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 Funding & Programs
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) offers eleven research funding and program opportunities for undergraduate students. Please visit the links below for more information on these and other internal and external resources.
OUR Research Funding & Programs
- OUR Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
- OUR Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award
- OUR Named Fellowship Program
- OUR Peer Advisor Program
- OUR Research Education and Opportunities for High School Students (OREO) Program
- OUR Scholars Certificate Program
- OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
- OUR 2021 Undergraduate Research Stimulus Program
- OUR Poster Printing Support Funding
- OUR Student Organization Support Funding
- OUR Travel Support Funding
UNLV Funds
- Business School Medallion Program
- College of Education NITEP
- Calvert Award
- Engelstad Scholars
- International Programs Scholarships
- McNair Scholars
- Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship
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)