Guiding students to undergraduate research & fellowship success!
Welcome to Research & Fellowships Event
The Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships and the Kansas Research Collective are hosting a welcome event for prospective researchers on Monday, August 31st.
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Welcome to your undergraduate research experience. CURF is dedicated to connecting all KU students to research and supporting them to apply for competitive fellowships. We believe that every Jayhawk has a perspective that is valuable to research. We’re excited to help you find your path!
Mulu Lemma
CURF Program Director
Meet our fellowship and scholarship award nominees and featured undergraduate researchers!
Meet our featured undergraduate research mentors!
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Wed, 04/09/2025
The only students eligible for nomination are sophomore- and junior-level students with outstanding academic records, significant research experience and high potential for careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. Alexa Magstadt is majoring in molecular, cellular & developmental biology and minoring in Spanish.
Wed, 04/09/2025
Two outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates are representing KU in the Astronaut Scholarship program. The six surviving members of the Mercury 7 mission founded the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) in 1984 to encourage students to pursue scientific endeavors to keep the U.S. on the leading edge of technology.
