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Welcome to the Undergraduate Research Center
The MTSU Undergraduate Research Center was created in 2004 to promote research at the undergraduate level, and to provide university support for undergraduate students and the faculty members who mentor them in scholarly and creative activities. This includes providing information and financial support through grants.
Although the URC administers the university funds dedicated to undergraduate research through Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity (URSCA) grants, the URSCA Committee evaluates proposals based on merit. This committee is composed of accomplished and passionate faculty representatives from all 5 colleges at MTSU. Externally-funded programs that involve undergraduate research on campus include: McNair, TLSAMP, and STEP-MT.
URC Mission:
As part of the Office of Research, the Undergraduate Research Center (URC) mission is to be the central hub for communication about undergraduate research grant programs and other related opportunities on- and off-campus, and distribution of university funds for undergraduate research and creative projects and travel to disseminate results.
URC Vision:
The URC is pursuing its vision to nuture a culture of research and creative activity at MTSU through support for undergraduate students and their faculty mentors.
URC Values:
Implement the goals of the University’s Academic Master Plan related to the URC mission with the following values:
• Excellence in research, scholarship, and creative projects
• Opportunities for student-centered learning
• Productive internal and external collaborations and partnerships
• Success in academic and professional careers of our undergraduate students and their faculty mentors
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Featured Student of the Month:
 Taylor Barnes
 Taylor with his mentor, Dr. Daniel Erenso, presenting in Washington, D.C.
Extending Intellectual Talents Beyond the Classroom Pays Off
As Taylor Barnes, a Physics and Chemistry double major, prepares to graduate from MTSU in May, we want to congratulate him on his many accomplishments here, as well as the bright future he has prepared for himself. Taylor has taken every opportunity to pursue and present research as an undergraduate. As an Honors student, Goldwater Scholar and URSCA Scholar, he has presented his work to legislators in Nashville and Washington, DC, as well as many other conferences in Tennessee and around the United States. He is the recipient of the Honors College Senior Achievement Award and the Basic and Applied Sciences Achievement Award in Chemistry. His grades, as well as his work outside of the classroom, have impressed many elite colleges around the country.
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