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Undergraduate research at UT Austin: find a lab, get credit, get funded

How to find a research position with Eureka, earn UGS 310 or 320 credit, fund your project, and who to ask

Awards and fellowships for undergraduate research

Each has its own rules, so open the page before you apply.

  • Undergraduate Research Fellowship · Independent project, 2.5 GPA, once per student. Fall and spring deadlinesUp to $1,000
  • Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Award · Liberal Arts majors, 3.0 GPA. Opens on the first class day each fall and springUp to $1,000
  • Senate of College Councils Undergraduate Research Scholarship · Up to three recipients, spring term. Dates to be announced$1,000 total
  • CNS Advanced Summer Research Fellowship · Natural Sciences majors, summer 2027. Apply by Feb 19, 2027$4,000 stipend
  • CNS Summer Experiential Learning Fellowship · Research or internships, summer 2027. Early review Mar 15, 2027; final deadline Apr 15, 2027Amount set per experience
  • First-Year FRI summer fellowship · Full-time summer research for Freshman Research Initiative students. Half-time is $1,500 plus a $500 housing supplement$3,000 plus $1,000 housing

Dates and deadlines

What UT posts for this school year.

  • UGS 310 and 320 contracts, fall and spring4th class day
  • UGS 310 and 320 contracts, summerMonday before classes
  • CTURC 2027 applications close · Student-run conference for undergraduate researchersDec 18, 2026
  • CTURC 2027 conferenceMar 27, 2027
  • Research Week · UT’s Office of Undergraduate Research no longer offers itNot held
How do I find undergraduate research at UT Austin?Search Eureka, then email professors.

Start with Eureka. Use keywords for a topic you care about and it lists professors who have worked on it or are recruiting undergraduate assistants. Some projects are posted on the Workday Student Jobs site instead.

UT’s Office of Undergraduate Research runs weekly online info sessions where advisors explain how to approach faculty. You register to get the Zoom link. Your college and department also list labs that take undergraduates.

Eureka Info sessions UT research programs

Can I get course credit for research?Yes: UGS 310, 320K or 320L.

You may be able to. You find a professor to supervise you, then you both sign a research contract and turn it in to the Office of Undergraduate Research. UGS 310 is for lower-division students working as research assistants, and UGS 320K is the upper-division version.

UGS 320L is for independent research under a faculty mentor and carries the Independent Inquiry flag.

UGS 310 and 320 credit

When is UT’s Research Week or undergraduate symposium?Research Week is no longer offered. CTURC is Mar 27, 2027.

The Office of Undergraduate Research says it is closing operations in 2026 as part of a restructuring, so it will no longer offer Research Week, the Longhorn Poster Session, or the Texas Student Research Showdown. Events run by departments continue under those departments.

The student-run Capital of Texas Undergraduate Research Conference is Saturday, Mar 27, 2027. Applications, with an abstract, close Friday, Dec 18, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Central.

CTURC Research programs and events

Who do I contact about undergraduate research?Office of Undergraduate Research, 512-471-7152.

The Office of Undergraduate Research is in the Peter T. Flawn Academic Center, Room 33, 2304 Whitis Ave. Email uresearch@austin.utexas.edu or call 512-471-7152.

If that office no longer answers, ask your college’s advising office or the department where you want to work.

Office of Undergraduate Research

SourcesUT’s Office of Undergraduate Research, colleges, and Senate of College Councils

Checked November 12, 2026. Amounts and dates come from the pages cited.

Summer programsGPA requirementsUT’s Graduate School

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