Student Opportunities

Undergraduate research

Academic discovery and creative inquiry are crucial to student success and preparation to enter the workforce — and not only at the graduate level. K-State offers many opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in research.

• The office of Scholar Development and Undergraduate Research administers a number of programs to help students identify research and funding opportunities.
• The Office of Research Development produces a weekly Funding Connection that includes student opportunities.
• The Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research Program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering, up to $5,000 for astronomy research, and $2,500 for vision-related research.
• The Kansas Academy of Science offers student research grants. The organization welcomes student-authored articles in the Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science and student participation in its annual meeting
• Summer research programs are an excellent way for students to strengthen research foundations and make connections for the future.
• The Chapman Center for Rural Studies offers undergraduate research opportunities in history and the humanities.
• Crossing Borders: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship offers undergraduates from all disciplines an opportunity to publish their work.
• The Johnson Cancer Research Center's undergraduate student awards is a competitive research mentoring program that offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in the Center's faculty research.

 

Graduate research

Graduate students have access to research and scholarly activities encompassing a wide range of academic interests. Our students confront crucial global challenges with industry-leading researchers and attend valuable workshops and forums. Kansas State University is equipped with state-of-the-art research facilities, including the future National Bio and Agro Defense Facility, ensuring graduate students have access to the answers they need.

• Graduate research has many benefits, including the possibility of funding your education.
• Students involved in research projects also may be eligible for awards, including the University Distinguished Professors Graduate Student Award.

• The Graduate School's Small Grant Program provides financial support for research, scholarly, and creative work of master's and doctoral students in arts, humanities, and social sciences.

• The Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research Program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering, up to $5,000 for astronomy research, and $2,500 for vision-related research.
• Visit the Graduate School for more information about graduate research and graduate fellowships, scholarships and grants.
• Explore funding opportunities through the Funding Connection, a weekly publication of the Office of Research Development, and explore other resources and events designed to support those engaged in research, scholarly, and creative activity and discovery.
• The Kansas Academy of Science offers student research grants. The organization welcomes student-authored articles in the Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science and student participation in its annual meeting.
• The Johnson Cancer Research Center offers graduate student awards that fund summer salaries for graduate students working with Center faculty members.