Sustaining Program Development

Insight Overview

Navigating budget constraints, staffing allocations, assessment, and various other aspects is crucial for launching a successful undergraduate research program. However, challenges lie in ensuring the program’s long-term sustainability and continued growth. CUR has compiled resources to provide valuable insights into sustaining program development. These resources are designed to help you safeguard the continuity of your program, ensuring that the principles and ideas upon which it was founded continue to thrive and succeed in the years to come.

Upcoming Events
Featured Event:
Grant Dialogues 2025
February 11-14, 2025
Grant Dialogues provides an opportunity for the UR community to discuss the many available possibilities of funding and grants with grant experts, federal agency program officers and other grant funders.
Nov 12
ConnectUR 2025 Submission Window Opens
November 12, 2024
The annual ConnectUR conference will provide a 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 17
ConnectUR 2025 Submission Window Closes
January 17, 2025
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.
Jun 16
ConnectUR 2025 in Grand Rapids, MI
June 16-18, 2025
The ConnectUR conference will provide a forum where attendees can draw on knowledge exchange, scholarship of teaching and learning, group discussion, and community building to expand their approaches to undergraduate research. Registration will open in March 2025.
Jun 24
ConnectUR 2025 Online
June 24-25, 2025
The ConnectUR conference will provide a forum where attendees can draw on knowledge exchange, scholarship of teaching and learning, group discussion, and community building to expand their approaches to undergraduate research. Registration will open in March 2025.
Apr 21
Undergraduate Research Week 2025
April 21-25, 2025
This is a national celebration in which CUR showcases what other campuses are doing to celebrate undergraduate research, congratulate students, and thank those faculty and mentors who have helped guide the way.​