Undergraduate Research
Welcome to the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR)
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) seeks to increase the number of students participating in and completing mentored undergraduate research and internship opportunities by collaborating with FAMU’s colleges and schools as well as external entities. These opportunities are designed to encourage and motivate undergraduate students to fully leverage these unique extensions of their academic careers. It is our intention, as a result of these experiences, to better position students to enter the workforce with applied knowledge and skills essential to their success.
OUR will enable students to easily access information about these offerings and apply for investigative projects and programs in which they have a keen interest.
Tiffany Wilson Ardley, Ph.D., is the Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research at Florida A&M University
(FAMU). She is also a tenured Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and the
Director of the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences program in the College
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health.
She has served as the Director of Graduate Programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences. In 2017 she led the implementation of the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) degree program where she is the current Director. This new BSPS degree is the only one in the state of Florida and the first one at an Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with a College of Pharmacy. In 2022 she was named the Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research for FAMU. This office serves as the hub for all undergraduate research activities across campus.
Our History
Florida A&M University’s Provost, Dr. Maurice Edington established the FAMU OUR in 2019. One of the signature activities of the OUR is the World Class Scholars Research Experience for Undergraduates (WCS REU), which launched that same summer. The inaugural summer REU supported 37 students from 17 majors to work with a FAMU faculty research mentor for eight weeks during the summer semester. Since that time, hundreds of students from most of the University’s colleges and schools have participated in the WCS REU initiative.
The Office of Undergraduate Research is now accepting applications for the Summer 2025 Cohort of Undergraduate Rattler Researchers.
The Undergraduate Rattler Researcher program is designed to provide resources for
undergraduates to engage in scholarly faculty mentored research across all disciplines,
campus-wide. To be considered for Summer 2025, you must complete the application via the link provided below by
5 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2025. You will also need a signed letter from a faculty member stating that they will serve
as your research mentor and should also include the title of your proposed research
project. This letter is to be uploaded with your application. Incomplete applications
will NOT be considered.
*All contracts for the Summer semester will be for up to 25 hours per week at $13.50 per hour.
Please note that should you be selected, and you have or expect to have any additional
employment at FAMU, you will be required to submit a copy of all FAMU contracts.
Application Link
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Tiffany Ardley at tiffany.ardley@famu.edu
