This page provides an overview of the resources, tools, and best practices available to help you successfully recruit, mentor, and manage undergraduate researchers on your projects.
Funding
FRAP provides financial support to faculty members who integrate undergraduate students into their ongoing research projects. This grant is specifically designed to help offset the direct expenses associated with undergraduate participation. Working with undergraduates earning 99 and 199RA credit, faculty can receive grants up to $1,500.
Recruiting Student Researchers
The Undergraduate Research Directory is UCSB's centralized way for students to find research opportunities at UCSB, and for faculty and staff to reach students.
Mentorship Resources
Launching in Fall 2025, URCA, in collaboration with A-Cause, will offer a new Canvas page with modules to train students for common research tasks, like writing summaries or cleaning data.
We also offer a template for a Research Learning Contract, a guide to set clear expectations for an undergraduate student and their research mentor.