Welcome to the Office of Undergraduate Research
Research Opportunities:
EPA Undergraduate Fellowship
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of paper applications is December 10, 2009 at 4:00 PM and December 10, 2009 at 11:59:59 PM ET for submittal of electronic applications to Grants.gov.
Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 30 new fellowships by July 30, 2010.
Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer between their junior and senior years. The fellowship provides up to $19,250 per year of academic support and up to $8,000 of internship support for a three-month summer period.
For all information on how to apply visit: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2010/2010_gro_undergrad.html
Recent awards:
NSF EPSCOR Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program 2009 Summer Award
Nevada National Science Foundation EPSCoR has awarded scholarships to 16 students to conduct research this summer. Supported by funding from Nevada's NSF EPSCoR Climate Change Program and the State of Nevada, the Undergraduate Research Opportunity solicitation targeted students majoring in science, technology, engineering, math, education, or journalism with a focus on teaching or communicating K-12 science or technology. Approximately half of the proposals selected have a climate change focus. See photos and read scholarship recipient profiles
2009-2010 General Undergraduate Research Award
The Office of Undergraduate Research provides competitive grants available to all UNR undergraduates under the General Undergraduate Research Awards (GURA). All undergraduate students regardless of the field of study and class standing are eligible to submit a proposal. GURA grant proposals are solicited annually in spring semester and students are allowed up to one year to complete the project. Recipient List.
