Research Opportunities
Discover research opportunities in FSU departments and colleges by talking to faculty and exploring their websites. Below is a list of other opportunities at FSU and around the US.
A recent FSU student developed a large database of student research/presentation opportunities, and it is available free to FSU students: Student Opportunity Center.
FSU Research Experiences and Internships
External Research Experiences and Internships
FSU Research Experiences and Internships
If your major or department does not appear on this list, you can still contact faculty individually to set up a research assistantship.
- Biology
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Computer Science
- Education
- Engineering
- English
- History
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physics
- Political Science
- Pre-Med
- Psychology
- Religion
- Social Science
- Scientific Computing
Other opportunities:
- NSF REU Summer Program: Summer Research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory - A ten-week summer research experience at the Mag Lab at Florida State.
- NSF REU Summer Program: Multi-physics of Active Systems and Structures (MASS) at FSU - A ten-week summer research experience through FSU's Aero-Propulsion, Mechatronics, and Energy Center.
- NSF REU Summer Program: Retaining Engineers Through Research Entrepreneurship and Advanced-materials Training (RETREAT) - A ten-week program at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.
- Florida State CompuStat Group
Fosters interaction among Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Scientific Computing, Biological Science, Chemistry, and Medicine at FSU.
External Research Experiences and Internships
- Journal of Young Investigators Summer Internship List
This list currently has 100+ undergraduate summer research internships available to college students for the summer, and internships are being added regularly. This list has stood out in the scientific community because there are opportunities in all fields of science. - Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Internships, Scholarships and Fellowships
ORAU (http://www.orau.org ) is a consortium of 97 PhD granting institutions administering a very large portfolio of internship, fellowship, scholarship, and research experience opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students and recent degree recipients. There are over one thousand opportunities for undergraduates. - The National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REUs): REUs are funded ten-week structured STEM summer research programs that take place at various universities.
- There are many opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research around the US and abroad. Daily we discover new opportunities for students and post them on our Facebook page. Please “Like” our Facebook page to find out about more opportunities.
Conferences
Please visit the Conference Travel Funding page for more opportunities.
33rd Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
April 11-13, 2019
Kennesaw State University
Abstract Deadline: December 5, 2018
Early Registration Deadline: February 22, 2019
Oral, Poster, Visual Arts, & Performing Arts Presentations
7th Annual Southeast Regional Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (GURC)
November 2-3, 2018
Georgia College & State University
Oral & Poster Presentations
National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC)
Date TBD
Harvard University
Sample Research Presentations
2016 President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (oral presentations)
2013 President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (PowerPoint and poster presentations)
2010-2014 President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (oral presentations)
2015-2016 Undergraduate Research Symposium
Publishing Opportunities
After working hard on an original research project you may want to consider sharing your results with the scholarly community. It may sound like a daunting task to have your work published, but the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement is here to help!
The most relevant opportunity is the Florida State University Undergraduate Research Journal known as “The Owl.” This student-run journal provides a wonderful opportunity to showcase your work to the community. Please visit their website for details.
Provided below are links to a variety of other scholarly journals that promote undergraduate research:
African Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Agora: Journal for Undergraduate Scholarly Papers
Aporia: A Student Journal of Philosophy
BIOS: Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society Journal
Columbia University Journal of Politics and Society
Critical Theory and Social Justice Journal of Undergraduate Research- Occidental College
Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science
Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
EvoS Journal: The Evolutionary Studies Consortium
Forbes & Fifth- Interdisciplinary Journal
Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal
Impulse- The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal
International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Awards
Involve – A Journal of Mathematics
Journal of Cell and Animal Biology
The Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Journal for Undergraduate Chemistry Research
Journal of Young Investigators (Science)
MarSci Online Journal for Undergraduate Research in Marine and Aquatic Sciences
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Papers and Pub(lications) : A Southeastern Interdisciplinary Journal of Undergraduate Research
Reviews in Undergraduate Research
RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences
The Dualist Undergraduate Journal
Undergraduate Research Journal in the Human Sciences
Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
Young Scholars in Writing: Undergraduate Research in Writing and Rhetoric
Student Intellectual Property Policy
Objective:
Florida State University is committed to providing students a learning environment that supports the dissemination of knowledge. Intellectual property, e.g., inventions and creative works, conceived by FSU students as a part of their education may have commercial value that will benefit the public, thus warranting patent or copyright protection. The purpose of this policy is to provide administrative guidance on the ownership of the intellectual property created by FSU students.
Definitions:
Creative Works - “Creative Works” shall include any copyrightable material, such as printed material, computer software or databases, audio and visual material, circuit diagrams, architectural and engineering drawings, lectures, musical or dramatic compositions, choreographic works, and pictorial or graphic works.
Inventions - “Inventions” shall include any discovery, process, composition of matter, article of manufacture, know-how, design, model, technological development, biological material, strain, variety, culture of any organism, or portion, modification, translation of these items, and any mark used in connection with these items.
Ownership of Intellectual Property:
Full-Time, Part-Time, and Visiting Students
Students who are not considered Florida State University employees shall retain all right, title, and interest in Creative Works and Inventions conceived or first reduced to practice without significant university support. University support shall include the use of university funds, personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, or technological information, and includes such support provided by other public or private organizations when it is arranged, administered, or controlled by the university.
Student Employees
Students who are Florida State University employees are obligated under the university policies and procedures pertaining to copyrights and patents as delineated in the 2008 Faculty Handbook: Section 6, Policies and Procedures; Patents and University-Sponsored Educational Materials. Florida State University student employees shall include, but are not limited to, Graduate Assistants, Graduate Research Assistants, Graduate Teaching Assistants, and Student Other Personnel Services (OPS) employees, including undergraduate students. Ownership of Creative Works and Inventions derived from activities directly related to a student’s employment at FSU shall belong to the university.
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FSU Office of Commercialization
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