Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards

For Faculty

Faculty who collaborate with students on UTRAs not only benefit from the assistance with a particular research or course development project; they are also energized by the fresh insights that undergraduates bring to their work.

Faculty Involvement

UTRAs provide faculty with an opportunity to mentor a nascent scholar in their field, a uniquely satisfying form of teaching.

A detailed faculty guide for the program provides information about the application timeline, program expectation regarding student learning outcome, the holistic review process and more. 

 Fall UTRA Faculty Collaborator Guide

UTRA Mentor Guide

 

Current Faculty Opportunities

UTRA Application Process

Students interested in applying for an UTRA, must follow the SPRINT Fellowship application process

Promoting Equity and Access

We know that systemic and a host of other barriers may prevent students -- particularly minoritized students  -- from developing mentoring relationships with faculty. And yet we also know from decades of research that mentoring relationships can be especially impactful for the students least likely to form them. For reasons of equity and access, the College encourages faculty to post opportunities to which students may apply directly.

Submit an UTRA Opportunity

If you would like to partner with an undergraduate student in Spring 2026, please review the UTRA Faculty Collaborator Guide and use the link it contains to submit a project proposal form by Monday, September 15, 2025.

Spring '26 UTRA Faculty Collaborator Guide

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