Welcome to the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Website

Participation in research is a fundamental part of the undergraduate experience at Rice, fulfilling a vital component of our mission of preparing students to make a distinctive impact in the world.

Research in this context is understood very broadly as any opportunity to approach a problem in a critical and open-ended way, ranging from the experiments in our science and engineering laboratories, to the design projects in our engineering classes and architecture studios, to the fieldwork and original analyses of our social scientists and humanists. Undergraduate students who want to participate in research have a number of options.   The links below can help guide you in your decision to begin a research program and help you locate an opportunity:

• Not sure if you should do research
• Want to Pursue an Undergraduate Research Opportunity
• Examples of Student Research
• Faculty Expectations
• Examples of Faculty Research
• Research On Campus
• Research Off Campus (Important factors to consider before starting off campus research)
• Research Abroad (Please also visit the International Programs Office)
• Undergraduate Research Programs and Summer Experiences
• Research Careers (Please visit the Center for Student Professional Development)
• FAQs