Cadets, faculty, and staff enhance their experience through research, scholarship, and creative activity. Research projects can span one to two years — with the bulk of it being conducted over one or two summers.

VMI provides programs, policies, and initiatives to support researchers in every phase of inquiry.

Research guidelines include:

• Development workshops
• Undergraduate research collaborations
• Library resource instruction
• VMI sponsored funding opportunities
• Assistance in identifying and pursuing external funding opportunities

If research occurs during the summer, students are often paid a stipend similar to some internships.

Teachers and researchers are continuously developing their interests, contributing to their fields of study, improving their curricula, and fostering a culture of inquiry and investigation for cadets at VMI.

VMI Center for Undergraduate Research

• Promotes and facilitates faculty-mentored undergraduate research and fosters the development of culture of undergraduate research. 

• VMI Center for Undergraduate Research information

Institutional Review Board

• This policy applies to all students, faculty, and staff of VMI who conduct research involving human participants, and to any parties wishing to conduct research on VMI faculty, staff, or students.

• Institutional Review Board information

The Summer Undergraduate Research Institute

• A 5- or 10-week program where the cadet is the principal investigator who conducts research directly with a faculty mentor. 

• Summer Undergraduate Research Institute information

Undergraduate Research Symposium

• Where VMI cadets present their research findings from their Summer Undergraduate Research experience or individual courses.  

• Summer Undergraduate Research Institute information