About Us

The Doctoral Research Support Program (DRSP) is a campus-wide initiative that assists graduate students enrolled at the University of Illinois. Funded by the University Library, the DRSP’s core service areas include:

General Research Support & Consultation
Information Management Training
AI Tool Consultations for Graduate Research
Assistance with Literature Reviews
Peer-to-Peer Mentoring
Writing

The DRSP Team is committed to creating a welcoming, stress-free, and supportive environment where graduate students can reflect and thrive in their academic pursuits. 

Research Consultations

We offer research support and consultations by appointment:
https://uiuc.libcal.com/appointments/drsp

Events

For those wanting to join one of our mixers, workshops, instructional sessions, or panels, check out our Events page to stay up to date for all the upcoming DRSP events!

Peer Mentoring

For those interested in participating in the Peer Mentoring Program, please visit the Peer Mentoring page to register and for more information on the program itself. The program’s administrators will match you with another doctoral student from a similar field of study and/or with similar research interests.

International Students

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is home to more than 5,000 doctoral students. Within this group are students from well over 100 countries. It is the goal of the Doctoral Research Support Program (DRSP) to help acclimate international students to research services on campus. The DRSP Team is providing one-on-one or small group orientation sessions on scholarly research. From helping you locate specific resources to working with you on short-term and long-research projects, the DRSP Team is ready to assist you. Schedule a consultation with us.

In addition, we invite international students to participate in the peer mentoring program that will connect you with other students in doctoral programs across campus.