Undergraduate Research Grant (URG)
The Office of Undergraduate Research is pleased to announce the Undergraduate Research Grant (URG) Program. The program is aimed to encouraging talented students to perform high-impact research (defined broadly as activities generating new models of understanding the world around us, development of new approaches and technologies that lead to progress of society and humanity) with faculty mentor supervision from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.
All disciplines (STEM and non-STEM) of research, as well as scholarly and creative activities will be supported. We anticipate that for our 2026-2027 cohort, up to 25 Undergraduate Research Grants will be awarded.
For questions regarding submission guidelines, please contact The Office of Undergraduate Research through our@lamar.edu or contact Director of O.U.R. Dr. Cristian Bahrim at cbahrim@lamar.edu or call (409) 880-8290.
General Schedule for the U.R.G. Program Y2026-2027
Date |
Event |
| September 11 |
The O.U.R. Orientation (1:00 to 2:00 p.m.) and S.U.R.F. Symposium (2:15 to 4:30 p.m.). |
| September 15 |
Call for proposals opens – contact Dr. Cristian Bahrim, Director of O.U.R. at cbahrim@lamar.edu, with a letter of intent for submission of a URG proposals. |
| September 17 |
Literature Review Workshop Workshop on literature review for preparing a grant proposal - Presenter: Elizabeth Sanders, MLIS, Director of Learning and Research / Learning & Research Librarian Location & Time: Galloway Bldg. Room 108, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion with O.U.R. Grant Winners Location & Time: Galloway Bldg. Room 108, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| September 23 |
Grant Writing Workshop Workshop on writing a proposal for the U.R.G. program - Presenter: TBA Location & Time: Galloway Bldg. Landes 101, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion with O.U.R. Grant Winners Location & Time: Galloway Bldg. Landes 101, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| September 24 |
AI Literacy and Ethics Workshop Workshop on ethical uses of Artificial Intelligence in academic writing - Presenter: Elizabeth Sanders, MLIS, Director of Learning and Research / Learning & Research Librarian Location & Time: Galloway Bldg. Room 108, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion with O.U.R. Grant Winners Location & Time: Galloway Bldg. Room 108, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| October 1 | The submission of U.R.G. proposals closes at 11:59 p.m. No more proposal submissions allowed. |
| October 25 | U.R.G. student awardees are announced. |
| November 3 & 4 |
U.R.G. Orientation Presence is required for student and faculty mentors in one of the days. This workshop is for U.R.G. winners and their mentors, only. Location & Time: Archer Bldg. Room 107, after 2:00 p.m. |
| November 13 |
13th Annual O.U.R. Fall Conference Location & Time: Galloway Bldg. 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. The conference webpage can be accessed here.
U.R.G. Awards Ceremony Location & Time: Galloway Bldg. Landes 101 after 6:30 p.m. |
| December 2 |
The Awards Ceremony for the 13th O.U.R. Fall Conference Location & Time: Galloway Bldg. Landes 101 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. |
| January 22 | U.R.G. Kickoff Day – Time/Location: TBA |
| February 23-25 | Mid-term report - Meeting with the Director of O.U.R. on project progress |
| mid-April | Undergraduate Research EXPO 2027. All U.R.G. student awardees are required to present their research at this event. |
| May 31 | Final report is due |