRP) offers undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in nationally funded research groups across multiple disciplines. This intensive summer research experience provides mentoring and research experiences while allowing scholars to preview graduate school life. Students are selected to work closely with a specific faculty mentor and their team of researchers throughout the summer on a project condensed to fit the 10-week timeframe. Students with a strong interest in graduate programs are encouraged to apply, as are those from populations traditionally underrepresented in graduate education. Read more and apply here.
U-RISE Research Program
Best Consideration Date, March 2, 2025
Funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, the University of New Mexico’s Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for student Enhancement (U-RISE) (formerly the Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program) offers research training and support to prepare our scholars for graduate school. U-RISE supports talented UNM undergraduates with training that directly prepares scholars for careers in biomedical research. Fields of research supported include biology, chemistry, cell and molecular biology, genetics, biophysics, mathematics, psychology, pharmacology, biochemistry, epidemiology, engineering or computer science. Our goal is to better prepare and increase the competitiveness of UNM undergraduate students who wish to apply to biomedical research doctoral programs. Students conduct independent research with UNM faculty and receive academic and professional training through a weekly seminar and program-specific classes. Students are supported by a monthly stipend, receive tuition assistance, and attend national conferences.
UNM Biology Research Days
Abstracts due March 7, 2025
UNM Biology Research Days 2025 is accepting abstracts through March 7th and there will be cash prizes for both undergraduate and graduate student presentations! The event will take place April 3-4, 2025, and presenters will have the option of presenting a talk or a poster on April 4th. Submissions can be uploaded using this form.
Please refer to the form instructions for additional details and guidelines.
QU-REACH - Quantum Undergraduate Research Experience at the Center for High Technology Materials
Applications due March 7, 2025
Who:
-Applicants must be enrolled in a college or university in the state of New Mexico at the time of application.
-Applicants must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the program.
-Domestic and International students are welcome to apply.
-No specific background is required, but 1-3 years of undergraduate coursework in a physics, chemistry, math, or engineering major is preferred.
What: Quantum Technology harnesses the unique features of quantum mechanical systems for devices that hold the promise to revolutionize the fields of computing, communications, and sensing and deepen our understanding of the universe. QU-REACH leverages the longstanding and growing research infrastructure in Quantum Technology at UNM to provide New Mexico undergraduate students with an early hands-on research experience in Quantum Technology. Projects are available in a broad range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, etc.) related to the three cornerstones of Quantum Technology: Quantum Sensing, Quantum Communications, and Quantum Computing.
When: May 27 – Aug 1, 2025 (10 weeks)
Where: University of New Mexico, Main Campus, Albuquerque
Benefits: $7,000 stipend.
Read more and apply here
NSF-DoD REU Summer 2025: Advanced Technologies for Hypersonic, Propulsive, Energetic, and Reusable Platforms (HYPER) at the University of Central Florida (UCF)
Applications due March 14, 2025 at 9:50PM (MT)
The 10-week program will be held this summer from May 18th – July 25th, 2025. Participants will gain hands-on research training in challenges such as: utilizing advanced manufacturing techniques for high-value components, developing novel methods for improved internal cooling and heat transfer effectiveness, and mitigating flutter through advanced rotor dynamic control.
These students will:
• Conduct hands-on research guided directly by a faculty mentor and their graduate student(s)
• Interact with a diverse multidisciplinary team of researchers
• Visit the NASA Kennedy Space Center and various aerospace companies
• Participate in professional development workshops
• Gain in-depth training on numerical simulation software ANSYS
• Prepare for graduate school and a research-based career
• Engage with other REU groups located at UCF
Each HYPER REU participant will receive a summer stipend of $6,000, on-campus housing, and a travel allowance to and from Orlando, Florida. To learn more about the program, please visit our website at cater.cecs.ucf.edu/hyper/
ASSURE (Arts & Sciences Support for Undergraduate Research Experience)
Applications must be submitted by A&S faculty mentor, by March 31, 2025
The UNM College of Arts & Sciences seeks applications for the Arts & Sciences Support for Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE) for the fall 2025 and spring 2026 semesters (academic year 2025-2026). This program is designed to foster faculty-student research collaborations, and, as such, we are particularly eager to fund work through which students have the opportunity to engage in thoughtful and progressively sophisticated work central to the overall research program of the principal investigator. Because the awards are part of larger efforts to foster a culture of faculty-undergraduate research collaboration at UNM, we would like to see proposals engaging lower-division students and students from underrepresented groups. Proposals will be evaluated based on the funding priorities of the ASSURE initiative, which include providing resources for students who see research activity as key to their overall trajectory at UNM and for research programs that are committed to solid outcomes for undergraduate researchers and promote inclusive excellence.
Eligibility
The faculty mentor must have a primary appointment in the College of Arts & Sciences.Students must have a declared pre-major or major in an arts and sciences academic program and be currently enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours in the College of Arts and Sciences.
A student is required to work with their faculty mentor on their application. The student will be required to upload a resource statement from their mentor as part of the application.
A faculty mentor can apply with a maximum of two undergraduate students; a primary proposal must be identified, and the secondary will only be considered if funds are available.
A student researcher is limited to one application with one faculty mentor.
This program is open to all departments and programs at the College of Arts & Sciences, and we encourage proposals from humanities and social sciences.
Funding
Funding: eight monthly stipends of $400 ($1,600/semester; $3,200/academic year).Time expectation during the semester is 8 hours/week.
Faculty mentors apply here.
UNM Excellence in Undergraduate Arts Research Award
Students will self-nominate for this award by March 20, 2025
The UNM Excellence in Undergraduate Arts Research Award is an award in recognition of outstanding arts research by students at any of UNM’s campuses. The Excellence Award winner(s) will receive an $800 department award. Two Honorable Mention winners will each receive $200 department awards. Award and Honorable Mention winners will be recognized at the UNM Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference on April 11, 2025. Student awards for collaborative projects will be split evenly among the students who submit the project for consideration. Read more and self-nominate here.
McNair Scholars & Research Opportunity Program
Priority deadline for applications, March 31, 2025
The mission of the University of New Mexico’s Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program and the Research Opportunity Program (ROP) is to prepare high achieving undergraduate students for admission into graduate school to pursue master’s and doctoral degrees. The McNair/ROP programs offer eligible students the opportunity to conduct faculty-mentored research as well as travel opportunities and support during the graduate application process. Learn more about eligibility and benefits here.
College of Pharmacy Faculty Research Interests
College of Pharmacy
Start Date: Ongoing
Explore the faculty research interests from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy.
Search Open Positions at UNMJobs
Ongoing
Departments will list paid student positions (e.g., Research Assistant, Lab Assistant, etc.) on UNMJobs. You will apply directly on UNMJobs for any positions of interest.
Departmental Seminars
Ongoing
Many departments host regular seminars, brown bags or lectures throughout the academic year for students to learn more about the research and happenings in that department. Check out this list to see all of the departments across campus offering such events.
