Last updated November 9, 2026
Who we are
Research Reach LLC ("Research Reach", "we", "us") matches undergraduate students with faculty research labs. These terms cover your use of our website, our student profile form, our lab intake and the introductions we make, together called the service.
Research Reach LLC is an independent company. It is not operated by Indiana University or by any other college or university.
Agreeing to these terms
By using the service you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the service.
If you use the service on behalf of a lab, a department or another organization, you confirm that you are allowed to accept these terms for it.
Who can use the service
The service is for current students, faculty and staff of the colleges and universities we work with. If you are under 18, use the service only with the permission of a parent or guardian.
What the service does
Labs tell us what they are looking for. Students fill out a profile. We compare the two and introduce a lab to the students who appear to fit.
An introduction is not an offer. We do not guarantee that any student will receive a research position or that any lab will receive a student. Each lab decides who joins it, and each student decides whether to accept.
We are not a party to any arrangement between a student and a lab, including pay, course credit, hours, supervision or the work itself.
What we ask of you
Give us accurate information and keep it current. Share only information you have the right to share.
Do not use the service to mislead anyone, to harass anyone, to collect information about other people or to interfere with how the service runs.
We may decline or stop providing the service to anyone who breaks these terms.
Your information
A student profile is seen only by our team and by a lab we introduce that student to. What a lab is looking for is seen only by our team. Neither is published for anyone to browse.
We handle student information with FERPA and other privacy protections in mind. Each participating lab signs a mutual data sharing and confidentiality agreement with us.
By submitting a profile or a lab intake, you allow us to use that information to make and manage introductions. You can ask us to update or delete your information at any time by writing to us.
Other services we rely on
Parts of the service run on tools from other companies, such as online forms and email. Your use of those tools is also subject to their own terms and privacy policies.
Our content
The Research Reach name, logo, characters, text and design belong to Research Reach LLC. You may not copy or reuse them without our written permission.
The information you submit stays yours.
Cost
The service is free for students and free for faculty. If that changes we will say so before any charge applies, and nothing you have already done will be billed.
No warranties
The service is provided as it is and as available. To the fullest extent the law allows, we make no warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including that the service will be uninterrupted, error free or suited to a particular purpose.
Limit of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, Research Reach LLC and its founders are not liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential losses, or for any loss arising from a research placement, an introduction or the conduct of any student, lab or university.
Where liability cannot be excluded, our total liability to you is limited to one hundred US dollars.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as the service grows. The date at the top of this page shows the latest version. Continuing to use the service after a change means you accept the updated terms.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any dispute will be heard in the state or federal courts located in Indiana.
Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent to our team. Email our team