Funding for Undergraduate Research
1) Applications for the IHHE Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) traineeship awards
- Applications will be considered beginning Feb. 15.
Eligibility
- Undergraduate students enrolled full time in any major are eligible.
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Qualified students must have completed coursework for the first year of their majors, with a minimum of 16 credit hours of STEM-based courses.
Award and Conditions
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Successful applicants will receive $7,000 for a summer research internship. Funds can be used for stipend and/or research support.
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Awardees are expected to present their work during the annual IHHE Research Symposium on April 7, 2023.
Complete the REEU traineeship application form (docx) and email it to Edwin Lewis (eelewis@uidaho.edu), IHHE co-director.
2) Applications for the IHHE Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) mini-grant awards
- Applications during summer and fall semester will be reviewed the first week of November. Awardees will be notified before the end of fall semester to conduct project for the following spring semester.
- Applications during spring semester will be reviewed the first week of May. Awardees will be notified before the end of the spring semester to conduct project for the following summer or fall semester.
Specific calls for proposals will be announced at the beginning of fall and spring semesters.
Eligibility
- U of I undergraduate students must be enrolled full time in any major. Qualified students must have completed coursework for the first year of their majors, with a minimum of 16 credit hours of STEM-based courses.
Award and Conditions
- Awards consist of $500 or $1,000 to support research projects. We anticipate offering as many as 10 awards at $500 and five awards at $1,000.
Applicants must be working with a faculty or industry mentor to develop and submit a research proposal focused on plant, animal or human health in complex, managed ecosystems. While applications must be broadly relevant to this topic, we will consider applications from any area of STEM. The award can support a project to be conducted during the following summer or fall semester.
Awards may be used to support research (supplies, instrument time, travel to field sites, etc.) but cannot be used to support travel to conferences for research presentations (for this we direct you to the Office of Undergraduate Research travel grant program).
The University of Idaho USDA funded Research and Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program (2021-2026) is administered by the U of I Institute for Health in the Human Ecosystem (IHHE) and provides competitive financial support for U of I undergraduates to perform research with a U of I faculty mentor or Idaho industry mentor. The goal of the REEU is to train students to understand the connections among plant, animal and human health in complex, managed ecosystems. These can include but are not limited to agricultural, forest, soil and water ecosystems as well as urban and rural ecosystems.
Students will submit a research proposal with an REEU mentor for an announced deadline. Outstanding applicants will receive a funded summer internship or a research grant award for summer or fall semester research. REEU trainees will participate in the IHHE annual research retreat. In their second year, REEU students will be trained as peer mentors to guide first year REEU students, providing strong research and leadership training for all REEU students.
Students in any U of I major can apply, but applicants must work with an REEU faculty or industry mentor to develop a research proposal focused on plant, animal or human health in complex, managed ecosystems. Students are encouraged but not required to enroll in EPPN 110 Introduction to Global Disease Ecology to learn how to write a competitive proposal and to identify a mentor.
- One full year of research and leadership training for career success.
- Enduring, personal connections to U of I faculty and industry leaders to support career next-steps.
- One-on-one REEU mentoring for support and guidance to degree completion.
- Developing critical thinking skills, improving oral communication and writing skills.
- Unique preparation to solve complex challenges to plant, animal and human health for new and emerging careers.
Contact faculty
- Edwin Lewis, eelewis@uidaho.edu
- Shirley Luckhart, sluckhart@uidaho.edu
- Glen Sevens, glens@uidaho.edu