The 2025-2026 application will open in summer 2025.
2025-2026 Informational Session Presentation Slides
Our spring informational sessions have concluded, but check out the presentation slides and send your questions to ugr@tamu.edu.
Note that information is tentative and will be updated in summer 2025.
The Undergraduate Research Scholars (URS) thesis program seeks to provide eligible undergraduates with a graduate student experience by allowing them to participate in research and communicate their findings as principal authors to the University's scholarly community.
Purpose
Undergraduates who participate in the Undergraduate Research Scholars program will ultimately:- Receive supplemental support for an existing research experience
- Receive thesis and publication support
- Gain experience in public speaking and research presentations
- Be recognized for honors- and graduate-level work
- Be published in the Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone Collection in the Texas A&M OAKTrust Repository
- Acquire knowledge beyond the classroom
- Gain a better understanding of graduate school and other post-baccalaureate opportunities
- Improve their chances for acceptance into graduate or professional schools, industry jobs, fellowships, and grants
- Grow their professional network
Eligibility
- Applicants can be in any major
- Applicants can be in research teams up to 5 members, but all members must be individually eligible to apply
- Applicants must apply with an existing or new research project
- Applicants must apply under the mentorship of an eligible Texas A&M faculty advisor
- Applicants must commit to the fall 2025 and spring 2026 semesters
- Applicants must be expecting to graduate in spring 2026 or later
- Applicants must have 12+ credit hours from classes taken at Texas A&M (i.e., one completed full-time semester at Texas A&M)
- Applicants must have 90+ credit hours from classes in total (juniors can apply with a waiver)
- Applicants must have and maintain a 3.0+ cumulative GPA
- Applicants must be in good standing with the university
- Applicants must have not received honor or student conduct code violations
Perks
- University-Level Honors Distinction
- Transcript Designation
- Graduation Regalia
- Recognition in Commencement Program
- Eligibility for Outstanding Thesis Award
- Priority Registration in Spring 2026
- Possible Eligibility for Travel Awards or Free Poster Printing
- Eligibility to Register for UGST 405: Thesis Writing
- Publication of Thesis in Permanent Library Collection