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Program Guidelines & Information
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Primary Investigator (PI) Eligibility: |
- Full-time student, pursuing a degree, and enrolled in classes the following fall semester
at Kennesaw State University
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Undergraduate student who will not graduate until at least one semester after the
program ends
- Has not participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) previously
- Available to work 40 hours per week in the 8-week summer session in June and July
- Available to present at the Fall Symposium of Student Scholars
- Available to attend bi-weekly professional development workshops in-person (not virtually)
- Will work supervised by a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member
The Office of Undergraduate Research will serve as the sole employer for students accepted into this program.
Summer scholars cannot enroll in any course during June and July (within KSU or other institutions) because
the workload for summer courses is intended to be high, and we do not want to incentivize
students to overwork themselves. No exceptions will be made.
For an explanation of credit hours and time spent on the class, please click here.
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- Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member at Kennesaw State University
- Available to mentor the student for the entire 8-week session in June and July (no
planned extended personal/professional leave or traveling during the 8-week summer
session)
- Has identified a student with whom to work on research in the summer
- Has a well-defined project or multiple projects on which the student will work in
the summer
- Eligible for the full stipend payment ($4000) without exceeding summer payment cap
(Faculty members who cannot receive the full payment without exceeding the summer
salary cap, are not eligible for SURP. Please check your summer commitments before
applying)
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| Post Award Instructions and Requirements for Students and Primary Investigators (PIs) |
- Upon notification of awards, student/faculty pairs will have five (5) business days to sign the SURP MOU as acknowledgment & acceptance of the position.
- Failure to do so (or to notify the Office of Undergraduate Research of any delays)
will be considered a forfeiture.
- Student abstract submission and presentation participation in the Fall Symposium of Student Scholars.
- Students must abide by the KSU Codes of Conduct at all times, including proper usage
of institutional resources and funding.
- Students and PIs are required to complete an End of Program Experience Survey
- PIs are required to commit a minimum of 1-hour to judge at the Symposium of Student
Scholars, each semester
As this program provides a funding resource for the accepted research projects, the
Office of Undergraduate Research maintains the above requirements for all Primary
Investigators (PIs) accepted into the program. These requirements, particularly the
survey, are vital to collecting data on how the funding is being utilized, as we rely
on the PIs to relay this information to us. Should an audit of Office of Undergraduate
Research funding usage be requested, this is our current reporting method.
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How to Apply:
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Students Seeking Internally Funded Positions
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A limited number of internally funded summer research scholars by the Office of Undergraduate Research will be selected by a review panel that will be assembled by the Director of Undergraduate Research to evaluate applications from student/faculty pairs.
- The application must be started by the student applicant
- Applications for Summer 2025 are now closed
Application to Seek Internally Funded Positions:
- Student Application [to ensure that the student has a general understanding of the research project, and
is not just copy/pasting information from the PI, each section of the student application
must be written by the student in their own words]
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- Abstract: 100 words maximum
- Please note that applications with abstracts exceeding the maximum word count will
be disqualified
- Full Project Description: 750 words maximum. Required sections:
- Significance/Introduction with citations from previous research
- Methods
- Expected Results and Timeline
- References/Works Cited/Bibliography (these are the sources used in the project description).
Your References/Works Cited section should adhere to the formatting for your discipline
(e.g., MLA, Chicago, APA, IEEE).
- This will be a file upload
- Primary Investigator Application sections (will be auto-routed once the student application
section is completed)
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- Recommendation letter: Maximum one (1) page single-spaced on letterhead and signed (12-point font, 1-inch
margins).
- In the letter, the PI should address the following at minimum:
- How long and in what capacity you've known the student.
- Previous work together and any outcomes from the work (for example, grant applications,
presentations, publications, student awards, scholarships).
- Ability of the student to complete this work in the time frame.
- Please list any additional summer obligations (i.e. travel, teaching hours, etc.)
- Student's Weekly Schedule
- Over the 8-wk session, please indicate, week by week, what tasks the student will
be required to complete
- Has this project been granted IRB approval (if applicable)?
- Yes (provide IRB number)
- No (provide timeline of approval)
- Anticipated long-term deliverables
- Please note, if the PI section is not submitted by the deadline, the application will
be considered incomplete
Please note that submitting any additional materials that were not requested, may lead to application disqualification.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
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Students with External Funding
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The Office of Undergraduate Research would like to strongly encourage students in
seeking external funding to conduct research over the summer while remaining at Kennesaw
State University under the guidance of a full-time tenure-track faculty. This mechanism
is to encourage our student scholars to compete on a national or an international
level to bring pride to Kennesaw State University. The application must be initiated
by the student or student/faculty pair. This mechanism also encourages faculty to
mentor and discover students who are competitive in external awards.
For students receiving external funds for performing research on campus during the
summer, OUR will provide a matching stipend for Primary Investigators (PIs) at the
discretion of the Director of Undergraduate Research. Student scholars who receive
external fellowship/scholarships for work performed under the guidance of a full-time
KSU faculty member will be featured in news stories from the Office of Research, similar
to this one:
link
Limited funds for supplies will also be provided. Work must be performed under the
supervision of full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty at Kennesaw State University.
Students are allowed to apply for internal funded positions while pursuing external
ones. For faculty to receive summer stipends, proof of acceptance for externally funded
students must be provided to the OUR. Please email this documentation to our@kennesaw.edu. THIS DEADLINE HAS PASSED FOR SUMMER 2025.
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