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Students as Scholars is your opportunity to participate in undergraduate research and creative activity at Mason. To learn more, visit our FAQs or explore the links on the left.

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"Previous research is like rough fabric. You have to see how all the pieces blend together and provide that thread in between." - Sabrina Speights OSCAR Fellow
Faculty-student collaboration
Sabrina Speights, OSCAR Fellow and Psychology major, collaborates with Eden King, professor in the Department of Psychology, on a project.

Events

February 24

Undergraduate Student Travel Fund (USTF) Application Deadline


March 21

Nomination Deadline for OSCAR Mentor Award


March 21

Fulbright Information Session

3:15 PM
Founders Hall 210 (Arlington Campus)

March 30

URSP Meeting

3:00 PM
Mason Hall D003 A B

March 31

Undergraduate Summer Opportunities through NSF REUs


April 05

URSP Information Session

2:00 PM
Johnson Center Meeting Room F

April 05

Fulbright Information Session

1:00 PM
Johnson Center Room A (Fairfax Campus)

April 06

Poster Workshop

1:00 PM
Innovation Hall Rm. 318

April 16

Application Deadline for Summer and Fall 2012 URSP


April 17

CHSS Poster Workshop

3:30 PM
Innovation Hall Rm 333

April 18

CHSS Poster Workshop

6:00 PM
Innovation Hall Rm 333

April 18

Fulbright Information Session

6:00 PM
Founders Hall 210 (Arlington Campus)

April 20

Poster Workshop

9:00 AM
Innovation Hall Rm. 203

April 27

URSP Meeting

3:00 PM
Contact Dr. Jones

April 30

Fulbright Information Session

3:00 PM
Johnson Center Room A (Fairfax Campus)

May 01

Poster Workshop

3:00 PM
Innovation Hall Rm. 205

May 02

Rejuvenate the International Science and Engineering Honor Society - Sigma Xi

2:00 PM
Research Hall, Showcase Room

May 07

Celebration of Student Scholarship

3:00 PM
Center for the Arts Lobby

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News

Selection of Spring 2012 URSP Participants and Projects

Monday, January 23, 2012

Learn about the projects students are conducting this semester as part of the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP).

First USTF Travel Grants Awarded

Last fall, OSCAR awarded its first set of travel grants through the Undergraduate Student Travel Fund (USTF). Read about the selected students and the conferences they attended.

OSCAR now accepting applications for the URSP

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Applications due April 16, 2012 for summer and fall semesters.

Applications for Fall, Summer Undergraduate Research Scholars Program Now Available

Mason News highlighted the applications for the Fall and Summer Undergraduate Research Scholars Program.

Collaborative Projects Scholarship Development Grants Awarded

Monday, April 23, 2012 OSCAR has award the first two Collaborative Project Scholarship Development Grants to the Diversity Research Group and the Honor's College University Scholars Program.

OSCAR is open!

Monday, January 23, 2012

OSCAR, the Office of Student Scholarship, Creative Activities, and Research, is the home of the Students as Scholars initiative. And as of Monday, January 23rd, 2012 we will open our office and our new website.

Students as Scholars Article by Mason Faculty

Criminology, Law, and Society faculty Shannon Portillo and Danielle Rudes, and colleagues, have just published an article in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education about their experience integrating independent research into their capstone course.

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