Launched in the fall of 2014 as the LabMatch pilot, ReMatch is a research-mentoring program designed to connect graduate students with undergraduate students through their shared interest in academic research. As a collaborative initiative between the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School, ReMatch offers fellowship funding for mentorship connections and joint research projects. 

The program facilitates such connections by offering funnel-like programming during the academic year. One-off events such as informal Meet and Greets, lab tours, and Meals for Mentoring dinners give undergraduates a chance to explore their interests, meet with potential mentors, and ask questions about lab culture and expectations. As undergraduates begin to identify areas of interest and make connections with ReMatch mentors, the program offers additional opportunities to inform the pairing process including participation in small group meetings, departmental seminars meet-ups, and research shadowing experiences. Graduate and undergraduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers participating in ReMatch define their own level of participation by opting into programming events that best fit their schedule and level of interest.

Once mentor-mentee pairings are formalized in January, students may apply to take part in the ReMatch+ Summer Program, which provides first and second year students an opportunity to carry out a paid graduate-mentored summer research project and participate in the weekly Summer Research Colloquium workshops.

ReMatch is a collaborative initiative between the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

To interested graduate students: Consider attending one of the information sessions in September and register as a mentor by completing the ReMatch Mentor Profile Form in early fall. Feel free to send your questions to [email protected]. Master's-level graduate students and postdoctoral researchers are welcome and encouraged to participate in fall programming but, at this time, are not eligible to participate in the summer ReMatch+ program.

To be eligible for ReMatch+, interested graduate student participants must attend in at least one fall ReMatch event (Meet & Greet or Meal for Mentoring). If you do not attend any fall events, you will not be eligible to apply for ReMatch+.