Undergraduate Research Scholarship

Apply for the College of Engineering's Undergraduate Research Scholarship program. The scholarship awards up to $500 to help support the educational development and participation of COE undergraduate students to present their technical posters or presentations as first-authors at scientific conferences on research conducted as a UNL engineering undergraduate student.

Eligibility:

  • Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student in good standing within the UNL College of Engineering during the term the scholarship is awarded.
  • Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student at the time of the conference.
  • Must be first author on a technical poster or presentation listed as part of the program at the scientific conference. The conference must occur after the application deadline.
  • Priority will be given to those students who have not received an Undergraduate Research Scholarship in the previous 12 months.

Undergraduate Research Scholarship Deadlines:

Dates
PeriodFor Travel BetweenApplication DeadlineNotification Deadline
Fall September 1

December 31		 July 31 August 20
Spring January 1

April 30		 November 30 December 20
Summer May 1

August 31		 March 31 April 20



Process:

  • Applications are to be submitted through the online form below.
  • Review the official University of Nebraska Travel Policy and the University’s COVID 19 Travel Policy
  • After each deadline, the applications submitted will be verified for eligibility by the Dean’s Office. The COE Associate Dean of Research, along with the Director of Engineering Graduate Programs, will make recommendations to the Director of Recruitment and Scholarship Coordinator who will coordinate awarding of scholarships across the College pending funding availability.
  • Applicants will be informed if their application is successful approximately 3-4 weeks after each deadline.
  • All applicants must complete the pre-trip form using Concur (excludes virtual conferences)
  • All scholarships are subject taxes.
  • Scholarships will be disbursed to the Student Account. Any outstanding balance may be subject to the scholarship first. 

Free Research Poster Tube

Academic Program (select one) Required
Which is your home campus?
Are you in the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy?
Conference - Start Date Required
Conference - End Date
How will you be attending the conference?
What is the scope of the conference?
What are you presenting at this conference?


Please upload (1) poster/paper abstract and (2) notification of acceptance, if available.

Poster/Paper Abstract Required
Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.
Notification of Acceptance Required
Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.
Have you received a COE Undergraduate Research Scholarship in the past year? Required
Priority is given to applicants who have not received one of these grants to attend a conference in the previous 12 months.


Budget: Please itemize your anticipated costs below.

In the textbox above, please list the amount of financial support you expect to receive from your faculty advisor, department, university, or other professional society resources.
In the textbox above, please provide 2-3 sentences about what you hope to gain from attending this conference.