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Buffalo State’s Undergraduate Research Office recently introduced two new opportunities for student and mentor collaboration—the Early Undergraduate Research Opportunity (EURO) Program and the Second-Year Undergraduate Research (SYUR) Program.

The EURO program provides Buffalo State students with an early undergraduate research, scholarly, or creative experience by serving as an assistant. Recruited students support more advanced students (undergraduate and graduate) or a faculty member's research, scholarly, or creative activities. The program strives to broaden participation and support the college's efforts to engage early-career students and increase retention, especially of those who have demonstrated strong performance in their coursework at Buffalo State.

Proposals that strongly align with these goals are encouraged and will be more competitive for available funding. For the spring 2017 pilot round of this program, we anticipate supporting 25 early undergraduate research assistants. Support for the student is limited to $1,000 (based on 100 hours at $10/hour) with an additional $200 per student available to support supplies for the student assistant's project. Faculty members from all academic programs are encouraged to apply. Review of applications started January 15, 2017, and applications will be accepted until all available funding has been allocated.

The SYUR program provides students with opportunities to learn about the research process and conduct course-based research early in their academic experience. The program reflects the college's efforts to engage early-career students and increase retention. Proposals that strongly align with these goals are encouraged and will be more competitive for available funding. For the fall 2017 pilot round of this program, we anticipate supporting up to eight special sections of courses typically offered in the second year. Participating faculty would receive a $1,000 stipend and a student assistant to help with the oversight of projects. The number of assigned student assistants would increase depending on the course enrollment.

Applications are being accepted for both programs. More information and the online application are available on the Undergraduate Research website.