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Sanders-Brown graduate transforms personal loss into research impact

By Hillary Smith
 Jan 26, 2026
Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

Funding Fridays

Funding Fridays

Mar 6, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
CURE Fellowship, Sustainability Research, Summer Research, Student Success

The Office of Undergraduate Research's Funding Fridays are a monthly drop-in and work session space for undergraduate students to get information about funding programs and applying for student research funding (fellowships, grants, travel funding, etc). Friday, March 6 12:00-1:00 pm via Zoom Zoom Access Link

Funding Fridays

Funding Fridays

Feb 6, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
CURE Fellowship, Sustainability Research, Summer Research, Student Success

The Office of Undergraduate Research's Funding Fridays are a monthly drop-in and work session space for undergraduate students to get information about funding programs and applying for student research funding (fellowships, grants, travel funding, etc). February 6 and March 6 12:00-1:00 pm via Zoom Zoom Access Link

Abdallah Sher CURE

Call for proposals: Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship

Haven L. Patrick
 Jan 12, 2026
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research, Student Success

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting proposals for the 2026 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship.

Expo SMRI

Annual expo offers research connections for UK undergrads

Haven L. Patrick
 Jan 6, 2026
CURE Fellowship, Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) will host the sixth annual Research + Creative Experience Expo 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at the Gatton Student Center Social Staircase. The event introduces undergraduates to the diversity of research at UK, allowing students to network with research faculty and staff and learn about mentored research opportunities.

Personal Statement Workshop, Learn more

How To Write a Strong Personal Statement Workshop

Jan 20, 2026, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
CURE Fellowship, Workshops, Sustainability Research, Summer Research, Student Success

Applying for a research award? Join us for tips on how to strengthen your application materials.  Some upcoming awards include:   CURE Fellowship Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates  

2026 Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships learn more below.

Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship

Jan 1, 2026, 8:00 AM – Mar 1, 2026, 11:55 PM
Sustainability Research, Summer Research, Student Success

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2026 Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships ($5,000 stipend) are funded by the Environmental Stewardship Fee and seek to promote projects that will make a significant contribution to the student’s academic growth, while concomitantly contributing to sustainability-related research initiatives at the University of Kentucky and within the community at large.   Discover how your mentor's research is SUSTAINABILITY-RELATED:

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Understanding the resilience of Kentucky ash trees at reforested sites UK Sustainability's WholeSum

By Zoe McComas
 Aug 19, 2025
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

Read Zoe's Wholesum Blog Post  

2024 Summer Research Symposium

Registration now open for OUR Summer Research Symposium

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Jul 28, 2025
CURE Fellowship, Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 28, 2025) — Registration is now open for the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) seventh annual Summer Research Symposium. This year’s symposium will be 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Gatton Student Center Ballrooms B and C.

Austin Trotter CURE 2025

Austin Trotter 2025 CURE Research Fellow

Jul 10, 2025
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Ambassadors, Summer Research

Senior, Neuroscience and Psychology major Research Mentor: Martha Tillson - College of Arts and Sciences, Sociology Supported by the Substance Use Disorder Research Priority Area (SUPRA)   Project Title: "An Analysis of Substance Use-Related Stigma: Understanding How Experiences of Stigma Influence Treatment Utilization"  

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