Funding

Program
Who Should Apply
Program Overview
Federal Work-Study Research Assistants
Faculty and Staff submit as mentors. Undergraduate students as Research Assistants.
Undergraduate students awarded Federal Work-Study may use their award to work with faculty, staff, and university programs on research and creative projects.
Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP)
An Undergraduate student with the assistance of a faculty, staff, or graduate student mentor.
The Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP) is designed to give undergraduates an authentic research, creative, or scholarly experience under the guidance of a mentor.
Undergraduate Student Travel Fund (USTF)
An Undergraduate student or a group of students.
The Undergraduate Student Travel Fund (USTF) supports scholarly related travel for undergraduate students presenting their research or creative activities off campus.
MICRO Grants
Faculty teaching MI, RS, ENTR, and CECL classes.
MICRO grants fund supplies, equipment, or other expenses for the course.
MINI Grants
Undergraduate students completing projects.
The MINI Grants fund supplies and equipment for students or groups of students completing a research or creative project as part of any Mason-sponsored activity.
Summer Team Impact Projects (STIP)
A team of faculty, staff, and graduate students who want to mentor undergraduate students in tackling a global challenge.
Students can apply to work on a specific Summer Team Impact Project, giving those chosen a chance to work on a faculty lead project.
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URSP

Students learn about the anthropology of religion in an introduction to cultural anthropology with Jamie D. Aprile, PhD, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

 

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Additional Research Opportunities

Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program provides transformative research opportunities for high school and undergraduate students in the Institute for Biohealth Innovation on the Science and Technology Campus. 

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USTF

T. Reid Nelson, assistant professor, Fisheries Ecology, leads a research team mentoring Aspiring Scientists Summer Interns Program on Pohick Bay.

 

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Federal Work Study Research Assistant

CHSS students in classroom and outside Horizon Hall.

 

 

 

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Photo by Ron Aira/ Creative Services/ George Mason University