Council on UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Research (CUR)
The Council on UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Research (CUR) is a premiere organization that supports and promotes mentored underÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ research, scholarly, and creative activities (URSCA) since its founding in 1978.
COURI has partnered with CUR via their Enhanced Institutional Membership program. This membership level allows our campus community to:
- access and subscribe to the electronic version of Scholarship and Practice of UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Research (SPUR)
- subscribe to CUR Communities to network and collaborate with other members
- Free-access to CUR-hosted webinars
Activate your free CUR Membership
To activate your free individual CUR member benefits, please register here:
UTEP is listed as: University of Texas at El Paso
You will be notified of your membership status within 72 hours.
Suggested Member Resources
The Scholarship and Practice of UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Research (SPUR) electronic version is easily accessible on the web. This quarterly publication is a great place to start whether you are new to URSCA or a veteran.
CUR also publishes handbooks and other long-form reports on URSCA:
COURI also has a small selection of hardcopies available for loan. You may borrow it for a day, a week, or longer by filling out our ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ form and choosing from our list (all links open in a new window):
Titles Available from COURI (UGLC 306)
How to Mentor UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Researchers
Excellence in Mentoring UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Research
Developing & Sustaining a Research-Supportive Curriculum: A Compendium of Successful Practices
A Practical Handbook for Supporting Community-Based Research with UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Students
How to Get Started in Arts and Humanities Research with UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥s
Reading, Writing, & Research: UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Students as Scholars in Literary Studies
How to Develop and Administer Institutional UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Research Programs
Broadening Participation in UnderÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Research: Fostering Excellence and Enhancing the Impact
- Grant Dialogues
- CUR provides infosessions to help you get started, adivse, collaborate and network with program officers and other stakeholders to create a supportive community of grant seekers.
- This Week in Washington
- This is a weekly overview of legislative webinars, programming and events in D.C. You must be a CUR member to access/view this resource in the CUR member forum.
- CUR Divisional Awards
- CUR's 13 divisions provide awards for both mentors and students: to support URSCA projects, conference travel funds, and honor exemplary mentoring.