ORP-Sponsored Campuswide Undergraduate Student-Initaited Original Research Program
Attention Undergraduate Students!
Do you have an original research question you'd like to explore? A burning question regarding:
- How we, as humans, structure ourselves within society
- How certain genes express themselves
- The history of Tucson murals
- Students’ basic needs on campus
- Community art groups
- Greenspaces and architecture around Tucson
- Stable isotopes
- Baroque artist rivalries
- Language acquisition
Or anything else you can think of?
The ORP-Sponsored Campuswide Undergraduate Student-Initaited Original Research Program is pleased to continue their new initiative to provide awards to undergraduates across all campus colleges for original, innovative student-generated research projects.
10-12 awardees per year will be competitively selected by a cross-campus multidisciplinary committee to receive $1,000-$1,500 each to be used for stipend/ salary, travel, supplies, equipment and/or other costs. This award may be supplemented by additional funds if promising progress is made. A Student Forum will be held in the Fall to report progress.
Download the application form with specific instructions and submit it by email to: msrp@surgery.arizona.edu
The deadline to apply for this funding is March 2nd, 2026
About the ORP-Sponsored Campuswide Undergraduate Student-Initaited Original Research Program
Based on discussions at the Faculty Senate several years ago, ORP has granted their office $15,000 per year for 5 years for undergraduates at the University of Arizona to pursue their own research questions with faculty mentors of their choice. Program Co-Directors: Marlys H. Witte (MD—Professor of Surgery, Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, College of Medicine) and Ken S. McAllister (PhD—Associate Dean for Research and Program Innovation, College of Humanities). Learn More About the Program.