Faculty project database

Undergraduate Research Faculty Project Database

• Faculty who have not previously posted a project in the database should contact Undergraduate Research to request access.
  • Include your NetID in your request (look it up here if you do not know it).
• To post a project, faculty must meet the criteria for eligibility to supervise undergraduates in research. Contact Undergraduate Research if you have questions.
• Projects posted in the database must provide students with meaningful faculty-mentored research experiences that provide a clear academic benefit to the student.
  • Faculty seeking hourly workers may do so through the Student Employment Office.
• Project drafts are approved by SURFD before they are posted.
  • Projects in the database are not necessarily eligible for SURFD programs.
  • Students may apply for SURFD funding for projects that are not listed in the database.
• Faculty are responsible for entering projects into the database and for deleting or inactivating them when they are no longer available for student researchers.

• Describe the research in a way that is comprehensible to a general audience. Avoid the use of technical terms, jargon or acronyms without explanations.
• Explain the role of the student, the skills and knowledge to be developed, and the qualifications (or lack of) required.
• Projects need not be contained within an academic term. Many projects are "works in progress" as part of a larger research effort.
• Avoid references to specific programs (e.g. Presidential Scholars, URAD).

• Click "New Project Draft."
• Enter project information in the fields provided (please remember to enter your Department, Division, Project Title and Description).
• Click "Create" at the bottom of the page.
• A draft of your project will appear. At this point, the draft of the project is saved, but is unpublished. You may stop editing and exit the system, and the draft will remain for you to re-access and edit again later. 
• Click "edit" to continue editing the project information.
• Click "Submit for Review" to submit the project. (Once a project is submitted for review, it cannot be accessed or edited until it has been reviewed by the Undergraduate Research Office).
• You will be notified when we have reviewed and either published or returned your project.

• Click on the "Inactive" link under "Live Status."
• Click "Create Draft" in the top left corner.
• Make edits, if needed.
• Click "Create" in the top right corner.
• Click "Submit for Review" in the "Project Information" section.

• Click on the "Active" link under "Live Status."
• Click "Make Inactive" to inactivate the project. It will not be viewable online, but it will still be saved and accessible to you in the system.
• Click "Create Draft" to edit the project listing. The previous version of the project will remain viewable until the edited draft has been published. If you do NOT want the previous version viewable while you edit the project, you should first Inactivate the project, then make edits.
• Edit the draft as needed.
• Click "Update Project" to view the edited draft.
• Click "Submit for Review" to submit the project.