Undergraduate Research

Rice University's Department of Mathematics faculty, instructors, and graduate students are happy to offer the following reading and research opportunities to our undergraduates every semester.

• Directed Reading Program
• Supervised Research Course-Math 479
• Supervised Reading Course-Math 490
• Geometry Lab
• Distinction in research and creative works
• Recent Undergraduate Research

The American Mathematical Society maintains a list of summer research programs. In addition,the department encourages all interested students to participate in math research under the guidance of our faculty and graduate students.

Undergraduate Summer Fellowships

Financial support is available for a limited number of summer undergraduate research fellowships to support research with Rice Mathematics faculty. Research experiences are typically full-time for a duration of 10 weeks. Before applying, interested students are encouraged to identify a faculty member who will serve as the research advisor. Applications may be submitted here (https://naturalsciences.rice.edu/summer-research-fellowships) and they are accepted until March 1st, 2025.

Application materials include:
1. A cover page listing:
a. proposal title
b. your name
c. your email address
d. your research advisor
e. your academic year (freshman, sophomore, junior)
f. length of time you have worked with the advisor, if any
g. if you are currently a junior, whether you plan to continue this research for a
senior thesis

2. A one-page summary outlining the proposed research experience, prepared in
consultation with your proposed P&A faculty mentor, including a general overview
accessible to a non-specialist, a description of the specific topic you will study and how it
connects to the big picture, a description of what you will be doing, and a discussion of
what you hope to learn.

3. An unofficial transcript