Mentoring Guide
Our campus has an expansive history of undergraduate engagement in the academic and creative life of the university.Ìý
Connect and Share
We invite you to connect with our innovative community and explore the resources here to advance your work with students.
Contact usÌýto offer feedback and resources.
UROP Celebrates Mentors
UROP celebrates mentorship with the Outstanding Mentor Award, which recognizes campus mentors supporting undergraduates on research and creative projects.Ìý
Mentoring Guide Overview
Social Justice
Prioritize social justice and inclusive practices as you recruit and mentor students.
Reflect and Plan
Reflect on your mentorship and develop tools to support your partnerships.
Connect and Engage
Connect with the community supporting undergraduate research and creative work.
Learn and Grow
Explore these resources to advance your work and welcome recommendations.
Mentoring Guide Resources
Social Justice
Reflect and Plan
Connect and Engage
Learn and Grow
CTL's Inclusive Research Mentoring for Faculty
January 26, 2024
March 1, 2024
March 22, 2024
April 26, 2024
CTL's Inclusive Research Mentoring for Grads and Postdocs
JanuaryÌý25, 2024
February 29, 2024
March 21, 2024
April 25, 2024
CUR Events and Deadlines
Deadline: February 2, 2024
TheÌýCUR Fellows Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research LeadershipÌýannually recognizes a CUR member who is a leader and role model within the undergraduate research community and represents the values and ideals represented in CUR’s Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
Deadline:ÌýFebruary 7, 2024
The Biology Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is offering a limited number of travel grants, up to $250 each, for undergraduate students presenting original biological research results at a regional or national, discipline-specific meeting in Spring 2024.
Deadline:ÌýFebruary 11, 2024
The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Health Sciences Division offers the Innovative Mentor Award to honor exceptional higher education mentors across all health sciences subdivisions.
February 13-16, 2024 | Online
This event brings together grant experts, federal agency program officers, and other funders to help you navigate the world of grants and funding.
Deadline:ÌýFebruary 15, 2024
In memory of CURPA Councilor Nadine Barlow, a limited number of Undergraduate Research Support Awards (URSA), with a maximum amount of $500 each, will be offered to help undergraduates (1) conduct faculty-mentored research, (2) present their research at national conferences, or (3) publish their research in peer-reviewed journals.
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Each year, the Social Sciences Division (SSD) of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) awards a competitive ‘¹ó²¹³¦³Ü±ô³Ù²âÌýExcellence in Mentoring of Undergraduate Research in the Social Sciences’ (FEMURSS) award.Ìý
Deadline: March 1, 2024
The Social Sciences Division (SSD) of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is offering a new CUR Conference travel award, ‘Inspiring Creation in the Social Sciences’ (ICSS).Ìý
Deadline: March 1, 2024
The CUR Biology Division Mentor Awards honor biology mentors for their sustained efforts in supervising undergraduate research students. Individuals may either be self-nominated or nominated by someone else.
Deadline: March 1, 2024
CUR’s Chemistry Division seeks to honor exceptional mentoring and advising by higher education faculty across all subdisciplines of chemistry with Outstanding Mentorship Awards.
Deadline: March 1, 2024
The Mathematical, Computing, and StatisticalÌýSciences Division of CUR is pleased to announce three awards to honorÌýmentors for their success in mentoring undergraduate students in research.
Deadline: March 1, 2024
The CUR MCS Division Inclusivity Award is an annual recognition of a member who has shown excellence and sustainable work to broaden access to mathematical, computational, or statistical sciences with a focus on the implementation of real-world research projects for undergraduate students.Ìý
How to Build a Professional Presence and Network on LinkedIn Online Training Series facilitated by Colleen McKenna, ÌýPrincipal of lntero Advisory, is a practitioner, speaker, author, blogger, trainer, and coach.
- March 8 -ÌýBuilding a Personal Brand
- March 15 -ÌýBuilding a Network and Community
- March 22 -ÌýStaying Visible and Engaging
April 15-19, 2024
This is a national celebration in which CUR showcases what other campuses are doing to celebrate UR, congratulate students on their research, and thank those faculty and mentors who have helped guide the way for UR.​Ìý
Ìý
June 20-21, 2024 | Online
June 24-26, 2024 | College Park, Maryland
Deadline: June 30, 2024
The Social Sciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is offering a limited number of grants, up to $200 each, for undergraduate students presenting the results of research that they have conducted at a regional or national, discipline-specific meeting (in person or virtually) during the academic year 2023-2024.Ìý
Other Events
Mentoring Networks: The Impact of Developmental Relationships on the Future of Work
Oct.Ìý23-27, 2023
Recent Scholarship and Opinion
- 2023:Ìý
- 2023:
- 2023:Ìý
- 2023:Ìý
- 2023:Ìý