The Summer Fellowships provide opportunities for intensive, immersive, faculty-guided research experiences for academically talented undergraduates. The program advances the students’ knowledge and abilities to think critically, solve problems, and contribute to greater understanding of the world. Depending upon the availability of funding, successful applicants receive a financial award and are invited to present their research at the annual statewide CURO symposium the following academic year. Benefits Participate in an intensive immersive research experience. Join a community of research scholars. Depending upon available funding, receive a $2,500 or $3,000 stipend. Students who receive $3,000 must use $500 toward presentation at an academic conference. Earn six hours of academic credit.

Benefits | Eligibility | Application | Summer Fellows Handbook

Eligibility

To be selected for a Summer Research Fellowship, interested students must have at least a 3.4 GPA and 30 semester hours and agree to do the following:

• Enroll in two sequential Honors undergraduate research courses: HONS 4960H and HONS 4970H or HONS 4970H and HONS 4980H. (Students who wish to complete a thesis during the summer should check with Dr. Kleiber and their faculty research mentor. If approval is granted, the student will register for HONS 4980H and HONS 4990H.) Students who are awarded the fellowship must register for these classes for the regular summer session before they are eligible to receive fellowship monies. If, during the course of the fellowship, the student withdraws from these classes for any reason, the stipend must be returned in full. CURO Fellows must resign from any other UGA employment to be eligible for funding and may not be enrolled in any other courses. If selected, 6-hour Honors courses will be created for the student to register for on OASIS.
• By the last day of classes of the summer semester, submit an abstract of the summer research to Dr. Pamela Kleiber for possible presentation at the annual CURO Symposium. Fellowship recipients are required to attend the Symposium, even if their abstract is not selected for presentation.
• Participate in panel discussions throughout the academic year as requested by the Associate Director of Honors.

How to Apply

Students should submit a copy of their proposal, a letter addressed to the faculty reviewers, an official copy of their UGA transcript, and a letter of support from their faculty mentor. All letters should be addressed to the panel of faculty reviewers. All materials should be submitted by the deadline.

Download the Call for Proposals.