Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2023 term of the DOE Office
of Science’s Visiting Faculty Program (VFP). The program seeks to enhance both
the research competitiveness and STEM teaching capacities for faculty members at
institutions historically underrepresented in the STEM research enterprise to expand
the workforce vital to DOE mission areas.
Given this focus, VFP strongly supports faculty members from minority serving institutions
(MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Typically,
about 50% of the participants are from MSIs, one-third of which are HBCUs. Selected
college and university faculty members collaborate with DOE laboratory scientific
research staff on research projects of mutual interest.
Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2024 term of two undergraduate
internship programs offered by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science:
the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community
College Internships (CCI) program. Through SULI and CCI, undergraduate students
and recent graduates discover science and technology careers at the DOE national
laboratories and gain the experience needed to transition from intern to employment!
Interns work directly with national laboratory scientists and engineers, assisting
them on research or technology projects that support the DOE mission. SULI
is open to full-time students attending 4-year institutions and community colleges
or recent graduates within two years of receiving their bachelor’s degree or associate
degree, while CCI is exclusively for community college students. Both programs
are stipend-based and offered three times annually in Fall, Spring, and Summer
terms.
The 6th annual Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium has opened submissions for abstracts!
The Undergraduate Research Symposium is a campus-wide event that showcases WVU students
research and creative efforts. This event is open to all undergraduates but includes
a dedicated emphasis on students graduating from the Research Apprenticeship Program.
For RAP students, this event culminates two semesters of mentored undergraduate
research, supportive coursework, and presentation preparation. This semester, the Symposium will be taking place on December 2nd, 2023 in the Mountainlair.
The deadline to submit an abstract is November 2, 2023. More information on the
Undergraduate Research Symposium can be found here.
The 20th annual West Virginia Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC) will
be held February 22, 2024, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. URDC's purpose is to familiarize
state legislators with research and creative activities involving undergraduate
students that occur on campuses across the state.
Congratulations to the category winners and runners-up from WVU's 16th Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium held on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Thank you to all of our presenters for sharing your research and scholarship from this past summer!
Over 130 undergraduate researchers will display posters in a variety of disciplines and present their summer research and creative work. This is a judged event. The approximate schedule of events is listed below.
Undergraduate researchers will display posters in a variety of disciplines and present their summer research and creative work. This is a judged event. The approximate schedule of events is listed below.
The Office of Undergraduate Research is recruiting undergraduate students of all majors for the Fall 2023 cohort
of theResearch Apprenticeship Program.
The Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP) is a two-semester program that
allows students with limited or no research experience to gain course credit
and use federal work-study funds for undergraduate research apprenticeships with
WVU research faculty. Research Apprentices are introduced to research through a
research assignment with a WVU faculty member.
Citizens’ Climate Lobby/Citizens’ Climate Education (CCL). CCL is a national nonprofit organization that builds grassroots support for climate legislation.
CCL is currently recruiting students and recent graduates to join our team as interns or fellows. CCL has opportunities with a variety of different departments that may appeal to students across many disciplines. These experiences provide valuable work experience, networking opportunities, and may include academic or financial benefits. You can learn more about our current openings on our website. The application deadline is June 15, 2023.