Purpose:
To support undergraduate students in pursuing large directed research or creative projects in the summer following their sophomore or junior years.

Description:
This competition will fund up to five students for research or creative work on projects directed by a faculty member. The supervising faculty member must support the student’s application in writing. Students will be eligible for up to $2,500 of support as a stipend or for research expenses (such as travel), or any combination of these. The application should include a simple budget proposal detailing all anticipated expenses. Sponsoring faulty members will receive $500, payable as either a stipend or as research funds to the faculty member.

Applications will be due in the Office of General Education by February 15, 2008 for funding in the summer of 2008.

A final report on research or creative activities during the grant period will be due on November 1, 2008 in the Office of General Education. Proposals will be evaluated by a committee composed of university faculty and staff and highly ranked proposals will be forwarded to the dean of academic affairs for consideration. Decisions will be announced as soon as they are made.

Please direct inquiries to the General Education Program via email at gened@american.edu, or by phone at 202-885-3879.

General Eligibility Requirements

• Students must be full-time current sophomores or juniors at American University in good standing.
• Applications will be made online and submitted to the General Education Office.
• Faculty members who direct projects may be full or part time and will be eligible for stipends or research funds as specified.
• Students are eligible for a single award from this competition; there is no restriction on funding from other sources, nor upon being awarded funds from other sources concurrently with an Undergraduate Research Support award.
• All research or creative activities must be consistent with the university’s policies and requirements on research, and all international travel must conform to the policies on travel and international travel. It is the awardee’s responsibility to consult the appropriate documents.

Summer Student Research Fellowship Application