Undergraduate Research
Pursue the Unknown
Gain transformative new perspectives on the world through undergraduate research. At Mizzou, you can begin as early as your freshman year.

Get Paid to Explore
Undergraduate research opportunities include both paid and volunteer positions. Undergraduate Research Fellowships, which pay a stipend each semester, are also available.

Undergraduate Research News

July 3, 2025
Mizzou Engineering alumnus developing into a leader
Paul Orton’s (BS CS ’22) fascination with electrical engineering and computer science eventually led him to finance.

July 1, 2025
Inspired by nature, researcher targets forever chemicals
Mizzou Engineering Professor Susie Dai is pioneering a scalable solution to clean up harmful PFAS without rare or expensive chemicals.

June 27, 2025
Showing a better heartbeat
An AI-assisted model developed by Mizzou researchers allows doctors to better observe the heart and how it beats, contracts and pumps.

June 26, 2025
Mizzou launches Energy Innovation Center to help power tomorrow
The University of Missouri is designing and constructing an Energy Innovation Center, a cutting-edge facility where world-class researchers will design the energy systems of tomorrow.