Other places to look.
KRSP is one way in. These official pages cover the rest: advice, course credit, paid positions, college labs and summer programs. We only link to them, so each site always has the latest details.
Links checked on Oct 18, 2026.
Start with the Office of Undergraduate Research
OUR is UCF's home base for undergraduate research. If you're new to research, start here before emailing anyone.
- Office of Undergraduate ResearchAdvising, workshops, funding, conferences and everything else OUR runs.academicsuccess.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- How to get startedOUR's guide to finding a first position, including how to write to a possible faculty mentor.academicsuccess.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Workshops and deadlinesDates for workshops like How to: Get Started in Undergraduate Research, plus grant and conference deadlines.academicsuccess.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Meet a peer mentorStudents who already do research. Drop in or book through myKnightSTAR; the page has the hours and steps.academicsuccess.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
The OUR research positions database
OUR keeps its own list of faculty research positions. It is for UCF students only, and faculty contact details are protected on purpose. You get access by attending a How to: Get Started in Undergraduate Research workshop or meeting with an OUR peer mentor. KnightMatch never copies this database.
Get access through OUR
Already have access? Open the positions page(opens in a new tab)
Get credit, pay or funding
Research can count toward your degree, be a paid job, or come with money for supplies and travel.
- Course credit for research (4912)Directed Independent Research courses put research with a faculty mentor on your transcript.academicsuccess.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Federal Work Study for research assistantsIf work study is in your aid package, it can pay your wages as a research assistant.academicsuccess.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Student research grantsMoney for materials, equipment or research travel, applied for through InfoReady.academicsuccess.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Summer Undergraduate Research FellowshipSpend a summer on your own project with a faculty mentor, ending in a poster presentation.academicsuccess.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
Research pages by college
Each college lists its labs, centers and faculty interests. Find a lab whose work excites you, then read a few of its papers before you reach out.
- Arts and Humanitiescah.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Businessbusiness.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Community Innovation and Educationccie.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Engineering and Computer Sciencececs.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Health Professions and Scienceshealthprofessions.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Hospitality (Rosen College)hospitality.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Medicinemed.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Nursingnursing.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Optics and Photonics (CREOL)creol.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Sciencessciences.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Simulation and Training (IST)ist.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- UCF Office of Researchresearch.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
Programs with research built in
Structured programs that pair you with a team or a mentor.
- Knight Research Scholars ProgramThe program behind every project on KnightMatch: grad students and postdocs lead teams of undergrads.knight.research.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Honors Undergraduate ThesisJuniors and seniors in any major research, write and defend an original thesis over two to four semesters.honors.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- McNair Scholars ProgramA federally funded program that prepares eligible first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students for doctoral study.mcnair.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
Summer research beyond UCF
Paid summer programs at other universities. Many apply in winter for the following summer.
- OUR guide to summer researchHow summer programs work, when they run and how to pick one.academicsuccess.ucf.edu(opens in a new tab)
- NSF REU site directoryResearch Experiences for Undergraduates sites across the US. You apply to each site directly. Most require US citizenship or permanent residency.nsf.gov(opens in a new tab)
- NSF REU: information for studentsWho can take part and how applications work.nsf.gov(opens in a new tab)