Can I do undergraduate research at another university?

If you wish to do research at your own institution over the summer, your institution might offer funding to cover your expenses. If you want to go to another university, you can apply for funding from that institution’s undergraduate research programme, or from foundations, companies or academic societies.

Can you do summer research at another university?

You can do research with another professor at another university, and often you might be encouraged to do so. Doing research with other researchers, students and professors is an important part of doing scientific research. Are they aware of you wanting to work on a project with another professor?

Can you do research at a university you don’t attend?

It’s not necessarily a problem that you’re not enrolled in the university – it’s possible for researchers to hire non-students in many cases. However, it would be difficult to get someone to take you on when you don’t want to make any commitment (e.g. get an official job).

Can you do research with more than one professor?

Originally Answered: Is it okay to contact two professors from two different universities for a chance of PhD and both of them may know it? Yes, absolutely. You should talk to as many as you’re interested in working with.

Can you be a research assistant at another university?

If you would like to perform research in another university (and possibly even abroad), you should look into the REU initiative. The National Science Foundation funds research by undergraduate students in other host universities.

How does a research university differ from a normal university?

Research universities have to provide top facilities so that their faculty can properly accomplish the research required of them. That means that the university has to invest in larger libraries and other equipment needed for research in various fields.