Under this distinctive program, the University provides funding to encourage well-qualified and strongly motivated students to become familiar with research tools, techniques, and methodology.
Participation is an enriching and broadening experience.
It is particularly valuable to students who intend to pursue graduate work, for they are introduced to the kind of research activities they will encounter at the graduate level. In either case, the professor and student benefit from the joint participation. Most recipients are known as Robert E. Lee Research Assistants, or, if they have and maintain a 3.0 average, as Robert E. Lee Research Scholars. Several outstanding students in the sciences will be designated Christian A. Johnson Scholars. The Robert E. Lee Research Fund was established in 1960 through a gift from the late Dr. Gustavus Benz Capitol, an 1899 graduate of Washington and Lee.