Undergraduate Research
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Undergraduates who have conducted independent research
projects are well prepared for advanced graduate study, and they are
able to compete effectively for prestigious scholarships and fellowships.
Many of the University’s recent winners and finalists in the competitions
for Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Luce, and Goldwater scholarships were engaged
in independent research during their undergraduate years.
Moreover, taking part in in-depth research can shape
a student’s intellect and analytical skills in profound ways. Undergraduate
researchers learn how to gather data from primary sources or from first-hand
observations in the laboratory or in the field. Even if students choose
not to enter an academic career, the research experience will leave an
imprint on their thought processes throughout their professional lives—how
they gather and weigh evidence, how they assess sources of information,
how they verify results.
These skills are valuable in both the corporate and
academic worlds and will greatly broaden career options for undergraduates.
Whether they intend to enter business or finance, law or medicine, journalism
or public affairs, they will be confident in their ability to address
difficult problems and to build a sound case for their ideas.
The Center for Undergraduate Excellence encourages students to get involved in research. The Center administers the Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards and maintains a database of research opportunities both at U.Va. and else where: Research Opportunities
We encourage students to get involved in the Undergraduate Research Network, which produces The Oculus: The Virginia Journal of Undergraduate Research.
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