Undergraduate Research
What is the URMI?
The Undergraduate Research Mentorship Initiative (URMI) is a program developed
by Dr. Deborah H. Holdstein, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
to connect talented students who are interested in the experience of conducting
academic research with faculty mentors involved in worthy scholarly and
research projects in their areas of expertise. Students in any major at
Columbia are encouraged to seek out an URMI in LAS in a field different from
theirs as a way to broaden their academic perspectives and deepen their ability
to conduct research.
What is the benefit of conducting research with members
of the faculty?
The URMI gives Columbia's undergraduate students the opportunity to gain
real-world experience and learn research and scholarly techniques from
practitioners in academic and integrative disciplines based in the liberal arts
and sciences. Even in a discipline different from your major at Columbia, the
experience enhances your credentials as you enter professional fields or pursue
higher academic degrees. Students also earn up to 3 credit hours per semester
for their participation.
What kinds of research have other students conducted
through URMI?
Since the URMI launched in 2008, students have partnered with faculty members
to conduct URMI projects such as “Women and Modernism,” “Attitudes Toward Sex
in the New Millennium,” “Interpreting in Religious Settings,” and “Models of
Relativistic Gas,” among many others.
Sounds great! How do I apply?
For more information about the URMI and how to apply, please download the
informational brochures below.
Faculty members:
Click here to download the informational PDF.
Students:
Click here to download the informational PDF.
