Grant Dialogues
Grant Dialogues provides an opportunity for the URÂ community to discuss the many available possibilities of funding and grants with grant experts, federal agency program officers and other grant funders.
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CUR Conversation: Tips for Creating and Presenting Posters
CUR Conversations are a gathering of CUR members for knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices around a focused topic or specific theme.
Do you have students presenting a poster at NCUR or another conference? What tips do you provide them? How do you help students overcome a fear of public speaking? What qualities are present in great poster design?
Join us on February 20, 2024 at 2:00 - 2:45 PM ET for a conversation about preparing students for creating and presenting posters. Bring your questions and your best practices to this free CUR Conversation facilitated by Dr. Joseph Wirgau and Cora Burt of Radford University.
STR Program: Op-ed Writing + Pitching
This event is part of CUR's 6-month advocacy program called STR. Those accepted into the program will be sent links to access these individual trainings to their personal emails. Please reach out to CUR@CUR.org if you have not received the training link.
Social Sciences Faculty Excellence in Mentoring of Undergraduate Research Award Deadline
This award recognizes an outstanding mentor of undergraduate research in the social sciences for their role in 1) supporting, 2) encouraging, 3) promoting a positive and inclusive scholarly and teaching environment for undergraduate students, and 4) contributing to their students’ professional and personal development inside and outside of the classroom.
Social Sciences Inspiring Creation in the Social Sciences Award Deadline
This award recognizes outstanding doctoral students, early first-year faculty, or lecturers of undergraduate research in the social sciences for their role in 1) supporting, 2) encouraging, 3) promoting a positive and inclusive scholarly and teaching environment for undergraduate students, and 4) contributing to their students’ professional and personal development inside and outside of the classroom.
Biology Mentor Awards Deadline
The CUR Biology Division Mentor Awards honor biology mentors for their long-term efforts in supervising undergraduate research students. Individuals may be self-nominated or be nominated by CUR institutional or Institutional-Enhanced members, individual CUR members of the Biology Division, or the mentor’s research students. Faculty mentoring interdisciplinary projects are eligible as long as such projects involve […]
Chemistry Outstanding Mentorship Awards Deadline
CUR’s Chemistry Division seeks to honor exceptional mentoring and advising by higher education faculty across all subdisciplines of chemistry with Outstanding Mentorship Awards. These awards recognize transformative mentoring and advising of undergraduate students in mentor-led chemistry research projects. Each award will consist of a plaque,  a small cash award, and a letter of commendation from […]
How to Build a Professional Presence and Network on LinkedIn Online Training Series 1 – Building a Personal Brand and Stand-Out Profile
How to Build a Professional Presence and Network on LinkedIn Online Training Series facilitated by Colleen McKenna, Â Principal of lntero Advisory, is a practitioner, speaker, author, blogger, trainer, and coach.
$15 for individual access to all three webinars and $200 for a viewing party. This training is provided for free for all NCUR 2024 registrants.Â
Training Series #1 on Building a Personal Brand and Stand-Out Profile
Topics to include: Essential components of an optimized LinkedIn profile & Creating the right experience and strategy (Reviewing and updating Settings & Privacy)
Community Engagement Meeting: CUR’s Annual Business Update
This is CUR's public Community Engagement Meeting where the National Office staff and members from the Board of Directors will update on what CUR has been up to in the past year, referencing data points outlined in the 2023 Year in Review, as well as opportunities for future engagement, the chance to meet staff and learn how to connect with them, and what to expect as we approach the 2024-2025 membership year and beyond.Â
Physics and Astronomy Nadine Barlow Undergraduate Research Support Award Deadline
The Physics and Astronomy Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research requests applications for the Nadine Barlow Undergraduate Research Support Award. In memory of CURPA Councilor Nadine Barlow, a limited number of Undergraduate Research Support Awards (URSA), with a maximum amount of $500 each, will be offered to help undergraduates (1) conduct faculty-mentored research, (2) present their research at national conferences, or (3) publish their research in peer-reviewed journals.