Undergraduate Research

The Undergraduate Council on Research and Scholarship aims to promote a culture of inquiry by furthering professional development through the advancement of knowledge and production of research. The Council provides opportunities for the creation of distinctive curricula based upon the collective and discipline specific expertise of university faculty while fostering faculty-student mentorship at the undergraduate level.

Council on Undergraduate Research Membership

UB’s institutional membership with the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) affords the faculty and students an array of opportunities. Faculty have access to funding opportunities, national and global networking, free resources for implementing research at the undergraduate level, CUR list-serv, and CUR teaching and mentorship awards. Students have access to research and travel grants, graduate school resources, undergraduate research conferences, a registry of undergraduate researchers, and research opportunities portal.

Connecticut Space Grant Consortium

University of Bridgeport is a member of the NASA-funded Connecticut Space Grant Consortium (CTSGC). The Consortium’s purpose is to “inspire the pursuit of careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), especially within groups who have traditionally been underrepresented within the STEM disciplines; be the model for STEM-based professional development; contribute to the development of Connecticut’s economy and STEM pipeline; and provide an environment in which all stakeholders understand and contribute to the Consortium’s mission.”

UB undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens are encouraged to apply for funding support for scholarships, research projects, travel awards, and summer opportunities.

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Engineering Grand Challenges

The University of Bridgeport Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) is approved by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The combined curricular and extra-curricular program is comprised of five components that are designed to prepare participants to solve one of the 14 identified Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century.

Each academic year a cohort of undergraduate engineering students are selected for enrollment. Participants are awarded $2,000 disbursed over a period of two years and are expected to select one of the Grand Challenges for Engineering, plan and conduct a research project with a faculty mentor over an 18-month to two-year period. Components of the Grand Challenge program may include internships, entrepreneurship, research publication, conference and competition participation, overseas experience, coursework, clubs/societies memberships, university service, and community service.

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