Eligibility:

All undergraduate students of all levels of the Collegeof Engineering are eligible for participation. Non-engineering undergraduates and students of Community Colleges are also welcome to participate, as long as the Faculty Mentor is a professor of engineering. Engineering undergraduates can also join any research group outside the College of Engineering at USF (for example in departments such as Chemistry, Physics, or divisions such as the Center for Ocean Technology or the Moffitt Cancer Center). Underrepresented groups students are especially encouraged to apply.

The Three Steps to Receive an Engineering Undergraduate Research Fellowship:

1. Find a Faculty Mentor who agrees to hire you. The first step of this process is to determine what you are interested in. Please, visit the “Research” page where all participating research groups of the College are listed with short summaries of their research projects. The REU Coordinators (see “Contact” page for a list of the Coordinators) in the departments can assist you with this process. Once you know which groups interest you, make appointments with the professors and meet them for an interview.
   
2. Once you find a professor who agrees to hire you, do an approximately two-month probationary period in the professor’s laboratory. No paperwork needs to be submitted during this period. Alternatively, you can take a Undergraduate Research course offered by several departments. More info about these courses is given on the “Fellowships” page.
3. Once a Faculty Mentor decides, after the probationary period, that a student should receive an Engineering Undergraduate Research Fellowship, the application form needs to be submitted to the REU-Coordinator of the Faculty’s department. The REU-Coordinator will approve the Fellowship, provided sufficient funds are available. Download the application form here (MS Word document).

List of Undergraduate Research Coordinators in the College of Engineering:

List of Undergraduate Research Coordinators in Affiliated USF Divisions: