Skip to content

2026-2027 CUR Nominations: CUR Councilor Nomination Form

CUR Councilor (1 opening available per division)

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is now accepting nominations for Councilors. Councilors serve as key connectors across CUR, bringing multidisciplinary insight and cross-divisional perspective to support CUR’s mission and strategic priorities. They help elevate emerging trends, opportunities, and challenges while fostering alignment between divisional initiatives and organizational priorities.

Why Serve?
Serving as a CUR Councilor offers an opportunity to engage in cross-divisional leadership, connect ideas across disciplines, and contribute to CUR’s broader strategic conversations. Councilors help bring forward diverse perspectives from across the organization and play an important role in strengthening alignment and collaboration across CUR.

Councilor Expectations
Councilors support the members of their division in activities and programs that align with the CUR strategic plan, mission, vision, and values. Councilors serve as programmatic leaders and:
  • Participate in divisional meetings, council meetings, and any required CUR leadership meetings, such as the Annual Leadership Meeting
  • Serve as a liaison between divisions and the broader organization, supporting alignment between divisional initiatives and CUR’s strategic priorities
  • Act as ambassadors for CUR within their institutions and the broader undergraduate research community
  • Partner with Division leadership on topics related to CUR’s strategic priorities and community needs
  • Utilize multidisciplinary expertise and perspectives to advise on emerging needs, opportunities, and challenges across CUR
  • Serve as a resource to divisions in support of alignment with CUR’s mission and strategic priorities
  • Surface key trends and issues from divisions and the higher education community to inform Board-level understanding and strategic discussions
  • Identify and cultivate future leaders in partnership with divisional Nominations and Leadership Development Committees
  • Engage in CUR programming
  • Commit to a three-year term and maintain active CUR membership
Candidates should review the full call, available on our nominations and elections website, to learn more about the role and qualifications a successful candidate will demonstrate prior to submitting a nomination.

Deadline to apply is November 23, 2026 at 11:59pm Eastern. Partial submissions will not be reviewed.
1.Nominee Information: The information included in this section should reflect the same information in your CUR profile, please ensure your CUR profile is up to date. If you need help updating your profile, contact us at cur@cur.org.(Required.)
2.Please share any links to relevant supplemental information (e.g., CV, LinkedIn profile, biography, campus website, personal website, or blog)(Required.)
3.Please select your Primary Division:(Required.)
4.Upload a condensed CV highlighting professional accomplishments and experience aligned with undergraduate research and the competencies outlined in the call for applications.

Document must be:
- 2 pages maximum
- Times New Roman, 11pt font size
- Saved as either a .pdf or .doc/.docx file(Required.)
No file chosen
5.Describe your leadership experience within CUR and beyond CUR. (300 words or less)(Required.)
6.Councilors serve as leaders within the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), providing multidisciplinary insight, cross-divisional perspective, and community-informed expertise to support CUR’s mission and strategic priorities. Councilors act as key connectors between divisions and the Board of Directors, helping to align programmatic efforts with organizational priorities while elevating emerging trends, opportunities, and challenges across the undergraduate research landscape.

In what ways would you use your experience, skills, and perspective to contribute to this purpose? (300 words or less)(Required.)
7.By selecting “Yes” below, you verify you have read the CUR Volunteer Leadership Handbook and agree to follow the roles + responsibilities and volunteer leadership policies included if selected.(Required.)