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Ready to jump in? Check out our general guide to getting started for tips on exploring your interests, marketing your strengths, and communicating professionally.

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Apply for grants, fellowships, and awards to support your undergraduate research efforts.

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Discover local, regional, and national opportunities to present and publish your investigative and creative work.

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Schwartz Discover Grant for Summer Research

Funded research with a URochester-affiliated mentor. Applications open on January 1, 2026. See the EVENTS PAGE for upcoming info sessions!

Read how you can get involved.

Student Research Corner

Research is happening on campus in all departments—from dance to developmental biology

Want to learn more about what undergraduate researchers at Rochester are doing on campus? Check out our Student Research Corner.

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Upcoming Events

Authorship Workshop 

Curious about authorship models in STEM disciplines? Join us in person for an interactive workshop!
  • Friday, November 14, 2025
  • 3:30-4:30 p.m.
  • River Campus, Rettner 307

Schwartz Discover Grant 

General Info Sessions: grant eligibility, how to apply, and how to get started on great written statements
In-person:
  • Thursday, November 20, 2025
  • 5:30-6:30 p.m.
  • Dewey Hall, room 1-101
Virtual:
  • Friday, December 5, 2025
  • 3:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Register via THIS LINK
Ask an SDG Alum Workshop:
  • Tuesday, February 17, 2026
  • 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  • Feldman Ballroom, Douglass Commons

Ask questions and get one-on-one feedback from prior SDG recipients.  During this drop-in format, we will have multiple SDG alums from a variety of majors available to answer your questions, look over your draft, and offer tips on creating a strong application.

 

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Research at Rochester

Check out the "Research at Rochester" features in the Campus Times!

What lurks behind video games: A look into senior Kendal Jordan’s research

Kendal research

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