Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Investigations
Undergraduate Research Support Awards
The Undergraduate Research Support Award (URSA) program promotes undergraduate research by helping to defray the costs of independent student projects and student travel to professional conferences. 

These grants, up to $500 each, are awarded for:
  • Approved supplies and equipment for a research project
  • Approved travel to a professional conference, or
  • Travel to a unique resource collection within the continental United States for the purposes of scholarly research.
All full-time undergraduates who have a GPA of at least 2.5 are eligible to apply. A Dominican University faculty member must sponsor the student’s application, though the student is responsible for completing and submitting the application. 

Typically, four to five students receive an URSA grant each semester. This past year, students in the following majors earned grants: chemistry, communications, journalism and sculpture. Two recent examples include:
  • A student, majoring in sculpture, used her funds to increase her knowledge of mold-making
  • Two chemistry majors are using their funds to attend a professional conference to present posters of their research.

URSA Application

To see current and previous URSA recipients click here