Undergraduate Research and Innovation

NJIT offers several undergraduate research, innovation and design programs including McNair Research Fellowships, Provost Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships, URI Student Seed Grant Program, New Jersey Innovation Acceleration, and several capstone design programs across NJIT colleges. Several competitions focusing on innovation, research and design within and across disciplines have been developed for NJIT undergraduate students. These programs are offered annually to promote undergraduate research, innovation, and to educate these students on how to take future leadership roles and be highly competitive in the global market.

     
 

Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) Program

The Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) program has evolved as a significant part of the education and research experience at NJIT.  NJIT URI program includes the Undergraduate Research and Innovation Phase-1 and Phase-2 Student Seed Grant (URISG) program to provide students awards to pursue research or develop proof-of-concept prototypes. Awarded funds can only be used to order project supplies and prototyping through the Office of Undergraduate Research and Innovation. Awardees will present their progress reports in future URI workshops such as Innovation Day, Summer Research Symposium or other specific events.  Students may also apply their extended proposal to Provost Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships for summer stipend awards to continue working during the summer. ​Students are also encouraged to participate in the Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge, NSF funded Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) and other programs listed below.

Other Undergraduate Research and Innovation Programs

• Faculty Driven NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
• International Research Programs and Opportunities
• McNair Achievement Program
• NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps™)​
• NSF Funded Engineering Research Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) REU Program
• NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
• New Jersey Space Grant Consortium (NJSGC) Summer Research Program
• NSF REU: EXTREEMS-QED
• NSF REU: NEURO-eNgineering Summer Research Program
• Provost Summer Research and Innovation Program
• Senior Capstone/Project/ Design Program

Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competitions & Showcases

• ASCE Innovation Contest
• Grand Challenges
• Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge
• New Jersey Entrepreneurial Network (NJEN)
• New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC)