Undergraduate Research

Discover your passion for research, scholarly projects, creative activities

Students in a Biomedical Engineering Lab

Active Learning

Undergraduate Research – Scholarly Projects – Creative Activities

Stimulating active learning through an applied process empowers students to…

- engage in scholarly and creative exploration
- embrace problem-solving and critical thinking
- implement strategy and processes
- promote dissemination of work and grant writing

…while collaborating with faculty and fellow students in or out of their field/major.

Facilitated by the Dorothy & Bill Cohen Honors College the UG Research & Creative Activities Grant Program is open to all students.

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URCA

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) grants program awards up to $1,000 to support student research and creative/performace projects in collaboration with a faculty mentor. This program is suspended for the fall 2021 semester, but will return in spring 2022!

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FYRE

The mission of the First Year Research Experience (FYRE) program is to build a community of STEM students, faculty and professionals from various STEM backgrounds to support young STEM majors or potential majors as they form identities as members of the scientific community, thus improving the likelihood that they will persist to graduation. FYRE is supported by funding from the Helen Clay Frick Foundation.

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SRI

The Summer Research Institute (SRI) is an immersive research experience for incoming students. Students will:

Practice teamwork with other local students
Expand scientific communication skills
Explore the features of art in science

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McNair Scholars Program

The McNair Scholars Program is designed for students who are interested in pursuing doctoral studies. Services include, but are not limited to: graduate school exploration, research opportunities, faculty mentoring and writing assistance.

Learn more about the McNair Scholars Program

We want to hear from you!

Have you participated in undergraduate research at Wichita State University? Students can complete the Undergraduate research survey to help us track the impact of research on the student experience!

Undergraduate Research Survey

Go Further

URCAF

URCAF offers a platform through which undergraduate students may engage in the scholarly conversation by presenting new research they have conducted to the WSU community. URCAF supports submissions that contribute to thsi conversation from across all disciplines and using all forms of documentation. There truly are no limits to the type of submissions that will be considered, and the next winner of this juried research competition showcase may be you!

Learn more about URCAF

Research Day at the Capitol

The Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol event is an annual opportunity for students to present their research experiences with state lawmakers in Topeka.

Learn more about Research Day at the Capitol

Professional Conferences

Most professions have conferences which include undergraduate student presenters. Please visit with your faculty advisors to find out about your profession's opportunities.

Entrpreneurial Competitions

Monetize your research by competing in one of WSU's entrepreneurial competitions!

Shocker New Venture

Shocker Innovation Corps (I-Corps)

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society