Office of Undergraduate Research Announcements and Updates

Below are some announcements, reminders, and deadlines that the OUR would like to share. 

OUR Events and Reminders

• Federal Work Study Research Assistant applicationsare open for AY22-23. You can read more about requirements and expectations on the OUR FWS page. If you are a student, please apply using this form (check your eligibility prior to applying). You do not need to have a particular mentor or job (from MyPack) in mind to apply; while this does facilitate the process, if you haven’t found a job/mentor yet, apply! You must complete the application in full to be considered. If you are faculty/staff wishing to serve as a mentor, let us know.
• The OUR will host a Fall seminar series with professional development and research-related topics. You can view the most current list of topics, days, and times at this link. You can also register at the link; remember, you can add choices at any time during the semester. We will fill in TBD topic descriptions soon. Everyone is welcome–current researchers, students interested in research, and those who aren’t sure about research!
  
• Fall Sidewalk Symposium will be held September 28 from 11:00-1:00. Demonstrate your creative side, practice presenting your work (finished or in progress), and/or come to view the research art! Submit using this survey through September 16.
  
• The State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS) will be held in December at UNC Wilmington. More info coming soon.
  
• Curious about research more generally, specific topics in research, research-related professional development, etc.? Come talk to us! Meet with OUR staff and student research ambassadors; check out this site to see when folks are available.

Other Events and Reminders

• The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation in the College of Education is looking for interns for the Program Evaluation and Education Research Program. Find more information here.
• If you have farmwork experience, are from a farming family, are from a family with experience with migrant or seasonal farmwork, or have equivalent interest or experience and you are interested in a CALS research position on farmworker health and safety, reach out/send a resume and/or questions to elharwel@ncsu.edu.
• The Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS) will be held October 8-9 at Rice University. Find more details on the GCURS website; submissions due September 1.
• The Black Doctoral Network is accepting submission for undergraduate research posters. Find more information here.
• The Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for Undergraduate Scholarship (MARCUS) will be held on October 22. Find more information here.
• The Joint School and Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held on October 15. Find more information here.