Â黨ӰÊÓ Resources

If you have students that are interested in research, but aren't sure how to mentor them through the process, there are several resources available on campus that can help get you and your students started.

Resources Relevant to Students

  • ResearchFest! is a celebration of faculty research that takes place every October. All faculty are welcome to participate and/or attend.
  • Research & Creativity Symposium: Takes place every April on the Â黨ӰÊÓ campus. All students are welcome, no matter the major, to participate in our celebration of student scholarship.
  • If your student(s) are planning to do any human subjects research, before they start any study, they must go through the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process.

Resources Relevant to Faculty

  • Sent out monthly
  • Internal grant opportunities, some of which include funding for student workers, can be found on this website through the Office of Grants & Sponsored Programs.

External Resources

Mentoring Resources

  • Mentor Agreements:
    • - University of Colorado Boulder
    • - University of Georgia
    • - CSU Northridge
  • : Seminar program that includes videos to use when mentoring remote researchers

Funding

There are many grants through private, state, and federal funders that provide monies to hire undergraduate student researchers. For more information and questions about how to fund your own project, please contact the Office of Grants & Sponsored Programs. Some common sources for funding are:

Patent Information

Further Reading

  • Bull, H., Giesbrecth, D., & Mills, S. (2021). From Student to Researchers (in one Term!). Undergraduate Research Blog, University of Saskatchewan.
  • D’Abate, C. P., Eddy, E. R., & Tannenbaum, S. I. (2003). What’s in a Name? A Literature-Based Approach to Understanding Mentoring, Coaching, and Other Constructs That Describe Developmental Interactions. Human Resource Development Review, 2(4), 360–384.
  • Dooley, D. , Mahon, R. and Oshiro, E. (2004). An Undergraduate Research Opportunity: Collaboration Between Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Journal of Food Science Education, 3, 8-13.
  • Handelsman, J., Pfund, C., Miller Lauffer, S., and Pribbenow, C. (2005). The Wisconsin Program for Scientific Teaching, University of Wisconsin.
  • Schwartz, R. S., Lederman, N. G., & Crawford, B. A. (2004). . Science education, 88(4), 610-645.