College Center for Research and Fellowships (CCRF)
The College Center for Research and Fellowships (CCRF) promotes academic excellence by empowering undergraduates to pursue two transformative educational experiences: undergraduate research and nationally competitive fellowships. CCRF promotes meaningful connections between faculty and students, encourages faculty mentorship, provides high-impact, developmental advising and educates the UChicago community about these opportunities for all undergraduates and recent alumni. Learn more about CCRF and their offerings here.
Information Sessions
To learn more about how to engage in undergraduate research or apply for a major national fellowship, attend any of the CCRF information sessions, workshops, and signature seminars here. If you cannot attend a session live, you are invited to review recordings archived in our CCRF Resource Library.
Quad Academic Year Undergraduate Research Scholars Program
Quad Undergraduate Research Grants are competitive, open-discipline awards that support faculty-driven, scholarly undergraduate research and creative inquiry experiences for University of Chicago College students.
Application Timeline coming soon!
Quad Summer Undergraduate Research Scholars
The Quad Summer Undergraduate Research Scholars Program offers competitive grants to support College students contributing to their faculty mentor’s research or creative inquiry in any discipline at the University of Chicago or another research institution in the United States during the summer.
Application Timeline coming soon!
Straetz International Undergraduate Research Scholars
The Straetz International Undergraduate Research Scholars Program offers competitive grants for students to pursue full-time, advanced research opportunities outside the United States during the summer.
Application Timeline coming soon!
College Summer Institute in Humanistic Research
The College Summer Institute in Humanistic Research provides selected undergraduates the opportunity to undertake intensive intellectual training and research with accomplished scholars across humanistic disciplines at the University of Chicago. Students will benefit from an immersive, full-time summer research experience that will help them to develop the skills necessary for further engagement with their own disciplines.
Application Timeline coming soon!
CCRF Research Opportunities Database
Search through CCRF's Research Opportunity Database to learn more about undergraduate research opportunities.