For useful information on how to conduct undergraduate research, consult the new WCU Undergraduate Research Manual. Presently being written and edited by Honors students with grant support from University of North Carolina President Erskine Bowles, the manual will appear on this site in the spring term 2009. For a hard copy, please contact the Honors College at 828-227-7383.
Above: Discussion at the poster session for the WCU Undergraduate Expo 2007.
Undergraduate Academic Project Grants
The Honors College sponsors Undergraduate Academic Project Grants, which are grants of up to $400 each, to support supplies or travel related to student research and creative/performance projects.
Learn more about Undergraduate Academic Project Grants
See Undergraduate Academic Project Grants Awarded 2008-2009
See Undergraduate Academic Project Grants Awarded 2009-2010
See Undergraduate Academic Project Grants Awarded 2010-2011
Undergraduate Expo
The College also sponsors a four-day, campuswide Undergraduate Expo, featuring all forms of undergraduate endeavor (including research, creative work, and service) at the end of March.
Learn more about the Undergraduate Expo
NCUR - National Conference for Undergraduate Research
Western Carolina University has participated for the past 15 years. WCU students rank sixth in the nation in the number of their research projects that were accepted for this year’s NCUR. A total of 326 colleges and universities had their students' proposals accepted for this year's conference. The Honors College oversees WCU’s participation in NCUR each year.
Here are some of the project titles from the recent past:
NCUR 23 LaCrosse, WI, April 2009
NCUR 24 Missoula, MT, April 2010
NCUR 25 Ithaca, NY, March-April 2011
Imagine Magazine
To see what kind of research WCU students do, visit Imagine Magazine.
Undergraduate Study Abroad Grants for Honors College students
The Honors College sponsors Undergraduate Study Abroad Grants, which are grants of up to $1,000 each, to support travel related to study abroad.
Study Abroad Travel Awards 2008-2011
Right: Honors student Polly Rudoff received the 2007 Western Region Mathematics Education Student of the Year Award from the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCCTM) at the NCCTM meeting.