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Discovery of the Year

Duke seniors Kelly Ostrofsky and Tawnee Sparling were awarded Dean's Summer Research Fellowships to travel to South Africa for field work for their senior honors theses. With their mentor, evolutionary anthropology professor Steven Churchill, they took part in describing the biggest discovery of the year: two nearly complete skeletons of a pre-human called Australopithecus sediba.

Please visit the Duke Evolutionary Anthropology Undergraduate Research page for more information on research opportunities and mentors in this field.

Funding for Undergraduate Research

URS grants, assistantships, fellowships. Read More...

Announcements:

Summer Fellowship Applications Open:

Summer Research Funding Fair
Jan 26th, 12 noon- 3 pm, Bryan Center

Information and advice about summer funding for undergraduate research projects. Many funding office will be there, including the Undergraduate Research Support Office, the Career Center, Duke Global Health Institute, Center for International Studies, Duke Center for Civic Engagement, Asian and Pacific Studies Institute, and more.

Pre-Proposal Workshop
Jan 27th, 12 noon - 1 pm, 118 Perkins Library

Advice and guidance about preparing a winning proposal for a summer research project. Sponsored by the Duke Libraries and the Duke Center for Civic Engagement

See complete list of URS programs and the opportunities page for more research programs and funding available through individual departments.