Faculty, staff, and post-docs in all disciplines are encouraged to consider involving undergraduates in research, scholarly, and creative endeavors.
The Office of Undergraduate Research is committed to meaningful experiences for everyone who participates in undergraduate research.
Undergraduate researchers learn and contribute most effectively when expectations are clear and their mentors make them valuable members of a team. If you are a mentor who would like to start working with undergraduates, or if you already work with undergraduates, OUR can help you learn more about creating a positive, successful experience with undergraduates for yourself and the students at the University of Iowa.
Finding a Mentee
How to find interested students
![Collection of Honors Theses](/sites/our.research.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2020-05/honors%20thesis.jpg?h=af5dbc32&itok=TrivowrN)
Academic Credit
Mentor's Guide to Independent Study Courses
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Cultivating Researchers
Developing new researchers.
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Mentoring Resources
Best practices and other ideas.
![NSF](/sites/our.research.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-02/NSF.png?h=e54d7d27&itok=W3mRbJuV)
Non-UI Undergrads
REUs, summer students, and everyone else.
![Dr. Udaykumar presents](/sites/our.research.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-02/Udaykumar%20edited.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=icn3PWPI)
First Year Seminars
Research-focused first year seminars