Research helps enrich a student’s learning experience and offers many opportunities to build transferable skills and mature as critical thinkers. Georgia Tech undergraduates are encouraged to explore neuroscience research opportunities available on campus by reaching out to faculty of interest.
Learn about how to receive credit towards the BS degree requirements for participating in research.
The Office of Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROP) offers structure, guidance, and support as you plan for and embark on a research experience. Their website contains useful information about finding and getting credit for a research experience, and Undergraduate Research Ambassadors provide peer support in the various stages of research, from finding a lab position to presenting a poster.
The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program engages teams of undergraduate students in long-term, large-scale, multidisciplinary project teams that are led by faculty and graduate students. VIP attracts students from many disciplines and enables the completion of ambitious projects, which strengthens and expands faculty scholarship and exploration. Visit the VIP website for more information.
Students can search open positions in research laboratories on PairMe.
Undergraduate and Pre-Baccalaureate Research Training Programs
Human Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Georgia Tech and Georgia State host a program supported by the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Information is posted annually in November about applications for the following summer.
Petit Scholars Program (Hosted by the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience)
A year-long undergraduate research program open to students from metro Atlanta area interested in bioengineering and/or bioscience research. Selected students have the opportunity to work in the labs of Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) faculty, to receive mentoring from IBB graduate students and postdocs, to attend enrichment workshops and program-sponsored social activities, and to present their work at an end-of-year poster session.
With gift from the Lanier Foundation, the McCamish Program partners with the Petit Scholars Program to fund 5 undergraduate research students with projects focused on Parkinson's or other neurotechnology, neuroscience, or neural engineering topics.
Broadening Participation Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Physics (Hosted by the School of Physics)
The Georgia Tech Physics REU is a ten-week summer research program hosted by the School of Physics using funds from the National Science Foundation. Physics majors are invited to apply for the opportunity to work under the supervision of a physics faculty member on a focused research project.
Chemistry Function, Application, Structure and Theory (FAST) (Hosted by the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
The Chemistry FAST Program is a 10-week, interdisciplinary summer research experience for undergraduates (REU) program funded by the National Science Foundation and hosted by the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech. The objective of the Chemistry FAST program is to provide a high-quality research experience, augmented by experiential learning components, for a diverse cadre of undergraduate students.
Research Opportunities for High School Students
Project ENGAGES
Project ENGAGES (Engaging New Generations at Georgia Tech through Engineering & Science) is a high school science education program developed by Georgia Tech in partnership with seven minority-serving public high schools in the City of Atlanta and hosted by the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience. The program includes hands-on learning opportunities for the students in Georgia Tech laboratories, opportunities for students to conduct their own research projects, and training for high school science teachers.