Crown Undergraduate Research Program
This program is aimed at facilitating an active involvement of students in academic research and other creative activities through participation in faculty-sponsored projects.
Active participation in research is an essential ingredient for high-quality educational experience and greatly facilitates the transition into the job market, professional, or graduate school. In addition, students can get academic credit for this work, both in the form of independent study, and, in some cases, as the basis for a Senior Thesis.
One of the main initial hurdles for undergraduate participation in research is finding out the opportunities that are available to students. On the website you can find:
1) A list of available Crown faculty sponsored projects covering a diversity of areas of knowledge.
2) General areas of research pursued by faculty affiliated with Crown College.
Crown Undergraduate Research Fellowships (URF)
Crown College will provide up to $400 for students to be actively involved in academic research and other faculty-sponsored projects. Studnets can get academic credit for this work in the form of independent study, and, in some cases, as a Senior Thesis.
Support will be restricted to one quarter, although if appropriate the student and mentor are encouraged to continue their project beyond the time frame of the grant.
Keywords: Crown Undergraduate Research Fellowship; junior; senior; winter quarter; spring quarter; stipend; faculty interaction
Contact: Marina Glagolev (College Academic Manager)
Eligibility is limited to juniors or seniors during the quarter for which they are applying and who have good to excellent academic records. Sophomores will also be considered, but in this case the proposed project should have room to expand beyond the quarter being considered for funding; sophomores need to address the longer-term scope of the project in the section of the application where the student explains how this experience complements his/her education at UCSC.
Eligible students must be affiliated with Crown College.