Student Research Opportunities
Research Opportunities in Individual BBS Laboratories
Many students choose to complete research with our BBS faculty, whose research covers the areas of neuroscience, psychology, cognition, and speech and language pathology. View more information about individual research labs.
Options for Working in a Lab: Students can get independent study credit (contact your academic advisor for options), volunteer or get paid under some circumstances.
Finding a Lab: To find a research lab, the best option is to use our “matching” portal where you can search by research area and find laboratories with current openings.
Research Programs in BBS
NSF REU – Culturally Responsive Research in Developmental Science
The NSF REU is a 42-week paid internship that provides students the opportunity to work in community-based developmental research.
ENSURE Program in Neuroscience
The ENSURE (Enhance Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Experiences) program is an intensive 2-year program (including summers) that provides students from historically underrepresented groups the opportunity for an immersive research experience during their sophomore and junior years at UT Dallas. Fellows receive tuition, housing and a stipend to work in the laboratory of one of our neuroscience faculty.
MARC Program
The MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) program is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) 3-year paid scholarship that provides students with year-round biomedical research experience opportunities and mentorship. MARC scholars will have the opportunity to interact with faculty mentors and career mentors.
SURF Program
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program – See the Summer 2024 update.
Other Research Opportunities
SOAR Award Symposium
The SOAR Award Symposium recognizes outstanding young scholars with research interests that are underrepresented in behavioral and brain sciences and/or research perspectives that come from an understanding of the experiences of historically underrepresented or underserved populations.
SWG Research
The SWG (Short-Term Working Group) program offers students opportunities to work closely with a faculty member in a targeted project. New SWG projects will be announced early each semester. Projects recruit a cohort of 7-10 students who will meet in 4 goal-directed, in-person sessions over the course of a semester. The projects range across campus disciplines, including projects proposed by BBS faculty. The goal of the SWG initiative is to provide students with meaningful opportunities to connect and collaborate with faculty during their time at UT Dallas.
There are numerous opportunities for research across campus. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Education.
