As an Undergraduate Research Assistant, you will:

• Receive a competitive hourly rate for your work on research projects during the academic year.
• Earn a competitive summer stipend for full-time employment (40 hours per week for 10 weeks) for work on your research project.
• Earn a $250 award when you co-author a journal paper related to your research (upon notice of acceptance).
• Receive funding for travel to attend professional conferences in an area related to your undergraduate research.
• Receive priority consideration for a graduate assistantship if you decide to pursue graduate school.
• Have the opportunity to work on research-related senior design projects.   

Application and Requirements:

• Identify a faculty member whose research area interests you. Let them know you are interested in applying to the URA program. The faculty advisor will then submit a short description of the scope of work to the Department Head.
• Undergraduate student applicants must have completed their freshman year.
• Students with a minimum GPA of 3.5 will have priority for an undergraduate research assistant position.
• Accepted students will take at least 3 credits of Directed Research credits with their faculty mentor.
• At the end of each semester or summer, URAs will submit a one-page description of their research accomplishments to the Department Head, and will submit any research products to their faculty advisor.

For more information, contact Dr. Arash E. Zaghi at arash.esmaili_zaghi@uconn.edu.