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The
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) awards summer fellowships to the
students of faculty members interested in mentoring an undergraduate student at primarily
undergraduate institutions. CUR
fellowships provide a unique opportunity for undergraduate students and
their faculty mentors to engage in approximately ten weeks of full-time
research at their home institution. Award opportunities may be restricted to certain academic areas,
depending on available funding.
The Fellowships
The
Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Program provides opportunities
for faculty mentors to support promising undergraduates.
Established in the summer of 1990, the program facilitates a
diversity of research opportunities that allow students at primarily
undergraduate institutions to experience first-hand the excitement and
challenges of careers in natural and social science, mathematics, and engineering.
Each fellowship
provides funding for a student stipend and may provide additional
support for travel, faculty honorarium, and equipment expenses.
Eligibility
Requirements
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Only
one proposal per faculty mentor will be accepted.
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Faculty
mentor must not have been awarded a CUR summer fellowship in the
previous year.
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Faculty
mentor must be an Individual CUR Member at the time the proposal is
submitted.
Faculty
Mentor
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Quality
and significance of research.
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Track
record of research productivity at the home institution and
evidence that he/she has been active in developing a research
program that involves undergraduates.
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Appropriateness
of the research in terms of the possibility of an undergraduate
researcher making a significant contribution.
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Development
of the mentor’s research program and its potential to attract
outside funding in support of future student investigators.
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Publication
record
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Record
in attracting external support (current funding sources of
research must be provided).
Institution
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Presence
of facilities and equipment necessary to carry out the proposed
research.
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Impact
of the project as it relates to the mission of the institution.
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The institution must provide documentation
of an Institutional Review Board or Human Subjects Committee review and approval
for all projects requiring such certification. Certification that federal
guidelines for animal care are adhered to are also required for projects
involving animals.
Special
Considerations
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Relationship
of this proposal to the interests of a sponsor, including the
impact on potential independent funding in the future.
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Impact
on diversity in the scientific workforce.
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Faculty
members at the beginning of their academic career with an interest
in developing a research program that involves undergraduates.
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Faculty
members that are changing research directions and/or
re-invigorating a research program after serving in an
administrative capacity (e.g., Chair or Dean).
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