Support the
Miami Microbiology Undergraduate Research
Faculty Research Interests
Get the most out of your undergraduate microbiology training by getting involved in undergraduate research. Many Miami undergrads participate in research programs in Microbiology. Contact our faculty with research programs that interest you to explore the possibilities.
Undergraduate grant opportunuties
- Miami Undergraduate Research Office
- Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research
Awarding research support to undergraduate and graduate students for 80 years. Most grants range from a few hundred dollars to $1,000. Students apply online. - ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF)
The URF allows students to conduct research in the summer with an ASM member faculty mentor at their home institution and present the results at the ASM General Meeting the following year. The fellowship requires a joint application from both the student and faculty mentor. Applications are available online. The deadline is usually February 1 each year. - ASM Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF)
The MURF provides an opportunity for historically excluded and underrepresented students to participate in research projects at their home institutionor at selected institutions throughout the U.S. and gain experience presenting the results of their research at the ASM General Meeting the following year. Applications are available online. The deadline is usually February 1 each year.
Research grant deadlines
- Miami Undergraduate Research Awards: Round 1 - September of each year; Round 2 - February of each year
Applications due in OARS by 5:00 pm
Details available at: Undergraduate Research Award Program (URA) - DUOS - Doctoral-Undergraduate Opportunities for Scholarship: October of each year
- Undergraduate Summer Scholars (USS): Round 1 - Fall Semester (Friday before exam week)
Details available at Undergraduate Summer Scholars Program (USS) - Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research: October 15 and March 15 of each year
- ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF): February 1 of each year
- ASM Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF): February 1 of each year
- Other Undergraduate Funding (info and deadlines)
Poster/Meeting deadlines
- Sigma Xi Student Research Conference
- Check website for location and deadlines
- American Society for Microbiology Call for Abstracts:
- Undergraduate Research Forum at Miami University
Training certifications
- Short Term Radiation Safety: September and January of each year
- Contact your research advisor for more information
- Animal Care and Use: Fall of each year
- Human Subjects: various times throughout the year
- Environmental Health and Safety: