Discovery Park District announces DUIRI projects for fall 2025; applications now being accepted

Discovery Park District at Purdue has posted new research projects for the Discovery Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship’s fall 2025 session. Undergraduate students can see the current list of DUIRI projects and apply for the fall session (up to three projects) at the DUIRI website. 

Students must be undergraduates enrolled at Purdue’s West Lafayette or Indianapolis location, having already completed one semester of studies at Purdue, with an established GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The student application deadline is July 14. Faculty project supervisors will review all eligible student applications before making final selections. Students will be notified of their acceptance after that date.

During the fall session, student teams will be responsible for pursuing their research projects, which culminate with a poster presentation and one-page abstract/summary of their results. Assuming all requirements are met, each participating student will earn a $1,000 fall term scholarship from the DUIRI program.

This fall, several students will be co-funded by Purdue’s Institute for a Sustainable Future. These interdisciplinary projects promote collaborative sustainability research in areas including water challenges, environmental stressors, climate science, environmental justice, renewable energy and sustainable communities.

The DUIRI program provides opportunities for undergraduate students to work with researchers on cutting-edge research on challenges in the areas of global security, health and sustainability. In these projects, solutions will be researched by combining faculty and students with two or more distinct disciplinary strengths.

For more information, email duiri@purdue.edu or pramanna@purdue.edu.