Online Undergraduate Research Scholars (OURS) program

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and EdPlus have developed the Online Undergraduate Research Scholars (OURS) program to address the pressing challenge of offering quality research opportunities to ASU Online students at scale. 

The OURS program offers research experiences across a wide range of disciplines including natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. These types of experiential learning opportunities differentiate ASU from other institutions that offer online degree programs.

OURS program impact for 2022–2023

315

online students served

27

group-based research experiences

47

faculty and staff mentors

40%

of student participants are racial/ethnic minorities

70%

of student participants are women

53%

of student participants are Pell Grant eligible

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