Graduate and undergraduate students at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) who meet certain eligibility criteria are invited to apply for the summer stipend program, aimed at engaging students directly in research, scholarly and creative activity. Applications are due at the Office of University Research by Wednesday, March 4, at 5 p.m.
Each student who is selected will receive a stipend to support summer participation in research, scholarly and creative activity under the direct supervision of a faculty mentor. Undergraduate students will receive $1,500 and graduate students will receive $2,000 to support summer participation in the program. Funding is available for 60 student awards for the summer 2009 program with approximately equal numbers of undergraduate and graduate students. New for the 2009 program, each faculty mentor whose student or students receive a stipend award will receive one $500 award.
Activities Supported
The purpose of the stipend is to encourage students to engage in a significant research, scholarly or creative activity under the supervision of a faculty mentor. It is expected that the proposal will detail a strong faculty-student connection and ongoing interaction during the mentoring period. Activities should be scheduled to occur over a period of at least 30 days, but a planned period of longer duration may be specified. The activity proposed may focus on any aspect of research including:
It is important that the proposal work plan describes active participation by the student and ongoing interaction between the student and faculty member. The award is not intended to support an experience composed solely of independent study without ongoing interaction with a faculty mentor.
Student Eligibility
Students must have official status indicating they will be continuing their studies at CSULB in the ensuing fall semester and must be in good academic standing. Students may not be paid by the University or University Foundation to work on research, scholarly or creative activity projects during the period covered by the stipend. However, employment by the University in a non-research capacity is allowed. No registration for a class is required. However, a student may elect to register for independent study or thesis credits that include the stipend-supported mentoring experience with permission of the sponsoring faculty member.
Faculty Eligibility to Sponsor Students
All full-time unit-three faculty are eligible to sponsor students for this award. One faculty member may sponsor a maximum of two students total. Only one $500 faculty award will be made regardless of number of students supervised.
For more information, visit the Office of University Research Web site.
