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Resources for Undergraduate Research
VU students and faculty interested in obtaining local funding for undergraduate research projects can submit proposals to the Committee on Creative Work and Research. Please visit its website http://www.valpo.edu/organization/celt/cwrc/CWRC.html or contact the Provost's Office for further information.
Students
interested in attending an NCUR conference should contact Margaret Franson, Associate
Dean of Christ College, for possible financial support and coordination of travel.
Students interested in attending the Butler University Undergraduate Research
Conference should contact Renu Juneja, Associate Provost, for possible financial
support and coordination of travel.
The following are links to general resources for students and faculty engaged in undergraduate research and scholarly inquiry.
Undergraduate Research:
Showcasing Young Scholars
By DAVID W. CHAPMAN
From the Chronicle of Higher Education issue dated 9/12/2003
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
This is a very rich site that includes information on undergraduate research
conferences at the national and regional
level, and summer fellowship awards.
National
Science Foundation web site for Research Experience for Undergraduates
The site features information for students interested in identifying research
opportunities and for faculty interested in obtaining support for undergraduate
research students through either an REU Supplement or REU Site proposal.
Links to Undergraduate Research Journals
The following are links to electronic journals devoted to publishing scholarship
that is produced by undergraduate students
Journal of Undergraduate Sciences
Journal of Young Investigators
Mathematics Journal
for Undergraduates
Morehead
Electronic Journal of Applications in Mathematics
Links to Scholarship and Fellowship Programs
The following are links to websites of fellowship and scholarship programs
that should be of interest to undergraduate students undertaking research
projects. Those wanting more information on these programs should also
contact Professor Chuck Schaefer, Chair of the Department of History.
Fulbright Programs
Goldwater Scholarships
Mellon Fellowships
Rhodes Scholar Programs
Truman Fellowships
Freeman Fellowships
You may find additional information at: http://www.radford.edu/~nchc/other-links.htm
Links to Funding Sources
The following are links to websites of programs that potentially could
provide financial support to undergraduate students and faculty advisors
undertaking research projects.
Collegiate Inventors Competition
Links to Other Undergraduate Research Conferences
The following are links to other universities and groups that sponsor
undergraduate research conferences. These links primarily refer to schools
or organizations in the Midwest where Valparaiso University students often
present work. The typical time of year for the conferences is noted in
parentheses. For other regional and national conferences, see the CUR
website listed above.
Butler University (April)