
Funding Opportunities: URCA, Travel & More
External Funding Opportunities
OUR is interested in working with faculty members to identify funding opportunities and to co-write proposals to increase the number of UNCG students engaged in undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activities.
OUR has worked with faculty members in mathematics and biology on a grant for interdisciplinary research projects for undergraduates. OUR also worked with the Music Research Institute (MRi@UNCG) on a grant to support undergraduate research.
If you would like to work with OUR on funding opportunities, please contact us.
On-Campus Funding Opportunities
Click on any of the links below to learn more information about funding opportunities.
- OUR Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Award (OUR URCA)
New deadline TBA
ONLY ONE CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR URCAS FOR 2013-2014 AY - OUR Travel Fund
Ongoing.
The eligibility and award process changed substantially in 2012-2013. Click here for details. - OUR Faculty Minigrants
New deadline TBA. - OUR Research Courses Minigrants
New deadline TBA. - Community Based Research Assistantships (CbURA)
Proposal deadline has expired for 2013 funding period.
Click here for the application form and instructions (DOCx). - NSF Math/Biology Fellowships
Proposal deadline has expired for 2013 funding period.
Click here for more information about students who participated in the Math-Bio program. - Biotechnology Research Assistantship
New deadline TBA. - Faculty Initiated Research
Ongoing. - International Research Experience at the U of Bristol
Contact Dr. Nile at tanile@uncg.edu for more information. - Science, Technology, and Math Preparation Scholarships (STAMPS)
New deadline TBA.
Contact Dr. Danford at stamps@uncg.edu. - University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award
Proposal deadline has expired. Check in Spring 2014 for new deadline.
Off-Campus Funding Opportunities
- Council on Undergraduate Research Registry
- Undergraduate Biotechnology Research Fellowship
Application guidelines and instructions are posted on the Center’s website: www.ncbiotech.org/undergrad_biotech
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at The University of California, Irvine
Other Resources For Students
- Analytical Sciences Digital Library
- Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
- Explorations: The State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research Journal
- Public Writing: A Cultural Studies Journal for Undergraduate Writers
- State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS)
- WebGuru - Guide to Research for Undergraduates
Societies Dedicates to Undergraduate Research






