Current Opportunities for ISA Students
Conference and Presentation Opportunities
| Dates | Opportunity | |
November 6, 2024
| Fall Undergraduate Research Festival (FURF) Registration deadline is 10/30/24. | |
| December 7, 2024 | ISA Scholar Symposium The event will feature a series of short talks from current ISA senior students. Great opportunity to hear about undergraduate research and/or present your own research! Required for MARC seniors, optional for all other ISA students. Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024 Stay tuned for registration information | |
| February 8 - 9, 2025 | The Iowa-Illinois-Nebraska STEM Partnership for Innovation in Research and Education (IINSPIRE) Conference This an NSF-LSAMP alliance among sixteen two-year and four-year colleges and universities working together to diversify the nation’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Each spring a two-day conference is organized. Interested ISA students should contact ui-isa@uiowa.edu about participation (not limited to just LSAMP students). Date: February 8 - 9, 2025 Stay tuned for registration info | |
March 31, 2025
| Research in the Capitol Research in the Capitol (RIC) takes students to the Iowa Statehouse to talk to Iowa's legislators about research and creative scholarship at all three regent universities (UI, ISU, and UNI). For more information, contact undergraduate-research@uiowa.edu. Date: Monday, March 31, 2025 | |
| April 26, 2025 | Project Engage Showcase - featuring Latham Fellows Science Outreach Projects
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| April 30, 2025 | Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (SURF) Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Check the Office of Undergraduate Research FURF/SURF webpage for updated information | |
| Date TBA, July 2025 | Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) Looking for a chance to present your research over the summer??? Don't miss this opportunity! Date: Wednesday, July XX, 2025 (tentative) Check the Office of Undergraduate Research FURF/SURF webpage for updated information |
Job/Internship Opportunities
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) keeps an updated list of current student research positions at the UI: https://our.research.uiowa.edu/students/open-research-positions |
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) also keeps an updated list of Summer Research Opportunities: https://our.research.uiowa.edu/students2/summer-research-experiences |
Pathways to Science Large database of programs and professional development resources for current and prospective undergraduate students: https://pathwaystoscience.org/Undergrads.aspx (Institute for Broadening Participation) |
| NSF ETAP (Education & Training Application) Portal – search for NSF funded research opportunities |
| NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) portal Summer research experiences for undergrads |
| Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP): programs for postbacs that want to transition to rigorous biomedical, research-focused doctoral degree programs |
GEM Fellowship Portal |
National Science Foundation - Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF - GRFP) For application help: Office of Scholar Development |
| Medical Science Training Program (MSTP) – Funding from the NIH for an MD/PHD. This links to the program at the University of Iowa as an example |
NIH T32 Training Grants Stipend and tuition paid for graduate students selected for these programs in a wide variety of disciplines. |
Bridges to the Doctorate Fellowship (must have been an LSAMP participant as an undergrad) |