Student Research
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Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Grants Programs
Call for Proposals for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
Application Deadlines
For Fall 2008 Grants: September 15, 2008
For Spring 2009 Grants: December 1, 2008
Working with university faculty on research and creative activities outside of the classroom environment provides students with invaluable hands-on learning experiences. Through these experiences, students apply what they have learned in the classroom to meaningful projects that are usually of a larger-scale than the typical course assignment allows and that have the potential to further knowledge in their disciplines and/or impact society. By working in a closely supervised research or creative activity apprenticeship with a faculty member, students acquire additional knowledge and skills unique to the discipline under study as well as more general problem-solving skills. These research and creative activity apprenticeship experiences are typically challenging and exciting, allowing students to further develop their intellect and to exercise innovation and precision.
The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is committed to providing undergraduate students with the opportunity to work on research and creative activities in an apprenticeship relationship with a Southeastern faculty member. To help defray costs of conducting the research and/or creative activity, students are invited to apply for a maximum of $1,000 per project through one of the College’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Grants Programs (RCA grants programs). Funds from this program may be used for items necessary for conducting the research/creative project (e.g., supplies & materials, equipment, travel to archives and/or to data collection sites). Funds from this program may not be used for costs associated with disseminating the results of the project.
Because the methodologies of the arts, humanities, and social sciences differ in fundamental ways, the College has three separate Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Grants Programs:
- Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Grants Program for the Arts
(RCA - Arts)
- Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Grants Program for the Humanities
(RCA - Humanities)
- Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Grants Program for the Social Science
(RCA – Social Sciences)
For any given project, a student or a group of students may apply for up to $1,000 to one of the College’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Grants Programs. Applications to more than one program for a single project will not be considered. The student(s) and faculty sponsor(s) must determine to which of the three grants programs a proposed project is to be submitted, given the methodological nature of the project.
To apply for one of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity grants, students must:
- be in good academic standing
- be sponsored by a full-time faculty member employed in one of the departments and/or centers of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences during the semester of application and during the semester of implementation
- submit to the Office of the Dean of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences (300 Fayard Hall) by the application deadline a completed application, along with the required number of copies, in accordance with the instructions for submitting proposals for the respective Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Grants Program (see links below)
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Application for Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Grant for the Arts
Application for Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Grant for the Humanities
Application for Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Grant for the Social Sciences