McGregor Undergraduate Research Fellowship -
Student Application

Submission deadline: February 19, 2012

(NOTE: Students graduating in (or before) May 2012 are not eligible for the fellowship program.)

Instructions:

• You must be available to work for 9 weeks spanning June and July 2012. You may not hold a second job without special permission from your faculty member. Such permission is not typically granted.
• It is recommended that you meet with your prospective mentor before you apply. This will give both parties some idea of how well your interests and abilities align with faculty expectations for the project.
• You must attach a copy of your unofficial transcript later in this application. If you have not already prepared it, please do so before filling out the application. See Academic Services Transcript Request (bottom of the page) for instructions. Attach below as a .pdf document.
• This online application currently DOES NOT allow you to save your application, whether partially or fully completed. You must complete the application below in its entirety before you submit.

Opportunities for 2012 summer undergraduate research are listed below.
Click on any of the links for the project details.

Project #	Faculty Name, Dept.	Project Title & Details
1	Ayoola, Nursing	Reasons for Late Initiation of Prenatal Care Among African American Women Who Wanted to Start Care Earlier
2	Bierling, Spanish	Cuban Refugees: An Oral History Project
3	Curry, Geology, Geography, & Environmental Studies	Plaster Creek: the Evolution of an Urban Watershed
4	Koopman, Political Science	Writing college textbook chapters on the U.S. Congress and religion in America
5	McMullen, Economics	Property Rights, Economics, & Environmental Ethics
6	Patterson, Political Science	Economic and Political Empowerment among Support Groups for People Living with HIV and AIDS in Zambia
7	Pyper, Spanish	Cultural Engagement and Language Acquisition in Spanish Semester Abroad Programs
8	Sandberg, Communication Arts & Sciences	The Refugee Project: Telling the stories of Grand Rapids Refugees Through Ethnographic Theatre
9	Stansbury, Business	Moral Openness and Ethical Leadership: An Interdisciplinary Study in Business Ethics
10	Vander Lei, English	Tracing the Influence of Three Federal White Papers in Educational Reform: A Critical Discourse Analysis
11	Westra, Political Science	Reforming the Post-Cold War Global Security Order

 

APPLICATION - You may apply for as many as three projects by submitting a single form:

First Name
Last Name
Calvin ID#
Local contact information: Address line 1    Address line 2 City   State    Zip Phone #     Complete local email address (include "@...")
Expected Graduation Date	(mm/yyyy)
Major 1 (required)
Major 2 (optional)
Minor 1 (optional)
Minor 2 (optional)
Overall GPA (You can find this on your AER, http://www.calvin.edu/academic/services/kv/students.html) GPA in Major Current Transcript - Attach a copy here of your unofficial transcript (See Academic Services Transcript Request for instructions, .pdf document format preferred.)
List plans you are considering for your first few years after graduating from Calvin. (i.e., grad school, PhD, professional school, teaching, volunteering, job related to academic major, research...)
Select your preferences from the research project opportunities listed at the top of this application form.  You may select up to 3 projects.  Each project is numbered.  Project #  Sponsoring faculty member’s name: Project #  Sponsoring faculty member’s name: Project #  Sponsoring faculty member’s name:
The following fields are limited to 2500 characters (not words) each - approx. 2 paragraphs.
Briefly describe your skills and experiences that are especially pertinent to the research projects above. These may include lab or field work, jobs/internships, instrument use, computational, or creative skills.
Briefly describe what interests you about the particular research projects you have chosen.
Describe how this research experience will advance your efforts to meet your career goals.
Please provide the name of a Calvin College faculty member (other than the faculty member with whom you are applying) who is willing to serve as a reference. This person may be contacted for information on your qualifications and research potential.
Before you sign and submit: Review/proof the above entered information. Make sure the fields that are limited to a maximum number of characters (not words) are not over the limit. If they are, you will receive an error message, "Sorry, the data for the field named "____________" is too long. If that happens, press the back arrow and shorten your entry. Make sure your transcript is still attached. Proceed to Submit button.
E-signature By checking this box, I certify that the information given in this application is true and complete without evasion or misrepresentation. I understand that willful omission, falsification, or incomplete statements within this application may jeopardize my potential for funding.