Research Opportunities

Be a part of the next big discovery.

At Temple, you’re part of a community always seeking solutions to make this world a better place. Temple received the R1 Carnegie classification for very high research spending and doctorate production, and our undergraduate students have many opportunities to participate in groundbreaking research and innovation. Undergraduate research offers many benefits that can help you here at Temple, and wherever you end up after graduation.

You’ll collaborate with peers on important initiatives, form meaningful and long-lasting mentorships with faculty members, and learn skills you can apply in the real world.

Discover ways to get involved in undergraduate research and read about the cutting-edge research happening right now and every day at Temple.

Research Opportunities and Scholarships

Temple students have worked for the Philadelphia Eagles and at the Cannes Film Festival, studied Arabic in Oman, and built houses in Appalachia. They’ve presented at conferences, published in academic journals, and premiered music and dance in cities around the globe.

Temple’s research and scholar programs are one more way we give students a real-world education and help them prepare for life after graduation. Learn more about some of our research opportunities and scholarships and see how to get involved.

CARAS Program

The Creative Arts, Research, and Scholarship (CARAS) Program provides additional support to students who participate in research or creative projects, allowing them to continue the work that could advance their respective fields. The fund is available to both undergraduate and professional students.

Diamond Research Scholars Program

The Diamond Research Scholars Program, a seven-month program, provides students with the opportunity to learn and conduct research alongside faculty mentors. Hear more about the program directly from our faculty mentors.

MARC-USTAR Program

Maximizing Access to Research Careers Undergraduate Student Training for Academic Research Program (MARC-USTAR) provides students with the background and experience needed to pursue graduate degrees in the biomedical sciences. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, this program is designed to support undergraduate students in underrepresented groups.

College of Science and Technology Research Scholars Program

The College of Science and Technology Research Scholars Program gives sophomores, juniors and seniors in the College of Science and Technology the opportunity to participate in research with experts in their field of study. Students could also have opportunities to author a paper or present at a conference. The program also provides the chance for students to earn credit and/or a stipend during the fall, spring and summer semesters.

Science Scholars Program

The Science Scholars Program provides incoming freshmen and sophomores the chance to take part in research and academic or professional development experiences over the summer. Qualifying students can receive up to $4,000 in summer funding to complete their research projects in three years within the College of Science and Technology, Temple University, or at another U.S. or overseas institution.

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation is a student-oriented program at Temple that develops extensive strategies to grow the number of underrepresented students who complete degrees and find success in STEM fields. This program is nationally recognized and funded by the National Science Foundation.

Sonkin-Weisman Scholars Program

The Sonkin-Weisman Scholars Program is a prestigious, invitation-only scholarship awarded to a small number of Temple University College of Liberal Arts’ (CLA) most academically accomplished and intellectually ambitious students. Sonkin-Weisman scholars have the opportunity to spend time and forge relationships with academic leadership and successful alumni to build their professional networks and receive ongoing mentorship and insight.

Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Awards (LAURAs)

The Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Awards (LAURAs) creates more opportunities for undergraduate students to develop research skills by working with faculty mentors on faculty-led research projects while increasing support for faculty research in the College of Liberal Arts.

Leading the Way

Many students have embarked on a variety of research opportunities at Temple. Here, you can learn about a few of the experiences and discoveries made by our students.

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Morgan Rollings

College of Engineering ’21

Bioengineering major Morgan Rollings ’21 received the Creative Arts, Research and Scholarship Program grant to start a new multidisciplinary student organization: Temple Prosthetics and Orthotics. The group works together to research, design and develop prosthetics for people—and puppies—in need.

Read the full story.

Tyler Doudrick ’20, Megha Patel ’21 and Alex Perez ’20

College of Science and Technology

Three computer and information science students created software to increase efficiency for a North Philadelphia job preparedness program. Although only working and meeting in virtual spaces, these students were able to find groundbreaking results for a real-life client.

Read the full story.

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Scott Blender

College of Liberal Arts ’24

As a high school senior, Blender co-founded the Coronavirus Visualization Team (CVT), a crowdsourced effort by students across the globe participating in research and data visualization. Now, the Penn Valley native is using the resources available through Temple’s LaunchPad to move his company forward.

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Lauryn Edmondson

Klein College of Media and Communication ’20

Lauryn Edmondson and four of her Klein classmates conducted research on historically undercounted groups and mobilized the Temple-area community as part of the national Bateman Competition, designed to encourage students and undercounted groups to participate in the 2020 Census.

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Paige Randazzo

College of Liberal Arts ’17

During a winter break trip to northern Oman, Temple anthropology student Paige Randazzo was part of a group that uncovered skeletal remains of a child from a stone tomb atop a cliff on the Arabian Peninsula.

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