Membership
CUR Membership is designed to guide and assist faculty, mentors, administrators, researchers, staff, and students in their efforts to develop, enhance, sustain, and support undergraduate research on their campuses and beyond.
Bethany Usher, PhD.
Radford University, CUR President
Recognition
CUR recognizes institutions that have exemplary programs providing high-quality research experiences to undergraduates, as well as faculty facilitating undergraduate research at their institutions through their mentorship and leadership, and undergraduate research students excelling in their disciplines.
Publications
Over the last few years, CUR leaders have been conversing with funding agencies, industry partners, human resource experts, future employers, professional societies, and beyond to understand the impact of URSCI on career readiness. Take a look at our latest position statement on Recognizing URSCI as a Career-Readiness Tool.
Jeanne Mekolichick
Radford University, Author of Position Paper
Advocacy
For CUR, advocacy primarily means bringing the CUR message to legislators, staffers, and agency representatives in Washington, DC, or helping our members spread the message to their state levels. CUR engages in advocacy through many avenues.
Mission
The mission of the Council on Undergraduate Research is to support and promote high-quality mentored undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry.
Upcoming Events
Featured Event:
Grant Dialogues
February 13-16, 2024
Grant Dialogues provides an opportunity for the URÂ community to discuss the many available possibilities of funding and grants with grant experts, federal agency program officers and other grant funders.
Dec 08
National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Submission Deadline
December 08, 2023
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity in all fields of study by sponsoring an annual conference for students. Check out the upcoming details as the event approaches, volunteer to review abstracts, and start prepping for another exciting year!
Jan 22
ConnectUR 2024 Submission Window Closes
January 22, 2024
The annual ConnectUR conference will provide an forum around undergraduate research where attendees can draw on knowledge exchange, scholarship of teaching and learning, group discussion, tangible and scalable practices, and community building to expand their efforts.
Jan 26
STR Program: Media Interviews + Building Relationships with Reporters
January 26, 2024
This event is part of CUR’s 6-month advocacy program called STR. Those accepted into the program will be sent links to access these individual trainings to their personal emails. Please reach out to CUR@CUR.org if you have not received the training link.
