Deans' Summer Research Fellowships

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The 2018 Deans Summer Research Fellowship application is now closed.

The Academic Deans of Trinity College take pleasure in awarding the Deans' Summer Fellowship Program in support of undergraduate research and inquiry in the arts and sciences. The goals of the Deans' Summer Fellowship Program are to strengthen undergraduate research opportunities for undergraduates, to enlarge the scope of undergraduate research conducted on and off campus during the summer, and to provide support to enable undergraduates to extend the period over which they engage in research. A maximum of $3000 will be awarded. Note that fellowships are reportable income by IRS rules. See: http://finance.duke.edu/payroll/noncomp

Deans' Summer Fellowships can support faculty-mentored research in any discipline in the arts & sciences and is open to currently enrolled Duke students. Preference is given to students whose research projects are integral to their academic program and may contribute to a senior thesis. Special consideration will be given to proposals appropriate to the following awards:

Global Education Summer Fellowship - research projects that are based on, or complement, a Study Abroad experience. Supported by a grant from the Duke Global Education Office.
2012 Global Education Summer Fellows
Schiff Summer Research Fellowship in the Humanities - exemplary research projects in any area of the humanities. Supported by a grant from the Schiff Family Humanities Fund.
2014 Schiff Summer Research Fellows 2015 Schiff Summer Research Fellows 2016 Schiff Summer Research Fellows
Humanities Writ Large Research Fellowship - research projects in the humanities. Supported by the Humanities Writ Large Initiative and a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

See the Deans' Summer Research Fellows from: 2015 2014 2013 2012

Application Information

Eligibility and Criteria

In all cases, Deans' Summer Fellowship projects must be directed by a member of the Duke University faculty and conducted over a period of no less than three weeks during the summer months. Fellowship recipients are expected to be in frequent contact with their advisors over the summer. Students may not be enrolled in courses during the period they designate as their fellowship period.

With the exception of graduating seniors, all undergraduates in Trinity College are eligible to apply for a Deans' Summer Research Fellowship. Pratt students pursuing a second major in Trinity may also apply in support of on-campus projects related to their second major with A&S faculty. Mentors for Trinity students may be faculty in any Duke school or department. In the case of limited awards, Trinity students will receive priority for funding.

Deans' Summer Research Fellowships will support expenses associated with a summer research project of at least three consecutive weeks in duration. Reasonable expenses include research-related domestic or international travel and living expenses; room and board in Durham in order for students to take advantage of an unpaid research opportunity; and fees associated with archives, lab equipment, etc. The maximum award is $3000. Students may not use these funds as stipend or salary. DSRF funds may be combined with other Duke fellowship awards and grants, but the sum total of awards may not exceed the project expenses.

Projects involving interactions with human subjects, either in-person or online, may need approval from the Duke Institutional Review Board. Read more…

Projects conducted internationally are subject to restrictions and guidelines for the safe conduct of research abroad. Read more…

DSRF Applications

The Deans' Summer Research Fellowship application consists of the following sections, to be completed online:

Student Information: Include any leading zeros in your Duke Unique ID.
Faculty Information: Name, email address, and department of your Duke faculty mentor. Your mentor will need to submit a letter of recommendation separately.
Project Information: Short project title, abstract (single paragraph of no more than 250 words), dates, location, special considerations
Project Proposal: A narrative of no more than 3 pages organized into:
- Background and General aims/long term objectives - What is the overall goal of this research? What are the 'big questions' in your discipline that you expect to address? How does your proposed research relate to the work of others in this field?
- Specific aims/short term objectives and Methods - What are the specific research questions that you will ask this summer, and what methods will you use to address them?
- References cited.
Budget:
Total amount requested, and itemized anticipated expenses. Also list any other sources and amount of funding you are seeking out for this project. You may combine funds from multiple sources to meet your total budget request.

Living expenses for a research project at Duke can be estimated at $180/wk for housing and $120/wk for food (based on Central Campus apartment rates).
Human Subjects:
If your research includes human subjects, you will be asked to provide additional information for the IRB approval.
Health & Safety Plan:
If your research involves international travel, you must register with the Duke Travel Registry and supply information about possible health and safety risks.

You may cut & paste text into the online application from another document.

In addition to the application, you will need to provide:

One letter of support from the Duke faculty research mentor to the URS Office (ursoffice@duke.edu, or 011 Allen Building, Box 90051).
An official transcript- the applicant should submit a request form to the Registrar to send an official electronic transcript to Deans' Summer Research Fellowship, URS Office, ursoffice@duke.edu.

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Application

Application Status: Closed

Madeline McKelway, T'14, Economics. *Consumption Smoothing and Health: Evidence from Self-Help Group Involvement and Child Nutrition, Southern Rajasthan, India* (DSRF 2013)

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Deadline:

Friday, March 2, 2018

Purpose:

project expenses or living expenses for mentored summer research projects

Eligibility:

Trinity College students, with the exception of graduating seniors. Pratt students with second major in Trinity.

Time frame:

Summer -- three weeks minimum duration

Funding:

Maximum of $3,000

Other Information:

Note that fellowships are reportable income by IRS rules. See: http://finance.duke.edu/payroll/noncomp

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