Accelerating Access to Undergraduate Research
at Bucknell University
Research is foundational to both progress and innovation. It can reveal solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems and help us better understand ourselves, the context in which we live and the many possibilities of the future ahead.
Research is also a skill, one that can, with a strong support network and the right resources, be taught, honed and developed into a practice that students carry with them long after graduation.
At Bucknell, students don't have to wait until they're seniors or grad students to begin their research journeys. We excel in offering incoming and current students plentiful research opportunities so they can pose big questions, discover new answers and build the skills and relationships they need to succeed — as soon as they step onto campus.
Early Access Leads to Powerful Outcomes
Class of 2023: Secured opportunities within nine months of graduation*
2024: Students engaged in summer research
Fall 2023 Cohort: First-year retention rate
Number of academic centers and institutes on campus
*Reports being employed, in graduate school, both employed and in graduate school, preparing for graduate school or volunteering.
Where Research Thrives
Students can test the research waters their first year under faculty mentorship in the Emerging Scholars Summer Research, Scholarship & Creativity Program.
Emerging Scholars
Explore how the Engineering EXCELerator program provides incoming students with hands-on research experience before school even starts.
EXCELerated Research
Presidential Fellows receive robust financial support and build their scholarly community while pursuing long-term research projects.
Sustained Support
The Program for Undergraduate Research helps students make the most of their summer with a stipend, campus housing and faculty mentorship.
Summer Scholarship
Student Success Stories
Summer research supports students across Bucknell's three colleges.
Interdisciplinary Inquiry
From Fulbright to Boren Scholarships, projects that begin on campus carry students across the world.
Prestigious Investigations
Distinguished fellowships prepare students for research-driven careers.
STEM Triumphs
Academic Centers and Institutes
Institutional Support
Research is a process — one that begins with establishing a strong support network and ends in producing novel insights. Whether finding sustainable solutions to environmental problems, using data to better understand the world or collaborating across departments to advance innovative ideas, Bucknell has 12 centers and institutes ready to support every research journey.
Academic Centers Offer Focused Research Experiences
Data Excellence
The new Dominguez Center for Data Science launched in 2024, and with it, programming that leverages curriculum, research and the expertise of faculty from all three of Bucknell's colleges.
Innovative Solutions
Bucknell's Perricelli-Gegnas Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation helps students engage in hands-on opportunities in any discipline.
Accessing Success
The Center for Access & Success provides a cohesive system of support for students enrolled in Bucknell's five national and signature pathway scholarship programs.