Research Funding Opportunities

Fall 2026 McCombs Research Excellence Grants Call for Proposals 

Applications due: Sept. 7 

The McCombs Research Excellence Grant program seeks to promote research excellence in the school by supporting influential and high-quality faculty research projects that require substantive funding but cannot be funded through other sources. Submit here. 

McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program

We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant (URA) Program. This initiative is designed to support faculty members in advancing their research agendas while fostering undergraduate engagement with academic inquiry and scholarship.

Faculty members are eligible to appoint up to two URAs to assist with their research projects.

To identify and select students you wish to collaborate with, please email ADResearch@mccombs.utexas.edu.

We appreciate your commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers and contributing to the scholarly community at McCombs.