This page is to help early career Binghamton students (first and second-years) get the basic information they need on how to become involved in undergraduate research.
This information is best accompanied by a walk-in basic advising appointment. See our schedule for advising times. More advanced advising is available in the ESURC office for those who desire it.
First Steps (all areas of study)
Get connected and get information! Get started toward academic research by…doing a little research!
Get to know your professors
So much of your academic path will depend on getting to know your professors–and getting them to know you and your goals. Whether they provide research opportunities for you themselves, point you in the direction of opportunities they have found, or support you in your applications for research opportunities with letters of recommendation, they are key resources. Read their faculty profiles. Go to their office hours! Talk about your interests; ask about their research. Build connections.
Follow social media accounts
Follow departments, programs, and faculty in areas of interest. You might get announcements of opportunities first in that way. And you will see what others are doing. See a few faculty links below, and seek out others on your own. Be sure to follow the ESURC on Instagram!
Get others from university webpages.
Join an academic or research oriented SA club or organization
SA groups often promote and showcase research in academic areas. Fellow members can
offer advice and tips. Get connected to others doing what you want to do! Search in
B Engaged for academically related clubs.
Read your B-Line emails!
There is actually a research category.
Utilize resources at the Fleishman Center
Join Fleishman Center Career Clusters in your areas of academic interest.
Explore the ESURC resources
The Campus Research Opportunities Postings (CROP), Searchable Databases of Additional External Scholarships and Award Resources, and our newsletter are great places to start your search!
Next Steps: Research Opportunities in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Independent Undergraduate Research in the Humanities (IURH)
- Summer Scholars and Artists Program
- Harpur Edge
- Ellyn Uram Kaschak Summer Research Grant
- McNair Scholars
- Dickinson Research Team (DiRT): contact Prof. Rob Holahan
- Israel Studies Undergraduate Research and Creative Work Grant
- Digital Scholarship Center
- Johnson City Redevelopment
- GIS and Remote Sensing - Software and Lab
Next Steps: Research Opportunities in STEM
- Explore Faculty research profiles for links to labs that utilize undergraduate assistants
- Example: Karin Sauer
- Example: Terrence Deak
- Example: Guy K. German
- Example: Nathan Tumey
- Example: Sozanne Solmaz
- REUs (National Science Foundation summer research experiences for undergraduates)
- Note: search by area of study or location
- Note: Many REUs are looking for students with NO research experience. This language is in the program description.
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) summer research experiences
- Summer Scholars and Artists Program
- Summer Research Immersion (Binghamton)
Fast-track Research Immersion (Binghamton) - McNair Scholars
- L-SAMP, C-STEP and other important programs
