O.R.B.I.T. Community
Explore research.
Anyone interested in research can participate in seminars, journal clubs, networking, faculty events, and research-oriented programming.
↓UCONN STORRS · OPEN TO ALL MAJORS · ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
Research Should Be Accessible to Everyone.
O.R.B.I.T. gives undergraduate students the education, mentorship, opportunities, resources, and research experience needed to move from curiosity to meaningful scholarly work.
ONE COORDINATED SYSTEM
Seven programs. One research-access ecosystem.
Students can enter through open community programming, develop skills through structured education, connect with guidance, apply their preparation, discover opportunities, navigate applications, and—over time—benefit from financial support.
CommunityExplore
AcademyLearn
Mentor NetworkConnect
ResearchApply
AccessDiscover
NavigatorsNavigate
Research GrantsSupport
THE STUDENT JOURNEY
Your Path Through O.R.B.I.T.
Start wherever you are. Build the skills to go further.
O.R.B.I.T. Academy
Learn research.
Students develop research foundations and specialized methodology skills through structured training.
↓O.R.B.I.T. Research Fellow
Apply your training.
Students who develop sufficient research competency become eligible to contribute to mentored research teams based on project availability and preparation.
↓O.R.B.I.T. Project Lead
Lead research.
Experienced researchers may eventually coordinate projects, mentor Fellows, and manage day-to-day research-team activity.
Provides expertise and guidance.
Connects students with opportunities.
Helps students build their applications.
Helps reduce financial barriers.
OUR PROGRAMS
Built for the full research journey.
Each branch has a distinct role. Together, they create a clearer and more accessible path into undergraduate scholarship.
Community
Explore research through seminars, journal clubs, networking, faculty engagement, and scholarly events.
ExploreAcademy
Build research foundations and develop specialized methodological skills.
ExploreMentor Network
Connect students with researchers who can provide guidance, expertise, and mentorship.
ExploreResearch
Apply research training through collaborative, mentored scholarly projects.
ExploreAccess
Discover research internships, programs, labs, fellowships, conferences, grants, and other opportunities.
ExploreNavigators
Build stronger applications with practical, hands-on support for opportunities you want to pursue.
ExploreResearch Grants
Support undergraduate scholarship by helping reduce financial barriers to research participation.
ExploreWHY O.R.B.I.T. EXISTS
Where you attend college should not determine whether you have access to research.
Many students are told to get involved in research without being taught how research works, where opportunities live, or how to enter scholarly spaces responsibly. O.R.B.I.T. is designed to help bridge that gap through education, mentorship, interdisciplinary community, and access.
Read our missionFEATURED: O.R.B.I.T. ACADEMY
Learn how research actually works.
Begin with research foundations, then explore specialized methods—from evidence synthesis and data analysis to qualitative, conceptual, and scholarly research.
Research FoundationsResearch MethodologiesResponsible Scholarship
Explore the AcademySystematic ReviewData AnalysisBibliometricsQualitative CodingPolicy Analysis
MENTOR NETWORK
Help make research easier to enter.
Faculty, graduate researchers, postdocs, medical students, research staff, and experienced researchers can contribute at an involvement level that fits their expertise and capacity.
Explore MentorshipO.R.B.I.T. ACCESS
Find opportunities without knowing the right person.
Search a verified, filterable research opportunity database for internships, REUs, labs, fellowships, conferences, grants, and more.
Explore O.R.B.I.T. Access →RESEARCH GRANTS
Build support around promising undergraduate work.
The future O.R.B.I.T. Research Fund is being designed to help reduce small financial barriers to research participation and scholarly dissemination.
Explore the developing program →START WHERE YOU ARE
There is more than one way to take part in O.R.B.I.T.
Explore the pathway that fits your interests, experience, and role in the research community.
Find Your Place in O.R.B.I.T.