Funding and Scholarship Opportunities

Funding and Scholarships for Undergraduate Research

On-campus Resources

The best sources of information on-campus are the college offices that oversee undergraduate programs. See the following:

College of Arts and Sciences 
School of Business
School of Engineering
School of Nursing
Student Government Travel Grant
Student Leadership Scholarships
Alliance for LGBT Equality at UAB
UAB Alumni Society Scholarships

Off-campus Resources

Federal agencies: 

Department of Energy, Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Undergraduate Student Research Program 
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program 
National Institutes of Health Summer Internship in Biomedical Research 
National Institutes of Health Research Training Opportunities for Minorities 
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates

International Opportunities:

National Science Foundation REU: International Programs 
National Science Foundation: Ethnoarchaeology in Fiji - UAB REU in Anthropology
RISE:Research Internships in Science and Engineering (German Academic Exchange Service)

National Organizations with a Focus on Undergraduate Research:

Council on Undergraduate Research 
The Leadership Alliance, Summer Research Early Identification Program 
The Reinvention Center at Stony Brook 
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

Professional Organizations:

Be sure to explore funding opportunities offered by professional organizations in your field of interest. 
American Society for Engineering Education: SMART scholarship program 

American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Grants