Upcoming OURMA Webinars, Events, and Deadlines 

2023-2024 Application Deadlines

• Research for Aspiring Coogs in the Humanities (REACH) - Wed, Sept 6, 2023 Application Closed

• Spring 2024 Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS) - Mon, Nov 6, 2023 Application Open

• Energy Scholars - Mon, Nov 6, 2023 Application Open

• Mellon Research Scholars - Mon, Jan 22, 2024 Coming Soon

• Houston Early Research Experience - Fri, Mar 8, 2024 Coming Soon

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) - Fri, Mar 8, 2024 Coming Soon

• Fall 2024 Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS) - Mon, Apr 22, 2024 Coming Soon

Fall 2023 Webinars and Events 

Getting Started in Research Webinar

Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
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Applying to Ph.D Programs (STEM/Life Sciences Focus) Webinar

Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
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Getting Started in Research Webinar

Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
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Marketing Yourself as a Researcher Webinar

Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
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Interviewing 101 Webinar

Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
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OURMA in the News

2023

• Scholars Walk: UH Salutes the Achievements of Student Scholars

• CLASS undergraduate Kalena Holeman creatively researches across eastern U.S

• Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship Awarded to UH Grad

• UH's Fulbright and Gilman Scholars Embark on Academic Adventures

• Sondos Moursy ('22): From Track Star to Civil Rights Law Scholar

• UH Student Gabrielle Kostecki Among 2023 Goldwater Scholars

• Researchers on the Rise: Discoveries on Display during Undergraduate Research Day

• With Honors: Largest UH Cohort inducted into PBK Honor Society

• Coogs Around the World: The University of Houston is Again Named a Top Producer of Student Fulbrights

• Exhibit Highlights the Genesis of UH African American Studies

• Coogs Go Global Through the Support of Gilman Scholarships

2022

• Coogs Close Out 2022 on Academic High Note

• UH Named 2022 Hispanic Serving Institution Leader by U.S. Fulbright Program

• SURFers Carve Research Waves

• New Exhibit Features Houston GLBT Political Caucus (REACH program)

• UH Students Documenting U.S. Latino Experience Through Research, Archival Initiative

• Perfect 10: Multiple Coogs Named Fulbright Scholars

• Coogs Around the World: Gilman Scholarships to Support Learning Abroad Experiences for UH Students

• Going the Distance: UH Student-Athlete Earns Prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship for Commitment to Public Service

• Rising Scholars in the Spotlight During Undergraduate Reserach Day April 14

• UH wants to be top producer of Fulbright students in Texas

• International Impact: University of Houston Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students… Again

2021

• UH Named 2021 HSI Leader by Fulbright Program

• UH ARC Fellows work to help formerly incarcerated women in Houston

• Undergraduate Research and Major Awards Recognized for Academic Excellence

• University of Houston Launches a New Undergraduate Research Program

• Action Research in Communities Program to Double its Impact in 2021

• Making (Art) History: Jaelynn Walls First UH Student to be Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

• 2021 Undergraduate Research Day Virtually Excels

• UH Reaches Double Digits Again for Fulbright 

• Four Honors Students Selected for MD Anderson Summer Program

• Phillip Kieval Named First Ever Gates Cambridge Scholar From UH

• Cambridge Bound Coog! UH Graduate Student Phillip Kieval is Awarded Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

• Office of Undergraduate Research and Major Awards Offers Navigate App Features

2020

• Professor Fares and Rainbow Win Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Awards

• 2020 Undergraduate Scholars and Major Awards Celebration

• Undergraduate Scholars and Major Awards Celebration via Zoom

• Undergraduate Research Day Virtually Flourishes

• $500,000 Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

• Houston Early Research Experience (HERE) Continues Virtually Throughout Pandemic

• Recent UH Graduate Named Marcus L. Urann Fellow by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

• How to Build a Fulbright Top-Producing Institution: University of Houston

• 2020 SURF Students Make History and Strive on During COVID-19 Pandemic

• UH has Another Banner Year of Fulbright Awardees

• STEM Students Cap Outstanding Undergraduate Research Career with National Science Foundation Honor

• Record Number of UH Students Named CLS Awardees

• Mike Floyd Named Second Truman Scholar in UH History

• These Colleges Encourage Their Students to Seek Fulbrights. Here’s How It Pays Off.

• University of Houston Ranked as Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students

2019

• Mellon Scholar Lives Her Dreams

• Research Programs and the Path to Fellowships: UH Honors College

• First Goldwater Awards Since 2011

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships Give Students a Head Start on Graduate School

• Record Year Celebrated at 2019 Undergraduate Scholars and Major Awards Dinner

• The University of Houston: A Powerhouse in Fulbright Scholarships