Student's Next Steps on One Page
Celebrating 40 Years
CU Boulder has an expansive history engaging undergraduates in the research and creative life of the campus dating to the creation of UROP in 1986.
Start here if you're just getting started exploring undergraduate research and creative engagement.
Start here to find UROP funding for undergraduate research and creative projects and presentations.
Start here if you were recently awarded UROP funding for projects or conference presentations.
Start here if you're currently working on a UROP-funded project or presenting at a conference.
Start here to find resources for staff and faculty supporting student success from college counselors to advisors.
Engaging with the academic and creative life of the university and broader global community of scholars enables your ability to advance your goals in many ways. We offer ideas here and recommend asking your mentors and advisors about next steps.
UROP provides funding for CU Boulder undergrads to present, perform or exhibit their work. We also highlight opportunities and provide resources to share work.
We invite you to explore the art and scholarship showcased in our campus journals—and encourage students to submit their work for future issues.
With CU Boulder's BuffsCreate platform, you can cultivate your digital identity and create a portfolio of creative work, share outcomes and more.
These Career Services workshops are designed to help you identify the skills you've built in your UROP and showcase them on your resume.
Top Scholarships helps students prepare applications to some of the most prestigious scholarships offered from the Goldwater to the Rhodes, etc.
Develop essential research, communication, and career-readiness skills for graduate study, the industry workforce, and lifelong learning.
Handshake is CU’s online recruiting tool used by thousands of employers. Basic accounts are already set up for all current CU students.
Here at CU Boulder, we offer more than 150 graduate programs spanning the arts, sciences, business, education, engineering, law, music and more.
There are a variety of ways to get involved on campus. Getting involved can help you meet new people, find community, interests, and more!
Expand your professional network and stay updated on research and creative opportunities in Boulder and beyond by joining our LinkedIn Group. We're also on Bluesky and invite you to connect.
Our campus hosts many programs that provide funding to students interested in research, creative work, internships and more. Students will also find opportunities beyond Boulder.
Students who enroll in the exchange receive information about graduate school and have their information shared with other universities in the network.
Engaging with the academic and creative life of the university and global community of scholars enables you to advance your goals in many ways. We offer ideas and recommend asking your mentors about next steps.
We encourage mentors to consider these next steps as they support the continued personal and professional development of their mentees. And we invite the campus community to let us know about resources.
CU Boulder has an expansive history engaging undergraduates in the research and creative life of the campus dating to the creation of UROP in 1986.