Undergraduate Resources
Â鶹ÒùÔº in the College of Arts and Sciences continually find creative ways to make the world better, and they build on skills brought on by A&S' interdisciplinary, liberal arts education.
In A&S, you can engage in research alongside faculty and industry mentors. Find your fit from the programs below, talk to faculty and academic advisors or investigate open positions in campus research facilities.
Research Opportunities
Provides a community for highly motivated and academically prepared undergraduate students and offers opportunities for intellectual engagement through honors courses, academic-inspired events, and honors thesis research and creative work.
Conduct original STEM research and get paid to work in a laboratory on the CU Boulder or CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus.
For undergraduate students who are passionate about mental health and building a world in which every young person thrives. Undergraduate students starting their second year in Fall 2022 with the intention to major in psychology and neuroscience are eligible to apply.
Applications are due May 22, 2022.
CUREs offer students hands-on experience doing original research in classroom-based courses. Learn more about CUREs and find those available by-major.
Provides funding for CU Boulder undergraduates to present, perform or exhibit their research and creative work at conferences and exhibitions. Â鶹ÒùÔº in all majors are encouraged to apply.
RIO offers funding for exceptional ideas and promotes research and creative works to a global audience. As the campus' hub for innovation, they are an excellent resource for beginning to explore research and creative work.
The National Science Foundation funds a large number of research opportunities through its REU Sites program. CU Boulder has several REU programs, check with your department or area of interest.
Provides top-notch hands-on training for undergraduate students in social science research. They admit undergraduates as STUDIO fellows who are matched with faculty projects and paid to work as research assistants.
UROP facilitates participation in faculty-mentored research projects. You can earn funding of at least $1,500 and the program is flexible, allowing research study in any academic area university-wide and at any point during the year.
BRUV Project: Scuba Diving for Thesis Research
A project funded by a UROP grant.
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