Research is an essential part of the undergraduate experience. The skills you’ll gain by working on real problems outside the classroom are invaluable for post-graduate life.

Get Funding!

Research credits are required for physics majors, but if you would like to do additional research, you can look into securing your own funding to support you monetarily while you perform the research. Grants and awards are available to support the research itself, travel costs, materials and so on. Writing applications to secure your own funding is excellent practice for graduate school and future careers.

Click the link below to access the UO-maintained site of all undergraduate research awards, grants, support programs and more.

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Find a Faculty Mentor!

Here, we have compiled a list of UO physics professors who are actively conducting research in their fields of specialization. If you want to learn more about a professor’s research, you can check their websites from the faculty directory. Don’t hesitate to contact a professor if you are interested in assisting them in their research! Many are happy to accept undergraduate help.