Undergraduate Research Month: April 2024

Celebrate undergraduate research at NIU all month long.

This April, the Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning (OSEEL) and the University Honors Program invite you to celebrate NIU’s first Undergraduate Research Month.  

Our undergraduate students have many opportunities to gain skills and experience to be future leaders and make impactful change through research and artistry. We’re excited to recognize and promote their achievements, as well as thank their faculty and mentors, with new ways for the campus community to get involved.

NIU’s Undergraduate Research Month coincides with national Undergraduate Research Week, set for April 15-19 by the Council on Undergraduate Research.  

Get Involved

• Show Your Gratitude

  Students, please fill out a brief survey to share how research impacted your undergraduate experience and thank those who supported you. We look forward to sharing your gratitude posts on NIU’s social media channels as part of Research Month, to let the campus community and beyond know about your accomplishments. Please include a photo if you have one.
• Celebrate Your Research Accomplishments

  If you mentored an undergraduate researcher during the current academic year, please fill out a brief survey highlighting a research project where an undergraduate researcher made a positive impact. We look forward to sharing your research highlights on NIU’s social media channels as part of Research Month and ask you to please share these posts to let others know of these accomplishments.
• Share Your Research and Artistry

  Make plans now to attend or participate in these important events:

  • Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 27, 2024 
  • NIU’s annual Conference on Undergraduate Research and Engagement, April 30, 2024 
• Join the Council on Undergraduate Research

  NIU is a member of the national Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). If you’re an NIU student, faculty or staff member, you can access enhanced CUR membership benefits at no cost.