Undergraduate Research Awards
Undergraduate Research Awards provide up to $1,500 to undergraduate students to support their research or creative work with a UMBC faculty mentor on an original project. Students of all years and disciplines are invited to apply, as long as they will continue at UMBC long enough to complete the proposed work.
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Workshop Dates URA: Proposal Workshop
Deadline Dates Friday, February 1, 2013 – First day Undergraduate Research Award proposals will be accepted. Monday, March 4, 2013, 5:00 p.m. – Final deadline for submission of Undergraduate Research Award proposals, including letter and form faculty support. March 25 – 29, 2013 – Undergraduate Research Award faculty review committees meet. Friday, April 5, 2013 – Applicants are notified of selection discussions. Wednesday, April 24, 2013 – The 2013-2014 Undergraduate Research Award Scholars and their advisors are introduced at URCAD. July 1, 2013 – April, 2014 – Award period. For more information: or Devon Fick |
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Student research and creative projects have included:
Near the end of their research year, Undergraduate Research Award Scholars join other UMBC undergraduate researchers to present their research at the annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day. At the conclusion of the academic year, each student submits a final research report summarizing the work supported by the award.
The Undergraduate Research Awards program is funded and managed by the Office of Undergraduate Education. Approximately $72,000 in funding was awarded in May 2011. The program began in 1995 – 1996 as an initiative of the Office of the Provost.