# Home ## Research and Fellowships Office of Undergraduate ![A student speaks to a URAF staff member.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10426/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/2025-09/_DSC8308.jpg?h=41910846&itok=Oy_DxHE0) The Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (URAF) guides our learners through the processes of asking and answering today’s – and tomorrow’s – most important questions. URAF helps students identify high-impact research and creative endeavor opportunities, secure the necessary academic and financial support to undertake them, and prepare for lives of leadership and service anchored in expertise. ## Get Started with Research and Fellowships Explore available research and fellowship opportunities, and stay informed by joining the URAF student newsletter. [ Browse Opportunities arrow\_circle\_right ](/opportunities-directory) [ Sign up for the URAF student newsletter arrow\_circle\_right ](https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_72hDGlxRFa321wy) ## Events & Deadlines [ All upcoming events & deadlines arrow\_circle\_right ](/events-deadlines) ### Events [![Localist Online Calendar Software](//d3e1o4bcbhmj8g.cloudfront.net/assets/platforms/default/about/widget_footer.png)](https://www.localist.com?utm_source=widget&utm_campaign=widget_footer&utm_medium=branded%20link "Widget powered by Concept3D Event Calendar Software") ### Deadlines [![Localist Online Calendar Software](//d3e1o4bcbhmj8g.cloudfront.net/assets/platforms/default/about/widget_footer.png)](https://www.localist.com?utm_source=widget&utm_campaign=widget_footer&utm_medium=branded%20link "Widget powered by Concept3D Event Calendar Software") ## News [### URAF Researcher, Ashwin Sivakumar, wins Marshall Scholarship ](https://current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/birding-helped-him-soar-evolutionary-science) June 11, 2026 Ashwin Sivakumar ’26 wanted to understand how birds evolved such a diversity of wing shapes. Working with the Edwards Lab, led by Alexander Agassiz Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Scott V. Edwards, Sivakumar used CT technology to scan a... ![Harvard building shot from below with leaves framing the corners.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10426/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/i-MSXnnrZ-L.jpg?itok=zOZqQI2T) [### Harvard College students, alumni awarded 2026 Hertz Fellowships ](https://college.harvard.edu/about/news/brief-harvard-college-students-alumni-awarded-2026-hertz-fellowships) June 01, 2026 Two Harvard College students and two recent alumni are among the 19 recipients nationwide selected for the 2026 Hertz Fellowship, one of the country’s most competitive doctoral fellowships in science, engineering, and mathematics. Awarded annually by the... ![Collage of the 4 Harvard College Hertz winners, 2026.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10426/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Hertz%20Winners%202026.png?itok=LOIf6lYs) [### Ten from Harvard College named 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars ](https://college.harvard.edu/about/news/brief-ten-harvard-college-named-2026-knight-hennessy-scholars) May 20, 2026 Two Harvard College students and eight recent alumni are among the recipients selected as 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars, Stanford University’s multidisciplinary graduate fellowship program that supports emerging leaders pursuing graduate education across... ![Sophie An Kingsbury Lee and Leo Vanciu.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10426/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Knight%20Hennessey%20College%20Winners%202026_0.png?itok=mN0fKSXv) [ View All News arrow\_circle\_right ](/news-stories)