Student Research

UD students make a major contribution to the University’s objectives of creating, synthesizing, and disseminating knowledge. There are lots of great opportunities for students to participate in leading-edge research at UD. Currently, some 700 undergraduates and over 4,000 graduate students are actively involved in UD research, working with their faculty advisers.

Information regarding training requirements for student researchers can be found at: http://research.udel.edu/training/

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program NSF Graduate Research
Fellowship Program Workshop

The program recognizes and supports outstanding U.S. graduate students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science and engineering.

Undergraduate Research

Resources available for UD’s undergraduate students.

Graduate Research

Resources available for UD’s graduate students.

Undergraduate Research

Resources available for UD’s undergraduate students.

Graduate Research

Resources available for UD’s graduate students.

International Students & Scholars

Resources available for UD’s international students.

UD Online

UD’s online program portal

RESOURCES

Graduate Students as Principal Investigator

Graduate Students as Principal Investigators

The Research Office acknowledges the importance of permitting graduate students to lead sponsored projects where appropriate. There are several sponsors who offer pre-doctoral grants whereby the work is conceived of and carried out entirely by a graduate student. In these cases, a faculty member is identified as a mentor and oversees the project nominally. (examples: NASA: Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program (JPFP), NIH: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research, NIH: Predoctoral Training at the Interface of the Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences, DOE: The National Methane Hydrates R&D Program - Graduate Fellowship Program).

To that end, the eligible PI approval form may be used at the time of proposal routing to permit the graduate student to have this role. Also, please have the department administrators ensure the graduate student’s supervisor code is associated with a chair and dean code. This will allow the proposal approval web form to be routed appropriately. The required completed form must be sent to the Research Office at least ten (10) working days before the deadline for submittal of the proposal to the funding agency.

There are still other sponsors for whom the need for submission and approval from an Authorized Representative of the University is not required. The student may submit these applications directly to the sponsor without coordination with the Research Office or a PI eligibility form (examples include: NSF Fellowship, Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching).

If there are questions concerning which type of funding the grad student is applying, contact the Research Office for guidance.

ASSISTANCE

Compliance Hotline
Phone: (302) 831-2792

UD Research Office
210 Hullihen Hall
Newark, DE 19716
Phone: (302) 831-2136
Fax: (302) 831-2828
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