The on-campus program offers five fellowships. Each is for a minimum of four quarters during a single calendar year and may be renewed one time. Participating students will work with a faculty mentor. In addition to conducting their research, students also will have opportunities to participate in informal peer discussions and to make presentations about their work at regional and national meetings. Applications for the new fellowships will be available this fall, said Associate Vice President for Research Christine Curtis.
Application is open to students with sophomore standing or higher.
A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required. During summer, fellowship students should devote their full energies to research and can take no more than one class. Co-op students also are encouraged to participate, Curtis added. Governance of the program will be under a steering committee comprised of the vice president for research, associate vice president for research, director of the Honors College, a faculty coordinator for the undergraduate research program, one dean, one associate dean for research, one faculty member from at least four different colleges and schools, and one member at large. Success in a program such as this can do a great deal to prepare students for graduate school and for their careers beyond.