Graduate Studies and Research : Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship

The Faculty Development and Research Committee has established a limited number of competitive Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowships to assist Central Washington University graduate students with their research, creative and scholarly projects. These activities are expected to benefit the student scholar, faculty mentor, and the University.

Eligibility

The applicant must be accepted in or enrolled in a CWU graduate program, and in good academic standing at the time of application. The student must not have completed the graduate degree before the period of the award. Applications must be endorsed by a faculty mentor. The student must be registered for summer or fall quarter.

Support

The Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship provides a fellowship of $2,800 for 10 weeks of research between June 16 and Sept 1. Fellowships will be paid bi-monthly on the 1st and 15th for a total of five checks beginning mid-June. During the 10 week research period, CWU and outside employment should be limited to half-time to allow adequate time to fulfill research commitments.

This fellowship is intended to support any scholarly activity by a graduate student that has good potential for significance outside of Central Washington University. In other words, the activity should have realistic potential to lead to dissemination (e.g., publications, presentations, exhibitions, performances) and/or to further research or funding outside of CWU. Scholarly works that are related to completion of degree requirements, including theses or Master's projects, are eligible for the fellowship so long as they have this potential for visibility beyond the university.

Review and Evaluation of Applications

The application must be approved by the faculty mentor before submission to the Faculty Development and Research Committee (FDRC). Each member of the Committee will receive a copy of the submitted application for purposes of review and recommendation. Criteria for the evaluation of the proposals include: 1) Abstract/Summary; 2) Scholarly Significance; 3) Action Plan/Methods; and 4) Extramural Potential. (See the application form for a description of the criteria.) Recommendations on proposals are made by a vote of the Committee. The FDRC Chair (Director of University Research) does not vote except to break ties.

Deadline

The deadline for submitting applications to the Faculty Development and Research Committee for review and recommendation is April 15. In the event this day falls on a weekend or holiday, the due date will be the next business day. Applications must be delivered to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research before 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date; those received after the deadline will not be considered until the next scheduled review session. Applications must be complete at time of submission, including signed approvals by the faculty mentor. The Committee will review the proposals and notification to applicants will generally occur within one month following each announced deadline date.

Final Report

Fellowship recipients will submit a detailed report of activities and results to the Chair of the Faculty Development and Research Committee within three months after the end of the appointment. Appointees are required to provide the Graduate School copies of any publications or grant applications that result from work conducted under the appointment.

Instructions for Preparing the Application

Instructions are provided along with the application form (MS Word) (PDF).