JEPSON SCHOOL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM

SUMMER Research Grant Application

To support summer research for leadership studies majors whose

home school is the Jepson School of Leadership Studies.

APPLICATIONS DUE: FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Name: ______

University ID No.: ______

Name as it appears on Soc. Sec. Card: ______

Home Address: ______

street

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citystatezip code

Cell Phone (including area code):______Email:______

Home School:______Units Completed in LDST:______

Completing an Internship the same summer?_____ Yes_____ No

Applying for:_____ Full Grant (10 weeks) *OR* _____ Partial Grant (< 10 weeks)

Do you intend to live in university housing while completing your research?_____ Yes_____ No

Title ofProject:______

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Sponsoring Faculty*: ______

Full Name (please print)

*Note: Each applicant is required to submit a letter of endorsement from a faculty supervisor. Please ask the sponsoring faculty to deliverthisdocument directlyto Dr. Kerstin Soderlund (). Once received, the letter will be uploaded to the applicant’s documents area on SpiderConnect as a private document so that the student mayinclude it (but not view it) when submitting his/her application.

Starting Date:______Termination Date:______

Courses (with grades) completed relevant to proposed research project:

CoursesGrades

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Additional background in the subject area:

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If research is being conducted off campus, please indicate where:

A written proposal is required for consideration. Under each section below (Parts 1-4), please respond to the question and/or provide the information requested. Please include the proposal in this document and not as a separate item.

Part 1:Aims

As concisely as you can, state the aims of your project. What are the specific questions you seek to answer?

Part 2:Background and Significance

Why do you want to answer this question? What is known and not known in this area of inquiry? (Please provide citations from the relevant literature.) What literature will your project engage? Is there a controversial idea you propose to address or missing information you propose to provide?

Part 3:Project Design and Methods

Describe the design of your project and explain how the methods and design of your project will answer the questions you pose. If your work requires human subjects, do you have approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB)? If your work requires animal subjects, do you have approval from the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)? If not, please explain what steps you will take to receive the required approval.

Part 4:Literature Cited

Provide a full literature review and bibliography of works cited.


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