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Faculty Funding/Support for Undergraduate Research

Semester and summer funding is available for faculty who are interested in guiding students in undergraduate research either in the context of a research cohort or through one-on-one mentorship.

programs Fall Spring Summer
Advanced Undergraduate Research Activity (AURA)
Students can apply for funding to pursue advanced research or creative production, with the support of their faculty mentor.
Group Travel Grants

Faculty can apply for funding to provide partial supplementary support to three or more actively enrolled UT/UTIA researchers/performers who have been accepted to present or perform at a non-UT sponsored conference or event.

Opportunities Fall Spring Summer
Federal Work Study Assistantships
URF has coordinated with Financial Aid & Scholarships in order to allow students to use their federal work-study funds for positions as undergraduate research assistants for faculty at UT. FWS How To Handout
NSF REU Site Grants

OURF provides proposal support for NSF REU Site grants. (Note: For general research proposal support, please refer to ORIED’s Proposal Support page.)