
Programs and Funding
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Develop Your Research Skills
The Aresty Research Center offers structured programs that provide Rutgers–New Brunswick students opportunities to engage with scholarly research at any stage in their undergraduate careers. These programs facilitate the development of research skills in the formal research setting and through peer, staff, and faculty mentorship.
Research Assistant (RA) Program
For students who are new to research, the Research Assistant Program pairs students with faculty mentors to conduct a year-long academic project. Students are required to work five hours per week in the research setting. The Aresty RA program helps undergraduates learn about the process of research early in their academic careers and can lead to continued research in the same lab or future research opportunities. Opportunities are available across all majors.
First-year students, sophomores, and juniors with no previous research experience are eligible to apply.

Summer Science Program
For rising sophomores who are new to research, the Summer Science Program pairs students with faculty mentors to conduct a research project over the summer.
Students are required to work full-time in the lab setting. The program helps undergraduates learn about the process of research early in their academic careers and can lead to continued research in the same lab or future research opportunities. Students are provided with a $3,000 stipend and optional on-campus housing.

Funding Opportunities
The Aresty Research Center offers many generous funding opportunities to all students at Rutgers–New Brunswick working on research. Students are encouraged to apply for funding in other departments and are invited to submit proposals to help defray the cost of independent research projects and senior theses or travel to professional conferences. Students who are awarded research funding through the Aresty Research Center are required to present their research at our Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the spring.
Students interested in the international fellowships program should visit the Office of Distinguished Fellowships.




Other Programs at Rutgers
Looking to do research at Rutgers? Many different programs are available to undergraduates. Be sure to read all the requirements because some programs, while conducted at Rutgers, do not accept Rutgers students.

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