Grant Dialogues 2025
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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Biology Student Travel Grants Spring 2025 Deadline
The CUR Biology Division is offering a limited number of travel grants, up to $250 each, for undergraduate students presenting original biological research results at discipline-specific regional or national meetings in Spring 2025. Award recipients must acknowledge CUR for supporting their travel in their talk or poster. Students from traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
Biology Mentor Awards 2025 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 a major biological component. Awards will be made in three categories: Early Career, Mid-Career, and Advanced Career.
Academic Matchmaking: Best Practices in Forming Peer Networks facilitated by Coltie
Come hear from Robbyn Anand, Coltie CEO, as she shares best practices in forming peer networks.  Coltie, is a social network that intelligently suggests matches between prospective students and graduate advisors to make searching and recruiting simple. As the leader in the field of academic matchmaking, they have expertise of great benefit for mentors of undergraduates looking to continue their research passion in graduate school.
URP Exchange: Summer Program Assessment and Evaluation
Hosted by the CUR Undergraduate Research Program Division, these 50-minute Zoom sessions are monthly facilitated exchanges of ideas and information on a variety of topics and issues related to undergraduate research programs.
Social Sciences Division Inspiring Creation Award 2025 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.
Social Sciences Division Faculty Excellence in Mentoring of Undergraduate Research Award 2025 Deadline
Each year, the Social Sciences Division (SSD) of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) awards a competitive ‘Faculty Excellence in Mentoring of Undergraduate Research in the Social Sciences’ award. 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.
Health Sciences Division NCUR Presentation Awards 2025 Deadline
The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Health Sciences Division is offering awards to cover the cost of registration (up to $150) for undergraduate students presenting original research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), April 7-9, 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA. The goal is to celebrate and support students’ participation in NCUR 2025 while contributing to their discipline and future growth.
STR 2024-25 Session 5: Communicating Your Research on Capitol Hill
The STR Program is a valuable resource for teaching your undergraduate research students communication tools for translating research into understandable language while also communicating the impact, potential impact, and opportunities this research can have. Participants will serve as CUR Advocacy Ambassadors and learn how to advocate for the impact of research with media contacts, community members, funding agencies, and governmental representatives.
SPUR Office Hours with SPUR’s Editor-in-Chief
Do you have an idea for a communication or full paper, and would you like to explore its fit with SPUR? Or perhaps you have an idea for a proposal for a themed issue that you would like to champion? Maybe you would like to offer feedback on your experiences as a reader, author, or reviewer for SPUR? Whatever your questions, comments, ideas, or concerns, we would love to hear from you. Join us for virtual office hours with Patricia A. Mabrouk, SPUR’s Editor-in-Chief.