2025
January 30 - EURECA Meet & Greet, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm BAC Lonestar Room. All mentees and mentors are required to attend
February- Call for Abstracts for Spring CoS & UGRCAF will open
February 27--11:30 am-1:00 pm Undergraduate Research Info Booth: CSC Food Court- stop in and play our fun Trivia game and learn about what the UGR office is all about.
March 20 - EURECA Posters on the Go, 4:00 pm- 5:45 pm CSC
April 23 - Celebration of Scholarship, 12:00 pm- 4: 00 pm** CSC faculty & graduate student research presentations
April 24 - UGRCAF, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm* undergraduate research presentations
June 1- AY2025-26 and Fall 2025 EURECA Proposal Deadline
*Ending times may be adjusted due to the number of scheduled presentations.
**Times may be adjusted due to the number of scheduled presentations
What is EURECA?
The Enhancing Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (EURECA) program started in 2013 to promote and facilitate undergraduate research by providing incentives and a support system for undergraduate students to engage in high-quality research endeavors and creative activities in an interdisciplinary environment.
EURECA provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to work with a faculty mentor(s) to engage in inquiry, discovery, and creativity or applied activities within a shared discipline or an interdisciplinary environment. Students and faculty apply for research funding for semester or year-long projects. The funding includes scholarships for each student participating and stipends for faculty mentors. There is also funding available for materials/supplies and student travel.
Objectives:
- Promote interdisciplinary & cross-disciplinary research/creative activity collaborative partnerships among students and faculty, to enhance your educational experience.
- Provide access for all students to learn basic research skills.
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Provide students opportunities for improvement and implementation of visual, oral, and written communication skills through the Student Forum.
Student Requirements & Expectations
Requirements:
- Incoming freshmen: ACT score of 25, or SAT of 1130 or, top 25% of the high school graduating class
- Overall GPA of 2.50
- Major GPA of 2.75
- Enroll in no more than 15 credit semester hours
- Complete online Research/Creative Modules created by the Office of Undergraduate Research
Expectations:
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Commit to make an intellectual, creative, or applied contribution to one or more discipline
- Successfully complete the online research/creative modules
- Attend all planned EURECA workshops, presentations, & forums
- Attend monthly meetings as scheduled
- Present results of your project at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum
- Write a reflective personal essay on your EURECA experience
- Participate in all assessment activities
Funding
Application Process
EURECA Pre-Orientations: Click here to sign up for an orientation.
All EURECA applicants for the 2025-2026 Academic Year must complete an orientation session with the UGR Coordinator in the UGR Office (CSC Room 161). These sessions will allow undergraduate applicants to discuss their questions about EURECA and receive details about the program's responsibilities and requirements. The sessions must be completed before submitting a EURECA proposal. Faculty mentors are welcome to attend.
Students and faculty apply to the program online. A panel of qualified faculty peers will evaluate the proposals using the Evaluation Rubric and make recommendations to the Director of Undergraduate Research. Follow the links below to access the guidelines, proposal form, and evaluative rubric.
EURECA Proposal Form Be on the lookout for the announcement of the call for proposals in late March/early April.
EURECA Evaluation Rubric This is the .pdf of the rubric, use it as a guide to understand what the reviewers are assessing.
EURECA Program Forms and Policies
EURECA Materials and Supplies Guidelines
EURECA Project Expense Request downloadable worksheet
EURECA Travel Policy and Procedure
EURECA Request for Travel Authorization downloadable worksheet
All students traveling off the MSU Texas campus to present research must complete the Student Group Travel Form for the Dean of Students. Please refer to the Current Student Handbook for the policy on student travel. Students Traveling without a faculty or staff sponsor must also complete the Student Indemnification Form and turn it in with the Student Group Travel Form. Contact the UGR Office for assistance with these forms.
Class Absence Letter Request If you must miss class to present at the UGRCAF, please complete this form for the UGR to send a letter to your instructor(s) for the time you will be presenting.