Whether your intellectual curiosity brings you into the library or the laboratory, across town or across the ocean, the URC provides resources to support your research, scholarship, and creative work.
Undergraduate research is a hallmark of an Occidental education. The Undergraduate Research Center supports equitable and inclusive programs that foster students’ intellectual curiosity, autonomy, and responsibility, and that facilitate close faculty-student mentoring relationships.
Student Resources
- Project and Travel Funding is available across the College to support student research projects, including both travel to academic conferences and travel to research sites.Â
- ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ Research Fellowships support sustained independent research mentored by ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ faculty, including for ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥â€™s nationally recognized Summer Research Program.
Students interested in off-campus research fellowships and opportunities should consult the Council on , the , and contact urc@oxy.edu.
Faculty Resources
The URC also supports faculty mentoring through professional development opportunities, and supports faculty research and creative activity through the Student Research Assistantship program and with supplemental student funding for Faculty Sponsored Research.
Watch this video to learn more about the Undergraduate Research Center’s flagship program: the annual Summer Research Program.