OFFICE OF STUDENT RESEARCH
Truman Research Opportunities
Research for Credit
In some majors you can receive academic credit for conducting research. In others, research is imbedded into the curriculum. Please ask a faculty member in your major or the department research pages below for more information.
Scholarship Hours, Work Study or Paid Research
Faculty may be looking for students to join their research teams. Look on TruPositions and search for “research.”
Office of Student Research Grants
- TruScholars
These are grants to conduct intensive research with a faculty member over the 8-week summer session. - GIASR
These are small grants to conduct research during the academic term (Fall, Spring, Summer).
Research Opportunities by Department
- Agriculture
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Exercise Science
- Health Science
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Music
- Physics
- Psychology
Specific Research Opportunities
- McNair Program
Students who are a first-generation college student, have a low-income background, or are a underrepresented minority student, may qualify to become a McNair Scholar. The McNair Program is for students interested in going to graduate school. Students apply for the program in the fall of their sophomore year.