Beginning in 2006, the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the Vice President for Research sponsor up to five Excellence in Undergraduate Research Awards.  These awards recognize outstanding accomplishments in scholarly investigation, artistic creation, or performance by an undergraduate student. EURA awardees receive an OUR Fellowship for their choice of the upcoming summer or academic year, a travel scholarship, and campus-wide recognition.

Eligibility

Do you have an outstanding undergraduate researcher?  Consider nominating them for the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award!

To be considered the student must meet all of the following criteria.

1. Nominees must be second- or third-year students at the University of Iowa.
2. Nominees must be returning to the University of Iowa as an undergraduate for the upcoming academic year.
3. Nominators must complete and submit all materials in the electronic application form found in the above link by the established due date.

Award Details

Each recipient will receive:

• A $1,000 travel scholarship to attend a professional development program or event. (This could include conference presentations, artistic performance or exhibition, summer workshop, etc.)
• An ICRU Fellowship for their choice of the upcoming summer or academic year.
• Recipients will be recognized at a celebration in Spring 2026. 

Nomination Process

Find out more about nominating a student.

Congratulations to our 2025 EURA recipients!