The Undergraduate Research Support Scheme enables Warwick undergraduate students to carry out a non-assessed, self-directed 6-10 week research project, with supervision from a Warwick academic.

You can apply for a bursary of up to £1500 to contribute to your living expenses and other associated costs whilst carrying out your project.

Read stories of past URSS participants here.

A total of 40 URSS places have been ringfenced for the PATHWAY programme in 24/25, with successful candidates benefiting from additional mentoring.

Prospective students should undergo the usual URSS application route.

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Please email researchculture@warwick.ac.uk with any queries, or if you are supervisor interested in hosting a PATHWAY URSS student.

Eligibility:
To gain a place on the PATHWAY programme, applicants should self-identify as being either Black or of Black heritage.

Choosing a project and supervisor:

Your research topic can be an area you are interested in. It doesn’t have to be related to your degree programme or department. You can come up with your own topic, or you can find out if there are any on-going research projects you could get involved with.

The URSS is interdisciplinary. You can choose to do it in a different department from your home department. You could have a supervisor from a different department too, or even have two supervisors from different departments.

For project ideas, browse the URSS project showcaseLink opens in a new window