We encourage and support our students in undertaking research and/or artistry, the highest impact practices a university can offer. Our students work in a variety of research settings, whether that be in archives for a humanities project, in the field working on environmental sciences, studying music abroad, or in the lab. We equip our students to engage in their work with an interdisciplinary lens, bringing together the arts, sciences, and humanities to inform their work. These opportunities are available from a student's first year through their final year of study in specialized, faculty-supervised Capstone projects.
The Honors College works closely with the Aresty Research Center, supporting structured programs for faculty and students to collaborate on advanced investigations and experiments with financial and academic credit support.
Every Fall, HC students are invited to the Internship & Research Mixer to network with upper-grade students and graduate students to learn about research opportunities at Rutgers and gain an insider’s understanding of what research entails across disciplines.
Current Research Partnerships
CHIRP – Child Health Institute Research Program
The Child Health Institute Research Program (CHIRP) is a collaboration between the Child Health Institute of New Jersey (CHINJ) at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and the Honors College at Rutgers–New Brunswick.
Overview
- 8-week full-time summer research experience (~40 hours/week)
- Summer stipend: $4,000 (housing and parking not included)
- Weekly meetings with CHINJ faculty
- Research presentation at the CHIRP Symposium
- Potential continuation during the academic year
Learn More About the CHIRP Program
POET – Public Outreach and Engagement Team
The Public Outreach and Engagement Team (POET) at the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center is a multidisciplinary research group specializing in public engagement, placemaking, and outreach.
Sample Projects
- Vibrant Places Program with NJTPA
- Zero-emission vehicle technical assistance with NJEDA
- Community planning initiatives with NYMTC
- Transit customer satisfaction research for NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT
- UX research on virtual public involvement
FCHS – Family and Community Health Sciences
Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS), part of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, provides applied internships connecting coursework to real-world public and community health practice.
Internship Benefits
- Hands-on public and community health experience
- Application of classroom learning
- Professional skill development
- Project design and implementation
- Networking with health professionals
CINJ – Cancer Institute of New Jersey (RUYES)
The Rutgers Youth Enjoy Science (RUYES) program encourages students to pursue cancer research and healthcare careers through mentored research and outreach.
- Mentored cancer research for teachers
- Research training for high school and undergraduate students
- Community outreach to middle school students and families
Funded by the NIH/NCI grant 2R25CA247785
Psychiatry – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
This program provides hands-on experience in clinical, translational, and neuroscience research focused on psychiatric and behavioral health disorders.
- Clinical interviews and behavioral research
- Literature reviews and data management (REDCap, Qualtrics)
- Exposure to neuroimaging, genetics, and biomarker research
- Opportunities for publications and presentations