Research Opportunities On Campus
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We have compiled research opportunities to assist students in their search for a research experience. Please keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list. If you are aware of an opportunity that you think should be added to this page, please contact us at our@uic.edu.
For questions related to a particular program listed below, please review the program’s website and contact the program directly.
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| Program | Timeframe | Eligibility | Funding Available | DACA Eligible | Application Opens | Application Deadline |
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| Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award (CURA) | Fall, Spring & Summer | Must demonstrate financial need | Yes | Yes | 2024-25AY Application opens Mid-July | Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Applications submitted by the 2nd week of the semester are encouraged. |
| Cultural Immersion in Monarchs and Milkweeds Advancing Science Education | Summer | Currently enrolled at a 4-year institution or a 2-year college and majoring (or planning to major) in Biology (preferably Ecology & Evolution). Able to participate for the entire 8-week duration, June 12th to August 4th. This is a full-time internship. U.S Citizen/ Permanent resident/ Eligible to work in the U.S | Yes | December | Early February | |
| UIC SROP PLUS | Academic Year | 2.75 GPA; students from underrepresented minority groups | Yes | Summer | September 27, 2024 | |
| Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) | Summer | Be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident; Sophomore/Junior with 2.75 GPA from underrepresented ethnic group | Yes | August | November 11, 2024 | |
| UI DICR – University of Illinois Diversity in Cancer Research | Summer | College students (at the time of application must be a freshmen, sophomore or junior) interested in careers in research and healthcare who are underrepresented in the biomedical workforce. | Yes | October | January 26, 2025 | |
| Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow Award (SURF) | Summer | Sophomore/Junior majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related field; US Citizen or Permanent Resident; 3.2 GPA | Yes | October | January 31, 2025 | |
| ChicagoCHEC Fellows | Summer | Undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students at Northeastern Illinois University, University of Illinois Chicago, Northwestern University, the City Colleges of Chicago, and other Community/ Junior Colleges in the Chicago metropolitan area who are planning to apply to graduate or medical school. | Yes | November | Early Application Deadline December 18, 2024; Final Application Deadline February 1, 2025 | |
| Program Advancing Research for Equity | Summer | Intended for Junior and senior undergraduate Latinos with a rich experience in healthcare and biomedical research/Resident of Illinois/3.0 GPA | Yes | December | Early March | |
| LAS Undergraduate Research Initiative (LASURI) | Academic Year | LAS major, 2.5 GPA; have 24 credit hours | Yes | December | Mid March | |
| Summer Institute on Climate and the Environment | Summer | Undergraduate (2- and 4-year institutions) and graduate students are preferred, but anyone over the age of eighteen may apply to either or both programs. Anyone under the age of 18 may petition to participate in the SICE Scholars Program. Those admitted into the SICE Fellowship Program will automatically be part of the SICE Scholars Program | Yes | Yes | Application currently closed | Mid-April deadline |
| Summer Research Fellowship | Summer | Must be enrolled as a first year DMD student or undergraduate student intered in Oral Health Research | Yes | Application currently closed | Early May deadline | |
| Urban Public Policy Fellowship | Academic Year | Minimum 45 credit hours of school, any major, 2.75 GPA minimum | Yes | March | Mid May | |
| Sustainability Internship Program | Spring Semester or Summer | Yes | Dates Vary | Dates Vary | ||
| Honors College Undergraduate Research Grants | Must be an Honors College Student | Yes | Dates Vary | Week 5 of Fall and Spring Semester | ||
| L@s GANAS Research Fellowship | Academic Year | Intent to major in Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Neuroscience; Identify as Latinx; Starting 2nd academic year or transfer student | Yes | Yes | Dates Vary | Dates Vary |
| DuSable Scholars Program | Fall, Spring & Summer | Support talented Black students who are underrepresented in STEM field and interested in matriculation to a research-based, STEM graduate program. | Yes | |||
| Guaranteed Paid Internship Program (GPIP) | Summer | US CItizen/Permanent Resident; 3.2 GPA; Freshman Engineering and Computer Science students who are directly admitted into the College of Engineering in the Fall of the academic year. | Yes | October 2024 | ||
| Multidisciplinary Oral Science Training (MOST) Program | ||||||
| ASP 084 Research Poster & Presentation Workshop | Fall Course | Latino Undergraduate Students | No | Yes | Fall Student Registration | Close of Fall registration period |
| UIC Scholarship List for DACAmented/Undocumented Students | Yes | Yes |