Undergraduate students who meet the following requirements may apply for research funding. An application for research funding and instructions are available by following the “How to Join: As a Research Intern” tab in the menu on the left.
- United States citizen or permanent resident
- College GPA of 2.5 or high school GPA of 2.7
- Major in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) discipline
- Member of an underrepresented group in STEM, including Black or African-Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Hispanic
- Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders
- Be selected for an undergraduate research position by a faculty researcher or undergraduate research program
Eligible Majors
If you don’t see your major, contact Dani Mitchell, Program Manager at iinspire@iastate.edu or (515) 294-6151.
Animal Sciences
Food Science and Technology
Soil Sciences
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences, other
Natural Resources/Conservation, General
Natural Resources management and Policy
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Forestry
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Natural Resources and Conservation, otherChemistry
Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Forensic Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Material Chemistry
Material Science, otherComputer Science
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Informatics (STEM only)
Information Science/Studies
Computer Science
Management Information Systems, General
Management ScienceEngineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Wood Science and Wood Products/pulp and Paper Technology
Chemical Engineering
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Chemical Engineering, other
Laser and Optical Engineering
Telecommunications Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, other
Polymer/Plastics Engineering
Paper Science and Engineering
Electromechanical Engineering
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Engineering Chemistry
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Integrated Circuit Design
Engineering Design
Nanotechnology
Architecture
Architectural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Computer Engineering, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Physics
Engineering Science
Systems Engineering
Systems Science and Theory
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
Materials Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Textile Science and Engineering
Materials Science
Mining and Mineral Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Engineering, General
Naval Architecture and marine Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Engineering, Other
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Environmental Science
Geosciences
Geological and Earth Sciences/ Geosciences
Geology/Earth Science, General
Life/Biological Sciences
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Biology, General
Biometry/Biometrics
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Biophysics
Botany/Plant Biology
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Plant Physiology
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Molecular Biology
Ecology
Parasitology
Entomology
Genetics, General
Animal Genetics
Plant Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Human/Medical Genetics
Microbiology and Immunology
Genome Sciences/ Genomics
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Immunology
Virology
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Neuroscience
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
Nutritional Sciences
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Computational Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Animal Physiology
Physiology, General
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
Zoology/Animal Biology
Biotechnology
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, other
Biological land physical sciences
Biopsychology
Human Biology
Computational Science
Marine Sciences
Mathematics
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Mathematical biology
Mathematics and Statistics
Operations Research
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
Mathematics and Computer Science
Statistics
Actuarial Science
Physics/Astronomy
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Acoustics
Physics
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Optics/Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences, other