All funds awarded through the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) programs are dispersed through Financial Aid & Scholarships under NSHE Board of Regents' guidelines.
There are several factors that may affect the timeline to receive funds that are unique to each student. Typically, if all criteria are met, students may receive their funds in 10 to 14 days.
For additional information please contact Financial Aid & Scholarships.
Research Programs & Funding Opportunities
OUR offers eleven programs and research funding opportunities for undergraduate students. Please visit the links below for more information on OUR programs and other internal and external resources
OUR Programs
- OUR Named Fellowship Program
- OUR Scholars Certificate Program
- OUR Student Organization Support
- Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award
- Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
- Peer Advisor Program
- Poster Printing Grant
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Travel Funding
- OUR Bridge Program
- OUR 2021 Undergraduate Research Stimulus Program
UNLV Funds
- Business School Medallion Program
- College of Education NITEP
- Calvert Award
- Engelstad Scholars
- International Programs Scholarships
- McNair Scholars
- Sam Lieberman Regents' Scholar Award
External Funds
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Mechanisms of Evolution
- Nevada IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
- NSHE Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
- College of Sciences Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Department of Education
- Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)