Winter Fellows Award

• The Undergraduate Research Program Winter Fellows Awards are competitive awards.  These awards are intended to enhance the educational experiences of undergraduate students at the University of Delaware
• Students must be must be full time students and must engaged in research under the mentorship of UD faculty members over the 2026 Winter Session. We hope that with research award, students may focus more attention and time, deepening their inquiry into a discipline or project with a reduced financial burden.
• Students receive research awards up to $500 to conduct research over the 5-week winter session. 
• Awards will be announced by the end of the Fall Semester. 
• Awards will be paid as a stipend and will be deposited into student’s bank accounts before the end of the winter session. 
• At the end of the Winter Session, students present their research at the Winter Fellows Showcase in early February. Students can present their work as either a poster or an oral presentation.

Eligibility Requirements

1. Students must create their own original research project to be done independently
2. Applicants must already have identified a faculty member to work with at the time of application. 
3. Once awarded, recipients must be actively engaged in their research over the course of the 5-week winter session. 
4. Students must present their research at the Winter Showcase which will take place at the beginning of the Spring 2026 semester. Additional details on this event are forthcoming.

Winter Fellows Showcase

The Winter Fellows Showcase will take place early in the Spring 2026 semester. Additional details are forthcoming.

More information about the showcase can be found HERE.