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Undergraduate research

Research is experiential education and a complement to your classroom experience at ASU. As an undergraduate, you can work with faculty, graduate students and other undergraduates to transform your knowledge into actual practice — whether it is developing alternative energy from sunlight, next-generation nanoelectronics or creating your own entrepreneurial experience to launch a business.

Research programs

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Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI)

Enhance your engineering and technical undergraduate curriculum by providing hands-on lab experience, independent and thesis-based research.

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New College Undergraduate Inquiry and Research Experiences (NCUIRE)

Engage in meaningful research partnerships with faculty and other undergraduates. Gain experience that may make you more competitive when you apply for jobs.

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School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research (SOLUR)

Work with mentors who are experts in their fields. Establish relationships and professional connections that may last a lifetime.

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Sustainability Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)

The SURE program offers a tiered approach to research opportunities for undergraduate students in the School of Sustainability.

Undergraduate Research Program at Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions Undergraduate Research Program

This program provides undergraduate students with research, presentation and publication experience, including partnering with hundreds of nonprofit and government agencies to make a difference in the community.

Graduate Research Program at Fulton Schools of Engineering

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering  Summer Research Internships (SURI)

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University offers paid summer research internships for qualified U.S. citizens and permanent residents, and volunteer positions for international students.

More research and internships opportunities

National Science Foundation

Barrett, The Honors College

College of Health Solutions

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation

New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

School of the Future of Innovation in Society

School of Sustainability

Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

College of Health Solutions

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

W. P. Carey School of Business

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

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