Upcoming OURMA Webinars, Events, and Deadlines 

2023 Application Deadlines

• PKP Fellowship Campus Nomination Deadline- Wed, March 1

  • Potential candidates should contact Dr. Ben Rayder well in advance to express their interest in applying

• Undergraduate Research Day Poster Submission - Wed, March 1

• Houston Early Research Experience (HERE) - Fri, March 10

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) - Fri, March 10

• UH Energy Scholars Program - Mon, April 3

• Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS) - Mon, April 24

Spring 2023 Webinars and Events 

Getting Started in Research, UGR@UH Webinar

Fri, Feb 3, 11am-12pm  
Register here for the Zoom link

Undergraduate Research Day Poster Review Office Hours

Tues, Feb 14, 21, and 28, 2pm-3:30pm
Register here for the Zoom link

Research Opportunities Abroad, UGR@UH Webinar

Fri, Feb 17, 11am-12pm
Register here for the Zoom link

Undergraduate Researchers Alumni Panel, UGR@UH Webinar

Fri, March 3, 11am-12pm
Register here for the Zoom link

Undergraduate Research Day

Thurs, April 13, 3:30pm-6pm
Learn more

Applying to Life Sciences/STEM PhD Programs, UGR@UH Webinar

Mon, April 17, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Register here for the Zoom link

OURMA in the News

2023

• 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