Opportunities for Undergraduates
Academic Development
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Funding for individual academic- or research-related projects and experiences |
»Æ¹ÏÊÓƵstudents |
varies | Experiential Education |
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Funding for students presenting at conferences |
»Æ¹ÏÊÓƵstudents |
varies |
Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer |
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Provides funding for 8- to 10-week long summer programs focusing on "critical need languages" |
Sophomores and juniors U.S. citizens |
November |
Assistant Director of Off-Campus Study |
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Provides funding for study abroad programs of at least 4 weeks in length |
Freshmen through juniors Pell Grant recipients |
2 cycles: March, October |
Assistant Director of Off-Campus Study |
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$7500 for research-based study in a STEM field |
Sophomores and juniors U.S. citizens |
Block 2 |
Writing Center Specialist |
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Funding to work during the summer in the science or social science research program of an institution designated as an REU Site (in the U.S. or abroad); experiences, funding, and applications vary by site |
U.S. citizens or permanent residents |
varies |
faculty in a STEM department Writing Center Specialist |
| Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund Grants |
Expedition grants fund group expeditions of at least 12 days in the field Education grants offset costs of relevant training courses for students planning an RKMF expedition |
»Æ¹ÏÊÓƵstudents |
January |
Program Coordinator |
| Sheffer Grant for Roman Catholic Studies |
Funding for individual research projects that contribute to the understanding of Roman Catholicism |
»Æ¹ÏÊÓƵstudents |
rolling |
Assistant Professor, Director, Italian Program, CGIJR |
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Funding for invidual or small-group research projects |
»Æ¹ÏÊÓƵstudents |
blockly |
Director, Field Study & Mountain Campuses |
Public Service
| Opportunity | What it is | Who can apply | Deadline | Advisor |
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| Davis Projects for Peace |
Design a grassroots project for the summer - anywhere in the world - which promotes peace and addresses the root causes of conflict among parties |
Undergraduate students Projects can be proposed by a single student or by a group of students |
Block 4 (internal deadline) Mid-February (national deadline) |
Sarah Elsey, Student Engagement Coordinator |
| Public Interest Fellowship Program (PIFP) |
10-week paid summer internship with a Colorado non-profit |
First years, sophomores, and juniors |
February |
Director, PIFP |
Funding for specific CC majors
| Opportunity | What it is | Advisor |
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| Anthropology | funds for research for majors | |
| Asian Studies | funds for research for majors and non-majors | |
| Biology | funds for research in Molecular Biology and in Organismal Biology & Ecology | |
| Classics | Hartwell Fund provides majors with funds for study or travel |
Professor of Classics |
| Economics & Business | Van Skilling Award | |
| Feminist & Gender Studies | funds for research or events | |
| French, Italian, & Arabic Languages |
Madre Merrill Fund Jeanne Gibbs Fund for French studies abroad |
Academic Administrative Assistant |
| Geology | funding for research or internships for majors | |
| History | research funds and summer assistantships | |
| Music | scholarships for music lessons for majors and minors | |
| Physics | funding for research for majors | Physics Department |
| Political Science | funding for majors |
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| Psychology |
research funding: Sabine Fund for Psychology majors Vernon Smith Fund for Neuroscience majors |
Professor, Neuroscience |
| Religion | ||
| Southwest Studies | Benezet Research Grants for majors or minors | |
| Sociology |
O'Connor Grants for research and travel for majors |
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| Spanish | Madre Merrill Fund |
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