Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Undergraduate Research Symposium

The Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowship (HURF) Program provides humanities undergraduate students with an opportunity to undertake a 16-week research project under the guidance of a UO faculty mentor during the winter and spring terms, and to present their work at the Undergraduate Research Symposium in May.

During the fellowship period, the cohort of fellows meets regularly to workshop their projects and participate in seminars on topics such as developing research skills, communicating research orally and in writing, understanding the ethics of research, and preparing for graduate school and/or other career opportunities. Fellows receive a $2,500 stipend, faculty mentors receive a $500 stipend.

The HURF Program is the result of a collaboration between the Oregon Humanities Center, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, and the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. For information, visit: https://research.uoregon.edu/apply/apply-internal-funding/hurf.  This year’s application deadline is Wednesday, November 29, 2023.

2023 HURF recipients

Eric Lane, English, “My body is its image, here”: Diasporic Identity and the Deconstruction of Binary Division in 21st Century Asian American Poetry. Faculty mentor: Corbett Upton

Casper Byrne, English, “Monsters in the Closet: The Transformative Possibilities of Gothic Monstrosity in Queer Narrative.” Faculty mentor: Quinn Miller

Sadie Byler, Music with a concentration in History and Culture, “Exploring the relationship between composer and choreographer Strauss and Nijinsky’s ballet ‘Till Eulenspiegel’.” Faculty mentor: Abigail Fine

Micah Woods, Philosophy and Environmental Science, “Challenging Reductionism and Reorienting Encounters with Organisms to Recognize Subjectivity and Agency.” Faculty mentor: Barbara Muraca

Megan Carroll, English, “The Use of Androgyny in Medieval Texts: What it Says About Femininity.” Faculty mentor: Anne Laskaya

Kennedy Parish, Comparative Literature, “The River between Paradise and The Vanishing Half.” Faculty mentor: Tze-yin Teo

Lauryn Cole, English, “Fat and Fabulous: Women’s Bodies in Contemporary Romance.” Faculty mentor: Anna Carroll