Undergraduate Research Mentoring

Compiled by Kate Hanson, Syracuse University Director of Undergraduate Research

10 Salient Practices to Support Effective Mentoring of Undergraduate Researchers | Elon University Center for Engaged Learning

Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) Resources | Wisconsin Center for Education Research

Mentoring Tools | University of Washington Office of Undergraduate Research

A Handbook on Mentoring Students in Undergraduate Research | Undergraduate Research Committee, New York City College of Technology

Mentor Resources | Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Campus Resources

Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE)

Research Assistant Student-Mentor Contract | SOURCE

Fellowship Student-Mentor Contract | SOURCE

Further Reading: Creating a Mentor-Student Contract

Create a Mentor Agreement | University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Creating a Mentor Agreement | Oregon State University Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research Design and Assessment Toolkit | Carnegie Mellon University Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation

Further Reading: Building Research Teams & Groups

Building Research Teams | Illinois Tech Libraries

Managing a Research Group | Columbia University

Simple Guide to Starting a Research Group | University of New Hampshire Integrity in Research and Scholarship

Further Reading: Human Subjects

Human Research | Syracuse University Office of Research Integrity and Protections

Undergraduate Research with Human Subjects | Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research Journal

PI Mentoring of Undergraduate and Graduate Student Researchers | University of Connecticut Office of the Vice President for Research

Further Reading: Publishing with Undergraduates

Engaging Undergraduates in Publishable Research | Frontiers Media

Balancing Needs in Publishing With Undergraduate and Graduate Students at Doctoral Degree-Granting Universities | Frontiers in Psychology

Further Reading: Arts and Humanities

Mentoring Undergraduate Creative Scholarship | Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring

Undergraduate Research in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research

Academic Growth and Professional Development through Undergraduate Humanities Research | MLA Profession

Further Reading: STEM

Success in Mentoring Your Student Researchers  | Springer International Publishing  

The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

Nature’s Guide for Mentors | Nature

Further Reading: Social Sciences

Research Supervisors and Undergraduate Students’ Perceived Gains from Undergraduate Research Experiences in the Social Sciences | International Journal of Inclusive Education

Mentoring as a Socializing Activity | Supporting Undergraduate Research in the Social Sciences.

Lab-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (LUREs) | Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research

Further Reading: Professional Fields

Mentoring Undergraduate Research in the Professional Disciplines | Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring

Structured Activities to Introduce Management Research to Undergraduate Business Students | International Journal for Business Education

Recognizing Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Inquiry as a Career-Readiness Tool | Council on Undergraduate Research.