UVM Undergraduate Research
UVM’s science faculty are both professors AND professional researchers – this benefits you! Any UVM student can pursue research credit in any affiliated College or Program within UVM. Biological Science majors can apply up to 6 credits of biologically-related research to their advanced life-science elective requirement. Levels of involvement include apprenticing, participating in the faculty member's (or their graduate student's) research, or developing a research project of your own. Peruse faculty research interests below.
UVM's Office of Fellowships, Opportunities, and Undergraduate Research advises students in finding faculty to work with, as well as how to contact these faculty members. They also have various funding opportunities for research expenses, summer support, and travel grants for research conferences.
Departmental Research Pages
- Biology and Biology faculty
- Biochemistry
- Environmental Sciences
- Plant Biology
- Animal and Veterinary Sciences
- Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment
- Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
- Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Sciences faculty and graduate students
- Neurological Sciences and Neuroscience Research
- Research in the College of Medicine
- ... and more! Go to any department's page to find information on its faculty's research interests.
UVM Life Science Faculty Accepting Undergraduate Researchers
UVM Life Science Faculty Accepting Undergraduate Researchers
Scholarships for Undergraduate Researchers
Seek out available scholarships for undergraduate researchers on these pages from:
- FOUR Undergraduate Research Funding
- Biology Department (CAS)
- CALS Scholarships
- Vermont Biomedical Research Network
First-Year Life Science Scholars
Incoming first-year students can apply for the Liberal Arts Scholars Program, a living-learning experience through the College of Arts and Sciences. The Life Science theme includes undergraduate research on a biological topic of the student's choice.
Research and Field Opportunities Outside of UVM
The National Science Foundation funds hundreds of Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) each year. These are paid, housing-provided summer opportunities with a sponsoring university, allowing students to participate in the active research of one of their faculty members. With guidance, REU students typically conduct an individual research project to be completed over the course of the summer.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
A collection of nationwide and worldwide internship, REU, job, and field course opportunities in biological science research, geared toward undergraduate students. Some opportunities may be eligible for college credit. Job and field course opportunities are primarily posted through the ECOLOG listserv from the Ecological Society of America.
See Undergraduate Research and Internship Opportunities List