UAA faculty members seeking undergraduates to assist in their research are able to post announcements on the OURS web site. Click here to view current openings.

You can also browse the UAA Undergraduate Research Database for faculty working on research projects in your area of interest.

• Fran Ulmer Transformative Research Award:  These grants fund significant undergraduate research and creative projects in areas with the potential to transform the way we live, work, and see the world.  Broad topics of particular interest include Sustainability, Complexity, Climate Change, and Social and Public Policy.  
• Undergraduate Research Grants: Undergraduate Research Grants fund a significant undergraduate research or creative projects under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
• ISER Policy Research Award:  These awards are presented to outstanding students in the social sciences and other applicable fields interested in the analysis of public policy issues.  
• Alaska Heart Institute Fellowship: Made possible by a major gift from the Alaska Cardiovascular Research Foundation, these awards fund significant undergraduate biomedical research projects under the guidance of a faculty mentor. 
• Dr. Alex Hills Engineering Research / Service Project in the Community Award: This competitive award supports one undergraduate engineering research project showing exceptional merit.  Research must be under the guidance of a faculty mentor. 
• Undergraduate Research in the Community Award: This award supports projects that actively involve and meet the needs of community partners. 
• Discovery Grants: The Discovery Grants contribute support to ongoing undergraduate research and creative projects. Students may apply for Discovery Grants on a year round basis via the online application process.   

• Fran Ulmer Transformative Research Award:  These grants fund significant undergraduate research and creative projects in areas with the potential to transform the way we live, work, and see the world.  Broad topics of particular interest include Sustainability, Complexity, Climate Change, and Social and Public Policy.
• Undergraduate Research Grants: Undergraduate Research Grants fund a significant undergraduate research or creative projects under the guidance of a faculty mentor. 
• Brian & Amy Meissner Creativity Award in the Visual Arts: This award funds projects in all fields of the visual arts, including but not limited to, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, vido, graphic design, and mixed media.
• ISER Policy Research Award:  These awards are presented to outstanding students in the social sciences and other applicable fields interested in the analysis of public policy issues.   
• Alaska Heart Institute Fellowship: Made possible by a major gift from the Alaska Cardiovascular Research Foundation, these awards fund significant undergraduate biomedical research projects under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
• Research Internship in Ecology and Physiological Ecology Award:  This award is presented annually to an exemplary undergraduate student in the natural sciences interested in gaining research experience in the fields of ecology and/or physiology.  The successful candidate will participate in a 10-week summer research program coordinated by UAA's REU Program in Biological Sciences.  Visit the Biological Sciences REU website for application information.  
• UAA Consortium Library Prize: This prize lauds an exemplary undergraduate research project from any discipline which demonstrates evidence of significant scholarly investigation and utilization of library resources, archival as well as electronic. 
• Undergraduate Research in the Community Award: This award supports projects that actively involve and meet the needs of community partners.
• Student Conference on United States Affairs (SCUSA): SCUSA is an annual conference devoted to international relations, economics, political science, and related social science fields that is held each fall at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. UAA can nominate two students to attend this annual conference. Full funding is available for two participants, who are selected in a competitive application process. 
• Discovery Grants: The Discovery Grants contribute support to ongoing undergraduate research and creative projects. Students may apply for Discovery Grants on a year round basis via the online application process. 
• Discovery Award: This $2000 award recognizes one undergraduate student each year who has exemplified overall academic excellence, including exceptional achievement in research or creative activities. Students must be nominated by their academic departments or a subcommittee thereof and graduating in May, August, or December 2011. Nominations should be e-mailed to discovery@uaa.alaska.edu.