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Training Future Creators, Scholars, and Innovators

Faculty mentors make the most significant impact on a student's educational experience. As such, we take that relationship and learning experience very seriously and are here to help mentors should they need any assistance or support. Providing mentorship to undergraduate researchers can be a fulfilling and rewarding experience. Positive mentorship can instill growth, curiosity, and confidence in students across their academic achievements and beyond. Positive mentorship can benefit the mentor as well by enhancing research productivity, fostering collaborations, and engaging with hands-on learning and teaching in your field. 

We also like to keep our faculty mentors informed about the expectations ¶¶Òõ̽̽ has of them when they sign on as a mentor through a student's grant application and award contract. While some fields or research experiences do not require direct supervision of an undergraduate, we do ask that you provide some oversight of the student throughout their project. The oversight allows students to feel supported and get the most from their research experience. Mentorship is highly individualized; so please foster the kind of working relationship that helps meet the needs of the student and the work that they are doing. (We do require that faculty are available for communication with their mentees during the funding period.)

Please Note: Faculty mentors/sponsors and the students with whom they are working must be up to date on all Risk/Safety trainings and University protocols.

Undergraduate Research Funding

Please visit our Internal Undergraduate Research Funding page to review funding opportunities available for ¶¶Òõ̽̽ undergraduates. 

Looking for Undergraduate Research Assistance?

Please send a brief description of your opportunity to four@uvm.edu (hours/week, paid vs. volunteer, research focus, etc.). Please feel free to include any relevant requirements or details. 

• Help pair you with students who are excited to get to work in labs across all disciplines!
• Help fund students in your lab to work on projects (theirs or yours)!
• Provide opportunities and funding for your students to present their work and bolster your research footprint!

Learn more about the annual Student Research Conference, including information on student registration, involving your classes, and creating a special session.

If you have not already done so, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ is encouraging all researchers to . ORCID iD is a Digital Persistent Identifier (DPI) which can be a benefit for researchers to have and use through their career. Additionally, having a DPI will be a requirement in the federal grant making process as federal agencies implement NSPM-33 regulations. Click here for more information about ¶¶Òõ̽̽'s ORCID iD integration. 

FOUR takes the safety of student research seriously, and we know that you do too. Here are some resources on keeping your lab, your students, and yourself safe.

• Train and Inform Lab Personnel

FOUR requires all faculty mentors, along with their students, to be up to date on any relevant safety trainings. For information on training programs and the different committees, contact the Research Protections Office.