Pembroke Undergraduate Research & Creativity Center
The Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity (PURC) Center at UNC Pembroke empowers students to engage in meaningful research and creative projects across all disciplines. Through faculty mentorship, funding opportunities and annual events like the PURC Symposium, students gain hands-on experience that enhances their academic journey and prepares them for professional success. Whether presenting at conferences, publishing findings or exploring new ideas, PURC fosters a vibrant community of inquiry and innovation.
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PURC Programs

PURC Symposium

Grant Opportunities
The PURC Center offers several funding programs to support extracurricular, faculty-mentored undergraduate research and creative projects. All proposals must be student-authored in collaboration with a faculty mentor and demonstrate a benefit to the student, department, university or community. Recipients are required to present their work at the PURC Symposium in the spring. Visit MyUNCP at the links below for further information.
Semester-Long Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Undergraduate Research Fellowship - Summer
Dr. Charles Humphrey Undergraduate Conference Travel Award
Dr. Timothy M. Ritter and Marie A. Amero Endowed Research Scholarship
Faculty & Staff

Michael Sanderson
Professor of Art - Printmaking/Dir Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity Center
brandon.sanderson@uncp.edu910.521.6406
