Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research
W&L invests heavily in student research, whether independent or in partnership with faculty. As a W&L student, you can apply for one of hundreds of research stipends to partner with a professor or undertake an independent research project, on-campus or further afield. Opportunities abound for work in the natural sciences and the humanities, and students are encouraged to take part in the University’s semi-annual Science, Society and the Arts research conference.
Advanced Immersion and Mentoring
The Advanced Immersion and Mentoring (AIM) Scholars Summer program instills an increased sense of confidence and belonging in incoming first-year students. It is delivered in two formats: a residential five-week experience, as well as a virtual one-week experience.
Johnson Opportunity Grants
Johnson Opportunity Grants support independent student projects, including internships, conference travel, service or research projects around the world. Johnson Opportunity Grants are competitive and open to any rising junior or senior.
Endeavor Collaborative Grants
Johnson Endeavor grants support pairs of U.S. and international students in developing and realizing a summer project in the home country of the international student.
Stories
Bentley Professor of Chemistry Erich Uffelman offers us an office tour.
Senior Ryan Doty reflects on his time at Washington and Lee and the experiences he’ll carry with him into his next chapter.
Phil Marella ’81 is the founder of Dana’s Angels Research Trust, an organization dedicated to funding research on Niemann-Pick disease type C.
At prestigious labs around the country, 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ students have pushed themselves and the frontiers of science to help those with a rare disease.
91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ students have access to cutting-edge tools and technology through 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s commitment to hands-on pedagogy.
Professor of French Mohamed Kamara describes his interconnected teaching, scholarship and service.
Alina de Zoysa ’25 and Henry Chen ’25 are applying lessons learned at 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ to their work helping K-12 students succeed.
91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s forward-thinking mindset surrounding the emergence of AI leads to engaged classwork, research and discussions.
The 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Art Museum has released a new digital catalog of the Groke Mickey collection of rare Chinese fan paintings.
Summer Research Scholars Brian Kim ’26 and Ansley Stotts ’27 have spent their summer conducting field research in a unique outdoor classroom.
Stu Gray, associate professor of politics, discusses philosophy, teaching collaboratively with students and being mindful in a technological world.
While working for the Fulbright program as a teaching mentor in Uganda, Stankewich partnered with a local organization to build a fish farm social enterprise.