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Undergraduate Research Center

Whether your intellectual curiosity brings you into the library or the laboratory, across town or across the ocean, the Undergraduate Research Center (URC) at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ provides resources to support your research, scholarship, and creative work.

Undergraduate research is a hallmark of an Occidental education. The URC supports equitable and inclusive programs that foster students’ intellectual curiosity, autonomy, and responsibility; and facilitate close faculty-student mentoring relationships.

Important URC dates/deadlines

Student Resources

Students interested in off-campus research fellowships and opportunities should consult the Council on , the , and contact urc@oxy.edu.

Faculty Resources

The URC also supports faculty mentoring through professional development opportunities, and supports faculty research and creative activity through the Student Research Assistantship program and with supplemental student funding for Faculty Sponsored Research.

 

Watch this video to learn more about the Undergraduate Research Center’s flagship program: the annual Summer Research Program.

 

Calendar of important dates and deadlines (2025-26)

All URC funding applications are due by 5:00 PM local time on the specified due date
September 8 Fall Student Research Assistantship Program (SRAP) Deadline
September 22 ASP Fall Projects Deadline for Priority Funding
October 20 ASP Fall Projects Final Deadline
October 23 ASP Research Travel Deadline for Winter Break Projects
November 4 Science Scholars Fellowship Application Opens
November 15 Science Scholars Fellowship Deadline
December 2 Winter Break Student Research Assistantship Program (SRAP) Deadline
December 11 Fall 2025 ASP Deadlines for Final Report
December 12 ASP Spring Projects Deadline for Priority Funding
January 16 ASP Research Travel Deadline for Spring Break Projects
January 20 Spring Student Research Assistantship Program Deadline
February 2 Summer Research Program Fellowships Deadline
February 13 ASP Spring Projects Final Deadline
March 16 Deadline for Identification of Faculty-Sponsored SRP Participants
March 16 Research Early Access Program (REAP) Applications Due
March 26 ASP Research Travel Deadline for Summer Break Projects
April 6 ASP Conference Travel Deadline for 2025-26 AY requests
May 8 Spring 2026 ASP Deadlines for Final Report
Contact Undergraduate Research Center
Library

2nd floor, Old Wing, Room 253A