Research Opportunities

If you want to do research that makes a difference, the University of Idaho is the place for you.

We're a leading national research university that attracts outstanding faculty and students like you who are passionate about their work.

Consider the ways we bring research opportunities to you:

• We are classified by the prestigious Carnegie Foundation distinction for high research activity.
• We attract the grants and contracts – totaling more than $100 million each year – that fund innovative research in our world-class facilities.
• Our Student Grant Program funds student-led research. It will introduce you to the processes and skills you'll need to apply for professional level research grants, including proposal writing, external peer review, and project presentation.
• Faculty and students team up for research projects at our institutes and centers. Here, you'll contribute to our nationally recognized research on issues that affect the state, the region and the nation.
• Students in all academic years work with faculty at our research facilities, such as the Electron Microscopy Center, the National Institute for Advanced Transportation and the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, as well as a host of other laboratories and programs.
• Many of our colleges have their own research and teaching centers that serve specific disciplines or the university as a whole. For instance, you can explore better ways to feed Idaho and the world at the Aquaculture Research Institute in the university's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.