Research Abroad

OUR marks a decade of support for Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship

By Lindsay Travis Jan 9, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2024) — The University of Kentucky’s Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is celebrating 10 years of the Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship.

Isha Chauhan DAAD Rise Astronaut Scholar

Award-winning summer: UK senior named Astronaut Scholar, DAAD RISE intern

By Whitney Hale Oct 4, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. x, 2023) — It has been an award-winning summer for one University of Kentucky senior — Isha Chauhan. The biology and Lewis Honors College student from La Grange, Kentucky, was named one of the country’s 68 prestigious Astronaut Scholarship recipients and completed a DAAD RISE research internship in Germany.

Undergraduate Research + Creative Experience Expo

Sep 11, 2023, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research is committed to helping students navigate the process of finding a faculty-mentored research opportunity that is a good fit for them. The Undergraduate Research + Creative Experience Expo offers students the opportunity to explore research options, learn about participating in research and creative projects directly from faculty and staff and talk to student research ambassadors. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 11 AM – 1 PM | Gatton Student Center Social Staircase

Call for Posters: Sustainability Research Poster Competition

Aug 1, 2023, 8:00 AM – Sep 18, 2023, 11:55 PM

Sustainability Research Poster Competition Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract and poster in a new sustainability research poster competition held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.

Kayli Bolton is UK's third Wildcat to win the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

UK senior named prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholar

By Whitney Hale Apr 6, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 6, 2023) — Two University of Kentucky seniors — Kayli Bolton and Kayla Horne — interviewed this year for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and Bolton was awarded one of only 23 Gates Cambridge Scholarships presented nationally to students hoping to pursue postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge in England.

Summer Research + Creative Experience Expo

Jan 20, 2023, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Join the UK Office of Undergraduate Research for our 2023 Summer Research + Creative Experience Expo! Come learn about the great -- and funded! -- summer research opportunities available both on- and off-campus. Learn about the upcoming Summer 2023 fellowship cycles and what you can do to prepare to become the strongest possible applicant.

Sustainability Research Poster Competition

Sep 1, 2022, 8:00 AM – Oct 1, 2022, 11:55 PM

Sustainability Research Poster Competition Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract and poster in a new sustainability research poster competition held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.

Students Selected To Receive Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants

By Emily Sallee Aug 23, 2022

Three UK students were selected to receive study abroad grants from Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. The grants are designed to support undergraduate students as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields of studying abroad. The recipients are: Rayleigh Deaton, a communication and political science major who studied at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England; Maryrose Ramsey, a chemical engineering major who studied in Italy; and

Three Wildcats Recognized By Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society

By Emily Sallee Aug 19, 2022

Hannah Cleary, Tori Vestal and Meredith Williams recently received scholarships from Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. The mission of the organization is to recognize academic excellence of first-year college students. Hannah, a 2022 agricultural and medical biotechnology graduate, was awarded the Dr. Margaret Berry Graduate Fellowship. She will use the funding to pursue a degree in Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

Gretchen Ruschman DAAD Rise Germany Internship

UK Junior to Participate in Research Internship Program in Germany

By Emily Sallee Jun 21, 2022

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2022) — University of Kentucky junior Gretchen Ruschman has been selected to participate in the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program through the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD). Ruschman is an agricultural and medical biotechnology major in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and a student in the UK Lewis Honors College.

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