External Funding

Neil Baugh, Goldwater Scholar. A web search led Baugh to apply to professor Michael Dickey’s lab in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. There, he had the opportunity to work on leading-edge projects in soft robotics, a field that encompasses several disciplines with the goal of developing machines made of compliant materials with human properties. Photo by Marc Hall — Neil Baugh, Goldwater Scholar. A web search led Baugh to apply to professor Michael Dickey’s lab in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. There, he had the opportunity to work on leading-edge projects in soft robotics, a field that encompasses several disciplines with the goal of developing machines made of compliant materials with human properties.

Check out the prestigious Goldwater award at the NC State Office of University Fellowships

The following is a shortlist of external funding sources:

George T. Barthalmus Grant for sophomores – Awardees notified one week prior to the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (November).
OUR-curated Undergraduate Research Scholarship Directory – Please alert us to any broken links or additions you recommend.
ORISE and ORAU Government Fellowships and Research Experiences
CUR Biology Student Travel Awards
CUR Arts and Humanities Student Travel Awards
CUR Social Sciences Student Travel Awards
Phi Kappa Phi Internship Grant
American Society of Pharmacognosy
Pathways to Science Database
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Programs for International, DACA, and Undocumented Students
- Students are encouraged to look at the Scholarship Directory as well.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Summer of Discovery Program

Please note, while we make every effort to keep this list up to date, if you find a broken link or have other sources to share please email us. If you have a link you would like to share please email it to us at undergraduate-research@ncsu.edu