Get the skills you need to find an undergraduate research experience that is right for you! OUR can help you:
- Learn more about becoming an undergraduate researcher
- Find a faculty mentor
- Develop an email to contact potential faculty mentors
- Find the grants, programs, and experiences that are right for you
We provide four resources to help students get involved in research.
Peer Mentoring
Meet with an experienced undergraduate researcher who will talk to you about how to get started as well as how we can support you throughout your research experiences. Peer Mentoring is available through appointment only. Some appointments are in-person, while others will be hosted via Zoom (more information is available when you schedule your appointment).
Getting Started Workshops
This workshop is led by an OUR staff member and covers how to find a faculty member to work with and the first step to get started in research.
TO ATTEND A WORKSHOP virtually: Click on the link attached to the workshop you would like to attend. Register using your UCF EMAIL, and you will receive an email link to the workshop. You do not have to register if you would like to attend in person (just make sure to sign in at the workshop).
Research Roadmap
The online Research Roadmap Webcourse is a non-credit, self-paced course that introduces students to research opportunities at UCF. It will give you all of the same information as a Peer Mentoring Session or a Workshop, but at your own pace. The course will provide individualized feedback to you on draft emails to faculty mentors and other preparation activities. You can obtain the Password for the Research Positions Database through Research Roadmaps.
Students who complete the first three modules during the semester in which they enroll in Research Roadmap have the opportunity to earn a Certificate of Completion.
Summer Research Academy
We offer the Summer Research Academy as a 0 credit course to help current students and incoming transfer students get engaged in undergraduate research. Both courses give an overview of everything you need to know to get started but in different formats. The Summer Research Academy (SRA) is a fast-paced, 3-day event in July; ideal for students who want to begin research in the fall.
Looking For Research Opportunities?
At UCF, we offer several pathways to help you connect with research teams and faculty mentors. These are two excellent starting points:
- Knight Reseach Scholars Program (KRSP): offers undergraduate students the opportunity to serve as team members and participate in research teams led by graduate students or postdoctoral scholars.
- OUR Research Database: includes faculty led opportunities for students to engage in undergraduate research.
Enroll in HIP-Research Intensive Courses
Courses taught by experts in their fields. These are approved by a faculty committee to ensure that the students in these courses are given genuine research experience. You’ll have the opportunity to conduct research on unanswered questions and produce a research deliverable (paper, presentation, creative piece, prototype, etc).
How to Enroll: You enroll in a Research-Intensive course the same way you’d enroll in any other course. In the course catalog, you can even search for the Research-Intensive courses that will be available in a given semester: go to “Special Course Group” and select “HIP – Research Intensive” from the drop-down menu.
If you need captioning access or another accommodation in order to participate in any OUR virtual event, please contact our@ucf.edu.
At least 48 hours notice best assures that we can coordinate necessary access.