Research Resources

The Aresty Research Center's mission is to facilitate faculty-led undergraduate research at Rutgers–New Brunswick. The center enables students to learn about the process of research by connecting them with faculty mentors and projects that aid in developing their ability to create research objectives. The center connects hundreds of undergraduates with hands-on research experiences and/or funding opportunities through our highly competitive and structured processes designed for our signature programs. Students of all grade levels are welcomed to excel and expand their undergraduate research experience through our center. Aresty also provides a platform for students to present their research findings to the university and the general public at our annual Research Symposium.

Do you need help with our library services? Are you looking for articles to write your paper? We offer "Ask a Librarian" email as well as chat service for online research assistance. Contact us at your convenience.

Byrne Seminars are small, one-credit courses taught by Rutgers’ world-renowned faculty who come from departments and professional schools across the university. Limited to 20 students per section, each unique seminar introduces students to the professor’s area of expertise and their latest research. The Byrne program is open to all first-year students during the fall and spring semesters. Students who take a Byrne often find that studying with a professor in a small seminar has a profound impact on their collegiate experience, including connecting them to campus resources, peers with similar interests, and new opportunities for majors or fields of research. For a full listing of seminars, check out Byrne Seminars.

The Collaborative Center for Community Engagement is dedicated to supporting campus-community partnerships to advance the public good in our New Brunswick and Piscataway communities, throughout the state of New Jersey, and beyond. The Collaborative oversees programs like Advancing Community Development (a competitive semester-long program for up to 16 students who do research in the area of health in the New Brunswick community and receive mentors from Johnson & Johnson which is funded by a gift from J&J); the Bonner Leaders program (a highly selective program for 50 Federal Work-Study students who do their hours at partners on and off-campus working on special projects); a Community Walking Tour that examines food, architecture, and the cultural communities of New Brunswick; oversight of the RCommunity Engagement platform; and, the giving of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for New Brunswick students who meet the criteria.

The Darien Civic Engagement Project is offered during the fall and spring semesters at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. During the fall semester, DCEP students support the RU Voting program's in-person voter registration and mobilization events. Students enrolled in the spring course support the RU Ready program, a civic education initiative providing high school and middle school students with the motivation and the civic, political, and expressive tools they need to address public problems in their community.

Enrolled students earn 1.5 credits for their enrollment in the program.

The Eagleton Fellowship offers select Rutgers graduate students the opportunity to further their understanding of government, public affairs, and the practice of politics. All Rutgers graduate students are eligible to apply for this one-year, interdisciplinary certificate program.