UB’s Center for Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities, through the support of the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, is pleased to offer UB Undergraduate students the opportunity to apply for Undergraduate Research Awards.  Application procedures and instructions are attached below.  Awards are for University at Buffalo undergraduate students who exhibit a need for funding to overcome barriers that obstruct their ability to perform meaningful research and or creative activities during their undergraduate enrollment at UB.  Award applications will be reviewed by a team of UB faculty and staff that will give consideration to completed applications that show a true need for award support to complete projects, pay for supplies, attend conferences or other intrinsic needs that must be overcome to complete a research or creative work. All paperwork and forms attached below must be submitted as part of the completed application packet.

SUBMIT COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKET TO:

CURCA — Undergraduate Research Awards
c/o Undergraduate Academies
17 Norton Hall
University at Buffalo
North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14620

*Only complete application packets will be accepted.

** Complete packets will be stamped received.  Applications received after 3:00pm will receive a “received date stamp” of the next business day

Please contact Tim Tryjankowski, Director Center for Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities, with any questions regarding the award application process.

tat@buffalo.edu
(716) 645-7778

**Note Well, for consideration of an award application, the project described MUST be advertised through the CURCA “Research Opportunities” web site. Research Mentors are to submit research opportunity posting via the on-line form found at: http://curca.buffalo.edu/research/research_opportunities.php

FORMS:

Applicant Cover Sheet

Award Application Instructions

Award Certificate of Understanding    

The UB Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR) is pleased to pass along some information about an international program that has been organized to recognize, encourage and inspire innovation on college and university campuses. The Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation, focuses on students and student groups whose research, discoveries, and inventions are unique and possess the potential to receive patent protection.

Applicants will compete for a Grand Prize of $25,000, a Graduate Prize of $15,000 and anUndergraduate Prize of $15,000. Up to fifteen finalists receive an all-expense paid trip to the final judging round and a $2,000 cash prize per team. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled or have been enrolled full-time in any college or university in the United States or Canada for at least a portion of the 12-month period prior to submission of entry. In the case of a team, at least one team member must meet the full-time eligibility criteria while the other team members must have been enrolled, at a minimum, on a part-time basis for some period during the 24-month period prior to entry.

Entries are judged on the originality and inventiveness of the new idea, process, or technology as well as their level of completeness. The entry must be complete, operable, and well articulated. Entries are also judged on their potential impact or benefit to society (socially, environmentally, and economically), and on the scope of use. More detailed information can be found at www.invent.org/collegiate.

All entries must be submitted on the official application form. The application must include:

• Student Information
• Student Essay, including relevant supporting or supplementary materials (e.g. charts, graphs, CDs, DVDs, slides, samples, etc.)
• Literature Research including a Patent Search and Summary
• Faculty Advisor Information
• Faculty Advisor Letter
• Statement of Student Enrollment Status
• Student/Faculty Advisor Release Form

The deadline for submission is May 16, 2008. If you wish to enter, please visit the website above for more information and be sure to contact STOR ( prv-stor@buffalo.edu or 645-5500) before submitting an application. Additional information about STOR can be found at www.stor.buffalo.edu .

Please feel free to pass this on to your colleagues or students.

Best regards and good luck! UB Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach

(STOR)

prv-stor@buffalo.edu

www.ncur.org

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Applications are now in and the submission period has been closed.  Please watch here for further updates.

• Information on all the technical aspects of undergraduate research including lab safety, record keeping, experimental design, data analysis, technical writing, oral presentations, intellectual property, etc.
• A discussion board where you can discuss anything about undergraduate research with other undergraduate students; (in development)
• Links to (in development)
• undergraduate research programs and program information;
• Scholarships and fellowships in support of undergraduate research experiences;
• and meeting opportunities for undergraduate scientists and engineers

 http://www.webguru.neu.edu/

WebGURU was officially released to the general public on October 15, 2005.

*May 2, 2007*

Undergraduate students who participate in hands-on research are more
likely to pursue advanced degrees and careers in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, according to a new study.

The study’s authors state that National Science Foundation (NSF) and
other entities’ efforts to encourage representation of underrepresented
groups in STEM fields appear to be effective.

For example, students who entered 2-year colleges were as likely as
those who entered 4-year colleges or universities to participate in
research. And undergraduate researchers were more likely than
non-researchers to pursue a doctorate.

“This study indicates that carefully designed undergraduate research
experiences motivate students,” said Myles Boylan, program director for
NSF’s Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program in the
Divisions of Undergraduate Education and Graduate Education. “Students
consider their research experiences to be effective previews of doing
STEM graduate work as well as good learning experiences.”

The authors conclude that given the positive outcomes of undergraduate
research opportunities (UROs), greater attention should be given to
fostering STEM interest in students at the elementary and high school
levels.

The study resulted from a series of surveys on UROs funded by eight NSF
programs with a substantial undergraduate research component.

The surveys were conducted between 2003 and 2005 by SRI International.
NSF funded the research. The results were published in the April 27,
2007 issue of /Science/.

-NSF-

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BENEFITS OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

Creating a poster presentation for UB’s Annual Celebration of Academic Excellence?

Want to get your ideas across effectively through a poster?

Looking for skills in designing a poster?

GO TO:

http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/bio/posters.html

FOR TIPS ON DESIGNING AN EFFECTIVE POSTER!

Also, CHECK OUT the CURCA workshops for even more information!

A new website from the IGERT program lists opportunities locally, nationally, and internationally.  These opportunities are available to all undergraduate students.  Make yourself as prepared as possible by attending some of the CURCA workshops, or participating in an on campus undergraduate research project here at UB.  When you are ready to further your interests this summer, go to:

http://www.igert.org/summer.asp

Summer is fast approaching!

Highlights:

• 23,000+ records worth more than $33 billion
• Opportunities across the world, across all disciplines
• New easier-to-use search tools, including free-text search, search wizard and sortable search results
• Search by keyword, residency requirements, activity location, deadline and more
• Records include title, sponsor, abstract, educational and professional requirements, contact information and more

If you’re interested in finding money for research, curriculum development, or scholarships outside of UB, CHECK IT OUT:

http://fundingopps.cos.com

(search example: undergraduate research)

This form is for the Deans and their students submitting posters for the

2008 Celebration of Academic Excellence.

2008 Student Submission Form