Find a Mentor

Exploring

CU Boulder is a public research institution where the faculty teaching your classes are engaged in a very high level of research, creative and entrepreneurial activity. We encourage you to start conversations with the people around you and consider finding a mentor working in an area of interest to you. It's always a good time to build relationships!

We hope these resources are helpful as you connect with the academic and creative life of the campus and are happy to help as you encounter obstacles, have questions, or just feel lost and overwhelmed. Nearly every student feels intimidated by the process, and there are as many ways to move forward as there are people on the path.

Contact UROP

 

 

Think about your academic and creative interests—and what makes you curious.

 

Consider what you care about and the change you want to make.

 

Connect with the people in your communities by using the resources here.

CU Boulder's "CU Experts" Database

CU Experts is a research and expertise database that is searchable by department, research areas, international activity, and many other factors. It's often a useful tool to find faculty working in areas of interest who might belong to another department, academic unit or research center.

Using CU Experts

Dept. & Program Websites

Department & Program Websites have a directory of faculty on their websites with information about each individual's research expertise and current activities.

CU Boulder's Campus Libraries System

CU Boulder's Libraries offers personal research consultations to help you focus research topics, develop search strategies and identify sources for academic projects and more.

CU Anschutz's PROFILES Database

PROFILES is a research networking tool for the University of Colorado community that shows how researchers are connected to each other.

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Additional Resources

 

 

Summer 2025

Open Opportunities

Explore funded, open opportunities mentored by CU Boulder faculty!

 

 

Academic Year 2025-26

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) represents an opportunity to enable student-centered education that makes the most of CU Boulder’s global leadership in research and creative production. With well-documented benefits from persistence to postgraduate success, engagement in the research and creative life of the university can clarify career paths and prepare students for the future of work. Donations support empowering opportunities in all fields of study. Give Now.