Undergraduate research has occurred here on a smaller scale for a number of years. We have been fortunate in having three separate endowments which provide money to support students in these endeavors. The award of these monies has usually been tied to a research project in conjunction with a faculty member and the students have been requested to make written and oral presentations upon completion. We still offer these awards, but they cannot be used for the senior project. In order to provide some research funds for the senior project we have diverted a modest amount of money from one of the above-mentioned endowments.
Students request money as part of their formal proposal.
The only other source of money is our supplies and services budget, which is never enough as it is. We are still struggling with this funding issue, as well as other issues I have raised previously. 97520 Dear Roger, I have been requiring research projects from my majors and non majors in every course that I teach. After a back operation, I realized that carrying home tons of papers was not what I needed. My students present a formal poster at a poster session during our last laboratory period.