Deadline(s)
CCAS Deadline: Visit the Luther Rice Undergraduate Research Fellowship webpage
Award Description
Luther Rice Undergraduate Research Fellowships are part of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences comprehensive undergraduate initiative to promote discovery- and inquiry-based education throughout the undergraduate experience at GW. Luther Rice Fellowships offer support for student research carried out in collaboration with, and under the guidance of, at least one faculty mentor.
These fellowships offer substantial support for the promotion of working research alliances between students and faculty. The fellowships provide stipends to the students for research-related expenditures, including summer living expenses, travel, materials and equipment. The faculty mentor also receives monetary funds for salary or professional development.
Award Benefits
These fellowships offer substantial support for the promotion of working research alliances between students and faculty. The fellowships may offer up to $5,000 to the student for research-related expenditures, including summer living expenses, travel, materials, and equipment. The faculty mentor receives up to $1,000 for salary or professional development.
Learn More & Apply
If you would like to learn more about the Luther Rice Undergraduate Research Fellowship, please contact Cindy Borja (cindybo@gwu.edu) in the CCAS Office of Undergraduate Studies.
Eligibility
Students
- Must be a Columbian College sophomore or junior
- Must have a full-time faculty mentor
- Must have a declared major
- Must have no judicial or disciplinary findings against them
Research Project
- Must be undertaken during the junior or senior year (or the summer before the junior year)
- Should undertake a significant, focused examination of an idea or an area of inquiry and result in work that could merit presentation or publication in a scholarly venue
Special Considerations
Students and faculty mentors are also welcome to review the evaluation rubric for the Luther Rice Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The evaluation rubric serves as a serious guideline and template for a successful application.
The student-advisor relationship is an important element in the evaluation of applications, and accordingly, a faculty statement of support for a student’s application is not a standard recommendation letter. Faculty may either submit a letter of support that addresses the following bullet points, or respond to each of them individually using a faculty mentor form.
- Describe how the faculty member will support the student through regular interactions, possibly together with other members of the faculty or their collaborators, and also describe previous interactions between the faculty member and the student;
- Give a short description of the project, and the value, timeliness and feasibility of the project;
- Describe concrete outcomes that result from the project, for instance a publication, a public presentation or a performance;
- Describe the student’s preparation and current skills, how they tie into the project, and what kind of skills will be developed for and/or during the project.
Details
Class Year
- Sophomore
- Junior
Discipline
- Arts
- Communication
- Education
- Health
- Humanities
- Social Sciences
- STEM
- Multiple
Language
- English
Duration
- Summer
- Yearlong
Program Type
- Research
- Undergraduate
Region
- DC
