Providing Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students in STEM
The Undergraduate Research Experience Program provides funding for faculty-mentored research projects for undergraduate students in STEM fields.
Broadening participation in STEM through mentoring and collaboration.
Kentucky NSF EPSCoR established the Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) program to increase graduation rates for students in STEM-based disciplines through mentoring and collaboration.
$7,500 per student
Undergrad Focused
Faculty Mentored
Institutional F&A costs are not supported by NSF EPSCoR seed-funding programs.
Only one application per investigator per program per year is allowed. Up to two students can be supported per URE application. All URE funding should go toward supporting the student applicant(s).
All KY NSF EPSCoR awardees and funded participants are obligated to complete a Seed Funding Annual Awards Outcomes Report available on our website http://kynsfepscor.uky.edu/reporting/
Please be advised that if awarded, a certification of completion of Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training for all of the aforementioned students, consistent with the sub-awarded institution’s policies, will need to be provided to KY NSF EPSCoR before a subcontracted award can be fully executed.