PURE is a student-run program that connects freshmen and sophomores with graduate students for semester-long engineering research projects.
If you are a freshman or sophomore at UIUC, we encourage you to apply for the Spring 2020 program!
For graduate students interested in becoming mentors, please fill out the form:
For underclassmen or first-year transfer students interested in participating in the program, please fill out the application:
Undergraduate Mentee Application
The application will close Monday (2/17) at 11:59pm.
For any questions, please reach out to Samira Tungare at samirat2@illinois.edu or Michael Colomb at 
colomb2@illinois.edu.