Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity
Designated as a Carnegie Research 1 University, the University of Louisville gives you the opportunity to partner with internationally renowned faculty who work at the forefront of discovery in their respective disciplines.
Participation in research and creative activity involves a collaborative partnership between a student and a faculty or graduate student mentor. The partnership may be initiated by a student who seeks out a research mentor, or by faculty member may recruit students to work in their labs or creative spaces.
The Office for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity can help you get involved and support your participation in a number of ways.
Find an Undergraduate Research Experience
National Research Conference at Penn (NRCP)
The National Research Conference at Penn (NRCP) is bringing together 250 standout undergraduate researchers from 80+ universities for two days of discovery, communication, and connection.
Hosted by Project Lucid, NRCP is designed for students who want to sharpen their research communication skills and share their work on a national stage. Whether your interests lie in biological and life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, or the humanities and social sciences, this is your chance to present, learn, and grow alongside peers who are just as driven as you.
The conference will be held on October 2-3, 2026 at the University of Pennsylvania
Learn more and apply to participate by August 15, 2026
New England McNair Undergraduate Research & Creative Scholarship Conference (NE‑MURCS)
Join the NE-MURCS at Suffolk University in Boston from November 5–7, 2026. Watch the promotional video. Register now: https://www.newenglandmurcs.org
For details and updates, visit https://www.newenglandmurcs.org.
Questions: info@newenglandmurcs.org
Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Programs
Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)
The Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) provides University of Louisville undergraduate students an intensive 10-week research experience with a faculty mentor in any discipline (students in the arts and humanities students are particularly encouraged to apply).
Undergraduate Arts & Research Showcase
The university-wide Undergraduate Arts & Research Showcase provides an opportunity for undergraduates to share their expertise with the larger university community. This showcase will show the variety of academic work that our undergraduate students are doing across the university. We encourage participation from all colleges and departments.
ACC Meeting of the Minds
Undergraduate students are invited to participate in the 2025 ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference at the University of Pittsburgh. Each ACC school will send five students to give presentations on original research in either a poster or oral format.
Posters at the Capitol
With unique research projects on display, Posters-at-the-Capitol helps to increase understanding of the important role undergraduate research plays in the education of our students among those responsible for higher education funding in Kentucky. This annual event showcases faculty-mentored scholarly posters by undergraduate students from each state-funded university in the Commonwealth.
