Undergraduate Research
From their first year at Duke, undergraduates have the opportunity to engage in original research that helps them develop the intellectual skills essential for success in our information-intensive world.
Mentored by our world-class faculty, students begin to have daily contact with the inquiry process, to collaborate with professors and graduate students, and to become experts as a result of the research they conduct.
The Undergraduate Research Support Office identifies grants and assistantships for undergraduate research projects and summer research programs. Summer opportunities for first-, second-, and third-year students are offered through the Howard Hughes Undergraduate Programs, the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, the Pratt School of Engineering, and a variety of departmental programs. Several programs offer travel and research grants, including awards for research abroad.
Visible Thinking, a research symposium held every spring, attracts students, faculty, and administrators from all over the campus to oral and visual poster presentations at the Bryan Center.
