Undergraduate Research

As America’s first research university, we have been tackling difficult questions and finding answers since 1876.

Every day, our faculty and students work side by side in a tireless pursuit of discovery, continuing our founding mission to bring knowledge to the world. Whether you study engineering, chemistry, music, anthropology, or all of the above, every student here—no matter his or her major—is an investigator.

You can find research in whatever field you want because everyone here is doing some sort of research, and you can help out.

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Class of: 2016

Explore supernovae alongside a Nobel laureate. Learn how to make music with lasers. Create devices that will save lives in impoverished countries. Take a grand tour of the cities that inspired some of the Western world’s great thinkers—Venice, Florence, Paris, or London.

At Hopkins, you can do all of the above. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

From the Hub

Image caption: Helen Xun shows off two forms of ventilator splitters she is helping to design and 3D print

Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University

Treating COVID-19

Johns Hopkins engineers develop 3D-printed ventilator splitters

Published April 2, 2020

Their prototype aims to address safety concerns about cross-contamination and correctly managing air flow to patients

Image caption: The Relavo team includes (from left) James Qin, Eugene Oh, Tejasvi Desai, and Sarah Lee

Credit: Courtesy of Sarah Lee

Biomedical engineering

Student engineers take on common dialysis complication

Published Oct 29, 2019

Student startup Relavo is among the finalists at the National Collegiate Inventors Competition

Humanities

Hopkins announces inaugural Humanities Research Symposium

Published Oct 25, 2019

The symposium, to be held in April and named in honor of humanities scholar Richard Macksey, will welcome up to 400 undergrads from around the country to JHU for an exploration of humanities research

Image caption: The Kubanda cryoablation device leverages the widespread availability of carbon dioxide in even remote areas of low-income countries to treat breast cancer

Credit: Courtesy of Bailey Surtees

Biomedical engineering

Device could expand access to lifesaving breast cancer treatments

Published July 16, 2019

Tissue-freezing probe developed by Hopkins students would offer an affordable, widely available alternative for women in low-resource settings

Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University

Arts and Sciences

New funding for interdisciplinary humanities research

Published May 9, 2019

Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity supports undergrads interested in or currently pursuing research in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences

Programs & Fellowships

Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards: Receive up to $3,000 and be paired with a full-time faculty sponsor for research on any topic of your choosing
Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program: Engage in hands-on, independent learning with faculty mentors and receive funding of up to $10,000 over four years
ASPIRE grants: Promote independent research projects among undergrads in the School of Arts and Sciences; awards range from $500 to $4,500 per academic year

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