Make the most of your Ag Sciences education and set yourself apart from other undergraduates. Get involved in real-world science as an undergraduate researcher.
Discover your passion through undergraduate research opportunities. Work side by side with faculty, graduate students, and other undergraduates in a lab or field experience. Become part of cutting-edge research through a part-time wage position. Serve as a research assistant for a faculty-led research project. Create innovative research, develop a proposal for your own research project.
How can I find undergraduate research opportunities?
- Explore part-time job opportunities in Penn State Workday
- Find available positions in Nittany Lion Careers
- Search Penn State's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Database
- Utilize the Student Engagement Network
- Get started by connecting with potential mentors and utilize the College of Ag Sciences' faculty directory
What programs exist to support undergraduate research?
- The College of Ag Sciences Undergraduate Research Award Program
- The Penn State Erickson Discovery Grant
- The Student Engagement Network Grant Program
- The Federal Work Study Program
How can students share their completed research projects?
Students can present their research to audiences inside and outside of Penn State.
- Gamma Sigma Delta Ag Sciences Research Expo
- Penn State Undergraduate Research Exhibition
- Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Support
- Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Support – College Funding Request Procedures
