Undergraduates who engage in research learn to apply what they know to new ideas. They develop new analytical and reflective skills and have experiences which help identify future career paths. Plus, there’s the thrill of discover. However, it can be intimidating to get started, especially when most undergraduate courses don’t explain how to do research. These pages are designed to help you get started, but the most important resources will be your professors.
Undergraduate research, scholarly and creative activities are a great way for you to integrate what you’ve learned in the classroom by applying it to a real-life situation and coming up with an original solution.
At UIS, students work closely with faculty to conduct their own research projects.
The Undergraduate Research Support Program provides workshops to help you at
UIS supports online students with lots of resources to enable them thrive, regardless of their location at UIS and beyond.
Download the current UIS IRB Human Subjects Research Application and fill it out on your computer. NOTE: Handwritten forms and typed signatures will be returned to you.
Indicate your faculty advisor, their contact information, and date of completion of their CITI Core IRB Training.
Each graduate faculty member at UI
The Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon (TFSE) welcomes UIS academics (both faculty and students) to submit collaborative research projects in and around the Emiquon Preserve. For more information on this please visit this website: Therkildsen Student Grants
Support for graduate student research, including funding for research supplies and travel to present at professional conferences, is available through the Graduate Student Research grant program.
Graduate Student Research (GSR) fund program application materials.
UIS enhances students’ educational experience and encourages their success and professional development by providing some support for student research. Funding is typically intended to help offset expenses such as research supplies and travel to present research projects or papers at professional conferences. A good first step is to talk to your advisor or faculty mentor. Also, UIS supports student’s academic success through various initiatives such as the Learning Assistant Program.
External activities that enhance academic staff members’ professional skills or constitute public service can benefit the University as well as the individual. However, because such activities can lead to conflicts of commitment or interest, they must be measured and monitored. The reporting of non-university activities (RNUA) process provides a mechanism for the academic staff to annual disclose these external activities.