The intent of the UTRA is to support the collaboration of the particular faculty member and student who apply for the grant, rather than to provide a means of funding a project. The student position may be held only by the original app licant. We are particularly interested in helping departments develop a sequence of opportunities that allow students to work with faculty progressively. The Undergraduate Research and Teaching Assistant ships are limited in number and can thus be used to augment existing opportunities for collaborative work between students and faculty, such as the Curricular Advising Program, the Rose Writing Fellows Program, the WISE Mentors Program, and departmental r esearch and teaching assistantships. Awards are for one semester, the full academic year, or the summer.
Partial grants are possible.
Students awarded research grants may not register simultaneously for independent study for credit. Summer awards are normally augmented by departmental resources, see below. Odyssey Fellowships focused on material about the diverse populations in the United States historically excluded from the curriculum and the two fellowships for public service perspectives are exempt from the department contribution. Faculty may wish to check o n their department research reserve as an additional source for the department contribution. Department chairpersons who feel they cannot meet this requirement should discuss a waiver with Karen Romer.