GET INVOLVED

CONNECT, PARTICIPATE, AND GROW
Build your research community through programs, mentoring, leadership, and student-centered activities. Whether you are new to
research or ready to take on a more active role, explore the pathways below to find a meaningful way to participate.

FIND YOUR PLACE IN THE RESEARCH JOURNEY

EXPLORE

Are you interested in research and want to learn more?

Research Rookies
The Research Rookies Program helps students take their first steps into undergraduate research. Through workshops and guided activities, participants learn how to identify research interests, connect with faculty mentors, explore research opportunities, and prepare professional materials that position them for future research experiences. Learn More About the Research Rookies.

Student Research Center
The Student Research Center (SRC) is a welcoming, student-centered space where students from all majors can explore research, connect with peers and mentors, attend workshops and events, and develop skills for academic and professional success. Working in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Research, the SRC offers both student-led and staff-coordinated programs that help students become active members of Morgan’s research community. Learn More About the Student Research Center.

PREPARE

Do you want to develop the skills needed to become a researcher?

Research Apprentices
Build foundational research competencies through workshops and activities focused on research thinking, scholarly literature, research design, data, ethics, and research communication. Learn More About Research Apprentices.

Impact Launchpad Initiative
IMPACT Launchpad Initiative provides intentional opportunities that cultivate leadership, academic excellence, research engagement, professional readiness, and community impact. Through a network of workshops, experiential learning opportunities, mentorship experiences, and outreach initiatives, students are empowered to become effective leaders, scholars, researchers, and changemakers both on campus and beyond. The purpose of the IMPACT Launchpad Initiative is to provide a structured framework that equips students with the skills, experiences, and support necessary to thrive academically, professionally, and personally while developing a lifelong commitment to leadership, scholarship, research, and service. Learn More About the Impact LaunchPad Initiative

EXPERIENCE

Are you ready to put your skills into practice?

Research Opportunities
Undergraduate research opportunities are available at Morgan State University and beyond. Whether you are looking for a faculty-mentored project, summer research program, internship, fellowship, or postbaccalaureate experience, the Office of Undergraduate Research can help you identify opportunities that align with your interests and goals. Learn More About Research Opportunities.

Impact Learning Program
The IMPACT Learning Program is a semester-based experiential learning initiative under the IMPACT Launchpad Program designed to connect Morgan State University students with the diverse research centers, laboratories, institutes, and innovation spaces across campus. Through immersive, multi-week rotations, students can step beyond the traditional classroom and gain firsthand exposure to the real-world applications of research, scholarship, innovation, and professional practice. Learn More About Impact Learning

LEAD

Do you have research experience and want to help others?

Student Research Center Executive Board
The Student Research Center Executive Board offers students an opportunity to develop leadership skills while helping shape the Student Research Center’s programs, events, and outreach activities. Board members collaborate with peers, the SRC Program Coordinator, and the Office of Undergraduate Research to strengthen Morgan’s student research community. Learn More About the Student Research Center Executive Board

Big Bear, Little Bear 
The Big Bear, Little Bear Mentorship PRogram connects Morgan students with younger students in the Baltimore community. As "Big Bears," Morgan State University students encourage academic curiosity, college readiness, and leadership while developing their own mentoring, communication, and community-engagement skills. Learn More About the Big Bear, Little Bear Program.

INSPIRE: Mini Researchers
Morgan State University students from all majors and classifications are invited to support hands-on science learning at Pleasant Plains Elementary through INSPIRE: Mini Researchers. Mini Researchers volunteers may participate workshop by workshop with students in grades K–4, while Big Bear mentors make a consistent semester or yearlong commitment to guide fifth graders through curriculum-connected science activities. Both programs offer meaningful opportunities to strengthen leadership, mentoring, science communication, and community engagement skills.  Learn More About INSPIRE: Mini Researchers.

Research Ambassadors
Experienced undergraduate researchers serve as peer leaders, share their experiences, support other students, and help strengthen Morgan's undergraduate research community. Learn More About Research Ambassadors.