Research Opportunites

Finding Research Opportunities

Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF)	CURF's website offers an extensive listing of undergraduate research opportunities. Interested students should review the listings and make an appointment to speak with a CURF advisor at 215.746.6488.
	This database includes programs administered by national and international granting agencies as well as programs sponsored by Penn.
Penn Summer Research Internships	The College sponsors 20 summer research internships at area cultural, historical and educational organizations.
CUREJ (College Undergraduate Research Electronic Journal)	This repository holds examples of undergraduate research exploring a wide range of academic interests from the natural sciences through the social sciences and humanities, including music, painting and more.
The Weigle Information Commons	Located in Van Pelt library, the Commons supports study groups and collaborative learning and offers training, equipment and support for digital media. Support is also available for students to improve their effectiveness in writing, speaking and research.
College 99	Research with faculty outside the School of Arts and Sciences.
Provost's Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program	The program is created to provide undergraduates with a substantial research experience under the guidance and direction of a faculty mentor.
Departmental Websites	• Anthropology • Biological Basis of Behavior • Biology • Earth & Environmental Science • English • Health and Societies	• History • International Relations • Jewish Studies • Philosophy, Politics and Economics • Physics and Astronomy • Psychology
Publications Highlighting Undergraduate Research Several departments and programs have publications which profile undergraduate research. Browse their web sites for information about contributing to or receiving their publication.	Various science departments contribute to PennScience: Journal of Undergraduate Research
	Department of History, Penn History Review: Journal of Undergraduate Historians
	Critical Writing Program, res: a journal of undergraduate research
	Department of Political Science, Sound Politicks
	Department of Psychology, Perspectives in Psychology: The Undergraduate Psychology Journal of the University of Pennsylvania
Emerging Scholars Talks	Communication Within the Curriculum (CWiC) honors students with both strong research projects and superior speaking abilities by providing those students with a public forum in which to talk about their academic work.
SASFrontiers	Video articles about research and scholarship in the School of Arts and Sciences.
For Pilot Curriculum Students	Information for students in the College's Pilot Curriculum regarding the Pilot research requirement: how to identify a topic, find a research advisor, and complete the requirement for certification.