{"id":634,"date":"2023-11-13T13:02:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T13:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/illinois-university\/?page_id=634"},"modified":"2023-11-24T06:08:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T06:08:54","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/illinois-university\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"634\" class=\"elementor elementor-634\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c3ed948 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c3ed948\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a01fa2e\" data-id=\"1a01fa2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275fa31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"275fa31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e63e298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e63e298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<strong>HOME\u00a0 &gt;\u00a0 Research<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77bd93db elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77bd93db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-654ecf4b\" data-id=\"654ecf4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaef6d7 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4eaef6d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/illinois-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/elementor\/thumbs\/graduate-school-kids-standing-with-degree-scroll-in-campus-qfp1mxvo8ihlnqghgnmd79krs0tcnpe0l08wgs4woo.jpg\" title=\"Graduate school kids standing with degree scroll in campus\" alt=\"Graduate school kids standing with degree scroll in campus\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e8454c0\" data-id=\"7e8454c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db131b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db131b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Undergraduate research<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c8e722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c8e722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an undergraduate, you can get involved in research at UIC by finding a faculty member conducting work that interests you. You may also want to attend one of our undergraduate research symposia or workshops, which allow students from across campus to meet and discuss their projects.<\/p><p>The Office of Undergraduate Research offers several programs aimed at helping students start or continue their research projects:<\/p><ul><li>Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) \u2013 UROP provides funding for undergraduate students who wish to conduct independent research with UIC faculty members during the academic year or summer. Students must apply through the online application system before registering as participants for their funding requests to be considered by UROP staff members.<\/li><li>Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF) \u2013 SURF provides funding for undergraduates interested in conducting independent research during the summer months when most classes still need to be taught by professors at UIC\u2019s Chicago campus (with exceptions). Applications will be accepted starting January 1st each year through March 31st, at which point an annual competition begins among qualified applicants vying for up-to-date information about new developments within various fields related directly to improving quality life here on earth.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a4ffa8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a4ffa8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b0568\" data-id=\"e9b0568\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1150055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1150055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Graduate research<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a74492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a74492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many graduate students at UIC can conduct research in their field, whether in a lab or out in the area. Graduate students may also have opportunities for funding through fellowships and assistantships.<\/p><ul><li>Graduate Research Opportunities: Some of these include:<\/li><li>Graduate Research Assistantships (GRA) \u2013 A stipend paid by a faculty member who supervises your work; you must work 40 hours per week on their projects. These positions often lead to future careers in academia or industry once you graduate from UIC with your master\u2019s degree!<\/li><li>Graduate Fellowships \u2013 These are offered by outside organizations such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department Of Energy (DOE), and National Institutes Of Health (NIH). They provide funding for research projects on climate change mitigation strategies or new ways of treating cancer patients using stem cell therapy techniques.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffcf023\" data-id=\"ffcf023\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a7196 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50a7196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/illinois-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/elementor\/thumbs\/graduated-girl-qfp1mxvo8ihlnqghgnmd79krs0tcnpe0l08wgs4woo.jpg\" title=\"Graduated girl\" alt=\"Graduated girl\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72a243dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72a243dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25dde0f2\" data-id=\"25dde0f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-78462382 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78462382\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a82bd5b\" data-id=\"2a82bd5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ee2ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8ee2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workshops and events<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dab347e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dab347e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Workshops and events are a great way to learn more about research. Workshops can be offered to students in all years, while events are geared toward upper-level students who have already been introduced to the idea of conducting original research. Both workshops and events allow you to get involved with researchers working at UIC, which is an excellent way to gain valuable experience and make connections within your field!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48ff03c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48ff03c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b40a7b2\" data-id=\"3b40a7b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-195a06e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"195a06e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d24eb4d elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4d24eb4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3bc29e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f3bc29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/illinois-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/elementor\/thumbs\/young-woman-in-workshop-qfp1myti8rp6fwqm6m9k6owkngbkfb26irnccobhpw.jpg\" title=\"Young woman in workshop\" alt=\"Young woman in workshop\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e3a29d6 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3e3a29d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f6ba26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21f6ba26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Workshops:<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500d3700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"500d3700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\"><p>These one-day sessions provide an overview of research topics related to your major or area of interest and how they relate back to everyday life (e.g., how does studying economics help us understand our current political climate?). You\u2019ll also learn about what it takes for someone like yourself who doesn\u2019t have any formal training in this area yet still wants very much indeed \u2013 maybe even desperately \u2013 so please do come to join me again next week when we talk more specifically about how these lessons apply directly towards helping all those poor people who don\u2019t have enough money saved up yet themselves . . .\u201d<\/p><\/div><section class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research HOME\u00a0 &gt;\u00a0 Research Undergraduate research As an undergraduate, you can get involved in research at UIC by finding a faculty member conducting work that interests you. You may also want to attend one of our undergraduate research symposia or workshops, which allow students from across campus to meet and discuss their projects. 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