CUNY List of Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Category: Student Opportunities
CUNY Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Please visit CUNY’s site for the most current information.
As of March 2022, these opportunities are available:
- NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (REU)
- Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) – funded by the NSF
- Amgen Foundation Scholars Program
- Caltech’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Program
- Materials Research Center REU Program at Columbia University
- MIT summer research program in Biology and Neuroscience
- Rockefeller University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (S)
Workshop: Time Management TODAY
Here’s a reminder for all Undergraduate Researchers:
If you are participating in an undergraduate research program, the research programs’ workshops are beginning today, Thursday, March 10th. This first workshop is a great place to start!
You’re invited to join the CUNY Creative Arts Team (CAT) for today’s workshop on developing time management skills.
Again, the session is today, Thursday, March 10th, from 1:00-2:00PM.
Use the Zoom link to join.
Workshop: Being a Professional
Calling all Undergraduate Researchers! If you are participating in an undergraduate research program, the research programs’ workshops start this week with Thursday’s workshop on Time Management. This second workshop, on Being a Professional, is a great opportunity not only for you as a researcher but also as you embark on or continue in your profession!
You’re invited to join Profs. Gregory and Walljasper for a workshop on developing professional skills. The session will be on Monday, March 14th from 12:00-1:00PM.
Use the Zoom link to register, and then join when it’s time for the workshop!
Workshop: Time Management
Calling all Undergraduate Researchers! If you are participating in an undergraduate research program, the research programs’ workshops are beginning. This first workshop is a great place to start!
You’re invited to join the CUNY Creative Arts Team (CAT) for a workshop on developing time management skills. The session will be on Thursday, March 10th from 1:00-2:00PM.
Use the Zoom link to join.
Research Mixer 2/24
From Associate Provost Reginald Blake:
Students, would you like to meet faculty mentors, learn about their research projects, and work with a faculty mentor on a research project?
Members of the faculty, would you like to engage City Tech students in your research projects as research mentees? Would you like to meet a cohort of our best, our brightest, and our most promising students ?
Are you interested in learning more about funded research opportunities at City Tech ?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then please join us virtually on Thursday, February 24, 2022 from 12:45 – 2:00 PM for the 24th semi-annual Research Mixer Event (via Zoom), hosted by City Tech’s Undergraduate Research Committee and the Black Male Initiative Program. You will not leave the session disappointed! Please share this invitation with faculty and students, and please encourage them to join in exploring the tremendous research resources that City Tech offers.
See you on Thursday, 2/24 !!
Workshops Schedule, Spring 2022
Undergraduate researchers must attend four workshops. Returning researchers must complete four workshops. If you have already completed all workshops and do not wish to participate in them again please contact Prof. Hamid Norouzi, undergraduateresearch@citytech.cuny.edu — SUBJECT Line: workshop alternatives, to discuss alternate activities to fulfill this requirement.
All workshops are online for Spring 2022
| Time Management (Zoom link–no registration) | CUNY Creative Arts Team (CAT) | March 10, 1-2 PM |
| Being a Professional (Registration) | Profs. Gregory and Walljasper | March 14, 12-1 PM |
| Presenting Yourself Online (Registration) | The OpenLab Team | March 17, 1-2 PM |
| Research Types and Methods Panel (Registration) | Profs. Gregory, Kim, and Rahman | March 24, 1-2 PM |
| Advancing Library Research Techniques (Registration for 1-2pm) (Registration 4-5pm) | Profs. Berger and Leonard | March 30, 1-2 PM March 30, 4-5 PM |
| Writing Abstracts for Research Projects (Registration for 1-2pm) (Registration for 4-5pm) | Profs. ElHitti and Bannett | March 31, 1-2 PM March 31, 4-5 PM |
| ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement (Registration for 1-2pm) (Registration for 4-5pm) | iTEC | April 6, 1-2 PM April 6, 4-5 PM |
| Designing a Research Poster Presentation (Registration for 1-2pm) (Registration for 4-5pm) | Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao | April 14 1-2 PM April 14 4-5 PM |
| Academic Works for Student Posters (Registration) | Prof. Berger | April 26, 1-2 PM |
Workshop: Academic Works for Student Posters
Calling all Undergraduate Researchers! If you are participating in an undergraduate research program, this workshop is for you!
You’re invited to join Professor Berger for a workshop to show emerging scholars how to share your posters publicly using CUNY’s Academic Works. The session will be on Wednesday, November 17th from 12:00-1:00PM.
Registration for the Zoom session is currently open.
Workshop: Being a Professional
Calling all Undergraduate Researchers! If you are participating in an undergraduate research program, this workshop is for you!
You’re invited to join Professors Gregory and Walljasper for a workshop on developing professional skills. The session will be on Monday, November 8th from 12:00-1:00PM.
Registration for the Zoom session is currently open.
Fall 2021 Workshops
Join classmates and colleagues for the following online workshops. Each workshop includes a registration link that you can follow to register and receive the link for the online workshop.
| Advancing Library Research Techniques (2x) Library Research Guide | Profs. Berger and Leonard | October 5th | 1 – 2 PM and 4-5 PM |
| ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement (2x) | iTEC | October 7th | 1-2 PM and 4-5 PM |
| Writing Abstracts for Research Projects (2x) Presentation PowerPoint | Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) | October 14th | 1-2 PM and 4-5 PM |
| Research Types and Methods Panel Registration | Profs. Gregory, Kim, and Rahman | October 20th | 12-1 PM |
| Presenting Yourself Online Registration | OpenLab Team | October 28th | 1-2 PM |
| Being a Professional Registration | Profs. Gregory and Walljasper | November 8th | 12-1 PM |
| Academic Works for Student posters Registration | Prof. Berger | November 17th | 1-2 PM |
| Designing a Research Poster Presentation (2x) Registration 1 Registration 2 | Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao | November 18th | 1-2 PM and 4-5 PM |
