UndergraduateResearchOpportunitiesandProgramsatKSUresearch.kennesaw.edu/our

NationalConferenceonUndergraduateResearch(NCUR)Funding:NCURisthelargestconferenceonundergraduateresearchinthenation,with4,000-5,000attendeeseachyear.KSUwillhostthisconferencein2019.In2016,nearly70KSUstudentsandfacultyattendedtheconferenceatUNC-Asheville;theconferencewillbeheldattheUniversityofMemphisApril6-8,2017.

FundingforStudents:Studentswhoareacceptedtopresenttheirworkatlocal,regional,national,andinternationalconferencescanapplyforUndergraduateResearchandCreativeActivity(URCA)funds($500maximum)tohelpoffsetthecostsoftheconference.FundingforFaculty:FacultywhomentorteamsofundergraduatescanapplyforCreativeActivitiesandResearchExperiencesforTeams(CARET)funds($7500maximum)tosupporttheirscholarship.Budgetitemscanincludetravelfundingforstudents,

coursereleasesforfaculty,supplies,summerstipends,etc.TheSymposiumofStudentScholarsisaneventeveryApril(April20,2017)toshowcasestudentscholarshipconductedatKSUduringthepastyear.Hundredsofstudents,faculty,staff,andadministratorsjoinuseachyeartocelebrateundergraduateresearch.Prizesareawardedfortoppostersandpresentations.FindaProject/FindaResearcher:Studentslookingforaresearchprojectandfaculty

memberslookingforundergraduateresearcherscanfindeachotheronourwebsite.TheKennesawJournalofUndergraduateResearch(KJUR)isaninterdisciplinary,peer-reviewed,scholarlyjournaldedicatedtopromotingresearchbyundergraduatesatKSU.

TheUndergraduateResearchNewsletterfeaturesstoriesandnewsitemsaboutundergraduateresearchatKSU.Newissuescomeoutoncepersemester.WorkshopsandConsultationsforFaculty:WeofferaWorkshopSeriesforfacultyeachsemesteronavarietyoftopicsrelatedtoundergraduateresearch(e.g.,publishingwithundergraduateresearchers,bestpracticesinmentoringundergraduateresearchers),andfacultycanrequestanindividualconsultationtolearnmoreaboutthesetopics.WorkshopsforStudents:WeofferaWorkshopSeriesforstudentseachsemesteronavarietyoftopicsrelatedtoundergraduateresearch(e.g.,howtomakeaposter,howtoeffectivelydeliveranoralpresentationataconference,howtoapplyforundergraduateresearchfunding).

RequestaClassVisit:Wecanvisitclasses/studentorganizationstodiscusswithstudentstheresearchprocess,gettingstartedinundergraduateresearch,findingaresearchmentor,findingresources/funding,etc.Thesepresentationscanbeanywherefromfiveminutestoanentireclasssession.TheUndergraduateResearchClubisaRegisteredStudentOrganizationdedicatedtopromotingundergraduateresearchandcreativeactivity.TheclubisopentoallundergraduatesatKSU.Theclubhostspresentationsandpanelsonundergraduateresearchandconductsinterdisciplinaryresearchinteams.JointheCouncilonUndergraduateResearch(CUR):KSUisanenhancedinstitutionalmemberofCUR,whichmeansthatallKSUfaculty,staff,andstudentscanbecomeindividualmembersforfree.Visitwww.cur.organdclickon“Membership”formoredetails.PostersontheHill:Ifyouareanundergraduatedoingcutting-edgeresearchatKSU,considersubmittinganabstracttoPostersontheHill.ItisanextremelyprestigiouseventinwhichundergraduatespresenttheirresearchasposterstomembersofCongresseachspring.Wewillpayexpensesforthoseacceptedtopresent.