Undergraduate Research

Points of Pride

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Student Spaceflight Experiments Program

Ten undergraduate teams from the University of South °®¶¹´«Ã½ competed for a single opportunity to send their experiment on Mission 21 of the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education's . 

Student Programming

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The Office of Student Engagement in Research and Innovation (SERI) hosted the 2025 °®¶¹´«Ã½ Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC), the nation's largest multi-disciplinary research conference with record attendance and poster presentations. FURC featured 702 posters from 805 undergraduate students representing 33 °®¶¹´«Ã½ colleges and universities, 131 faculty and staff, and 152 guests. Three high school students also presented posters from Fort Lauderdale, Gulf Breeze and Dover.   

participants

The °®¶¹´«Ã½ St. Petersburg campus achieved a record level participation of 87 research scholars for the 2025 One°®¶¹´«Ã½ Undergraduate Research Conference, showcasing the campus’s growing impact and engagement in undergraduate research. The College of Arts & Sciences led all °®¶¹´«Ã½ colleges with 496 abstract submissions and the support of 151 dedicated faculty mentors—highlighting the college's strong commitment to undergraduate research and scholarly excellence.

IDS enrollment

A total of 26 students enrolled in the Undergraduate Research Experience course (IDS 2912). Five of these students presented their research at the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Undergraduate Research Conference, One°®¶¹´«Ã½ Undergraduate Research Symposium or °®¶¹´«Ã½ Health Research Day.

2024-25 Grants

One°®¶¹´«Ã½ Direct Grants 
  • $10,000 for the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) – Office of Student Success
  • $10,000 for the Summer Academy for Investigative Learning (SAIL) – Funding Source: °®¶¹´«Ã½ High Tech Corridor and °®¶¹´«Ã½RI 
  • $9,000 for the FURC – Hopen Smith Firm
  • $7,500 ($2,500 each) for the One°®¶¹´«Ã½ Undergraduate Research Conferences on the Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota-Manatee ResearchOne  
  • $5,000 ($2,500 each) for 2025 One°®¶¹´«Ã½ Summer Research Symposium on Tampa, St. Petersburg– Funding Source: Research One
Indirect Grants
  • $110,000 for Undergraduate Research (Renewed) for the 10 colleges and one campus with undergraduate programs ($10,000 each) – Funding Source: °®¶¹´«Ã½ High Tech Corridor and °®¶¹´«Ã½RI
  • $50,000 (10 stipends of $5,000) to serve as the Undergraduate Research Director for 10 colleges and one campus
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