Office of Undergraduate Research Announcements and Reminders (12/7/2023)

Our Events and Reminders

• • FWS Research Assistant applications opened for Spring 2024 on December 4. Students can apply with or without a mentor in mind, and positions will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis. If you are a current FWS RA with a yearlong appointment, you do not need to reapply.
• • OUR Research Assistant applications for Spring 2024 will be open from December 11-December18. Students must apply during this timeframe and will be notified no later than early January. If you are a current Fall OUR RA, you must reapply for a Spring position (if you wish to continue as an OUR RA).
• • The ACC Meeting of the Minds conference will take place April 5-7 at Notre Dame. Read more about the Meeting of the Minds and about applying on the OUR MotM page. All application materials are due January 22, 2024 by 11:59pm.
• • OUR Travel Awards are back! If you’re accepted to present at a conference, you can apply for funding support. Travel Awards are for students only.
• • The OUR is seeking student researchers who are interested in sharing their research experience with the NCSU community. If you are interested in being interviewed by the OUR to be featured as a “Student Story” on our website, please reach out to us at undergraduate-research@ncsu.edu.
• • 2024 NC State Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) have been posted. The list is subject to updates (check back!). Find non-NC State REUs on the NSF REU Database and Pathways to Science Database. For faculty/staff looking to “register” their program with the OUR, please email ceshowal@ncsu.edu.

Additional Research News and Events

• Program/Opportunity Applications
• • (new) Dignity: An Undergraduate Human Rights Journal is seeking submissions through February 1, 2024 on research, from undergraduates in any discipline, that connects to human rights. Review info on Dignity submissions, including content types and guidelines.
• • (new) The Pre-McNair Program is accepting applications from first/second-year students through January 12, 2024. Attend a Pre-McNair Program info session, learn more about the McNair program, and/or apply for the Pre-McNair Program.
• • (updated) REU highlight: Study the tropical rainforest of Puerto Rico in El Yunque National Forest with the Ramirez Lab during the El Verde REU (flyer for the Tropical Ecology REU). Applications are due February 15.
• • The USGS Climate Adaptation Scientists of Tomorrow Program invites applications from rising sophomores/juniors through December 31 for the summer 2024/2025 program.
• • Gallaudet University seeks applications from students for the Accessible and Inclusive Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (AIBIDS) summer research program. Applications are due by April 1, 2024.
• • Arcadia Abroad provides research abroad opportunities. View current 2024 research abroad projects and read more on the Arcadia Abroad STEM site. Application review begins in January! Check out Intern Philly as well for business, humanities, law, art, and more opportunities.
• • The Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies is offering an undergraduate summer internship opportunity in Summer 2024. Engage with the humanities and public history. Apply by February 15, 2024. 
• Opportunities to Present or Listen
• • (new) Attend the NC State “Cluster Conversations” – A Conversation with the Translational Predictive Biology Cluster on December 13 from 8:30-10:00am to hear about the future of stem cell biology, organoid biology, organ-on-chip technologies, drug delivery, organismal physiology and data analytics/machine learning. RSVP to the Cluster Conversations.
• • The Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium will take place at Johns Hopkins University March 21-23. Abstract submissions are due by December 8.
• • The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR 2024) will occur in April 2024 and will be hosted by California State University – Long Beach. Applications are due December 8; start considering your submission! Please inform the OUR if you are applying.
• • The Stanford Research Conference will take place April 5-7, 2024. The deadline for undergraduates to submit to the SRC is January 15.
• • The Council on Undergraduate Research’s Trimmer fund Award is for arts and humanities students to receive funding to present research at professional meetings (conferences, etc.). Funds of up to $1,000 are for events between January 1, 2024-December 31, 2024. Applications are due January 15, 2024.
• • The NC State Make-A-Thon will be held January 26-28. Register by January 18. This opportunity includes “collaborating in cross-disciplinary teams to research, design, and prototype solutions to a sustainability challenge.”